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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| July 9 | |
| The Chinese Nationalist armies won a major success over the Japanese in Kiangsi Province. | 1 |
| Aug. 7 | |
| U.S. Marines landed in the Solomon Islands. Tulagi and Japanese airfields on Guadalcanal were captured. | 2 |
| Nov. 12 | |
| A three-day naval battle in the Solomon Islands ended in a victory for U.S. forces. One Japanese battleship and five cruisers were reported sunk, and 12 transports destroyed. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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