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In early August 1942, hoping to halt the expansion of the Japanese in the South Pacific, Allied forces, including 4000 Kiwis,  landed on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands marking the start of one of the bloodiest conflicts seen in the South Pacific WWII theatre.

The Solomon Islanders say that every step taken in this archipelago of 992 islands is a step into history.

A new tour at Pearl Harbour allows visitors to hear and see (or at least visualise) the 7 December 1941 attack like they have not been able to before.

The Top of the Tower tour is the latest drawcard to the Pearl Harbour Aviation Museum and gets guests 15 storeys above the ground (via a small elevator built in the 40s and some narrow stairs).