The Battle of the Eastern Solomons

Type: Event

As of November 2026, The Battle of the Eastern Solomons has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Dan Carlin (Nov 2020). Part of the Guadalcanal campaign, showcasing naval strategies in the Pacific.

The naval Battle of the Eastern Solomons took place on 24–25 August 1942 and was the third carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II and the second major engagement fought between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Guadalcanal campaign. As at the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway, the ships of the two adversaries were never within sight of each other. Instead, all attacks were carried out by carrier-based or land-based aircraft.