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Aug 2024
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Solomon Islands Giants

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In the dense jungle of the Solomon Islands, in 1942, Japanese troops fear there may be something even more dangerous than the Allied forces. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 
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