The battle was the first major Japanese land offensive during the Guadalcanal campaign.

Iran is building up forces for a land offensive, although intelligence experts say the operation lags behind schedule.

The Dutch, with only small amount of soldiers, could not afford a land offensive against their well-entrenched opponent.

They know about the relief convoy and the African land offensive.

American officials have been asking that question with increasing frequency as a land offensive seems to be drawing closer.

The German land offensive was much more successful.

Some commanders were preparing their forces for the eventual land offensive.

Civilians, enduring their nation's second war in a decade, seemed relatively calm, despite the allied land offensive.

The land offensive began on July 25 with 1,300 infantry soldiers.

The amphibious assault which followed there was among the most successful operations of the war and began a major Allied land offensive.