After the victory at Guadalcanal, Australia and the U.S. continue to capture enemy bases in the Solomons by conducting amphibious operations across the chain of islands, until the Japanese stronghold on Rabaul is surrounded and destroyed.

Like a well-oiled machine, the Allies took each island swiftly and expertly. The Marines took control in five weeks of hard fighting, and the Army Engineers had an airfield up and running in only five days. The Allies continued this practice until Rabaul is completely cut off and ultimately destroyed, yet another notch in the chain of advancement towards Tokyo.