World War Two

Season 0, Episode 267

Episode Title: Triumph by Sea, Tragedy by Land - Supplying Guadalcanal

Air Date: 2022-01-18

Overview:

Tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers were fighting over the jungles and beaches of Guadalcanal. To supply them with food, ammunition and medicine, the Japanese Navy had to resort to a series of daring supply runs - nicknamed the “Tokyo Express”. In the face of overwhelming American air superiority, the Tokyo Express had to find a tactic to overcome their enemy’s advantage, or it would doom its soldiers stranded on the island.