Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.

October 1942 battle between U.S. and Japanese carrier forces supporting operations on Guadalcanal; U.S. lost more ships but Japan lost more aircraft; helped hold back Japanese land attack