Swede Larsen, the prickly commander of Torpedo Squadron Eight, had a radical plan for replacing his decimated air force. In the fullness of dawn on October 15, 1942, six Japanese transport ships steamed into Sealark Channel northeast of Guadalcanal and began disembarking thousands of troops within plain sight of the marine defensive positions near Henderson …
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