The Night the Tide Turned in the Pacific - November 12, 1942

On November 12, 1942, American and Japanese warships collided in the darkness off Guadalcanal in one of World War II's most brutal naval battles. In thirty minutes of point-blank fighting, outnumbered American ships sacrificed themselves to stop a Japanese bombardment that would have changed the course of the Pacific War. Discover how this desperate night battle became the turning point that shifted momentum from Japan to America.