Battle Of Bataan

December 7, 1941, Japanese air and naval forces struck multiple areas within the Pacific to include Kota Bharu in British Malaya, Singora in Thailand, Guam, Hong Kong, and the Philippine Islands. One of the prominent attacks targeted Pearl Harbor, marking the United States declaration of war against Japan, in which the United States entered World War II. The capture of the Philippine Islands served as a crucial effort to the Empire of Japan in ensuring the control of the Southwest Pacific during World War II. The Philippine Islands served as a natural barrier between Japan and resources found in East and Southeast Asia. Hence, the impact of the defense of the Philippines Island in Bataan served in effectively delaying Japan’s conquest of South Asia.

he Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest and fiercest battles of the Second World War in which the US Armed Forces captured the Iwo Jima Island from the Japanese. More than 6800 American servicemen lost their lives in the battle and thus the battle has come to known as the deadliest battle in Marine Corps history. Iwo Jima was an island strategically positioned and highly fortified as its three airfields were used to stage attacks on the US at the Pacific War. It was therefore Americas target to capture the island and use it to stage attacks on Japans mainland and use the airfields as emergency landing strips for the US Navy planes damaged during war. According to The Washington Post a small group gathered on Thursday February 18th

The Battle of the Philippine Sea was an engagement between the United States Pacific Fleet and the Japanese navy in World War II. This Battle occurred started on June 19 and ended on June 20 in 1944. The Japanese goal at the very beginning of this conflict was to discourage American forces by incurring such great damage to the military that the public majority would become weary of the war and discontinue its support of the war. The loss of support from the public would then cause the US Government to retract its forces from Japan.( Willmott, H.P. June 1944. New York, NY: Blandford Press, 1984. ISBN 0-7137-1446-8) Willmott 1984, p. 143.)

The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the most famous battles of the Civil War. The battle was fought from July 1 to July 3 near Gettysburg. The famous battle was between Robert Lee and his Northern Virginia Army and George Meade and the North's Army of the Potomac, The Union. The original leader of the Army of the Potomac was General Joseph Hooker, but President Lincoln relieved Hooker of his duties and named Meade the new General of the Army. Many soldiers died from both sides during this battle and that is the reason it is known as one of the bloodiest battles. The Battle of Gettysburg was General Robert Lee's second attempt at invading the North and there was a definite aftermath to this battle.

The Americans began to tire from the constant deaths and destruction to their bombers and began to see this little island even more vital to their success in this battle . There were two other reasons as well that the island would be of such strategic importance and why they needed to gain full control of Iwo Jima. The first being the Japanese having radar capabilities there that would allow them to predict attacks as much as two hours in advance. In addition to this and the most important reason for the Americans, were the airstrips that the island was equipped with. The airstrips would permit the United States much safer and more direct access to their bombing targets as well as allow them a well-located location to refuel and rest. The airfields were of key strategic importance also because of their size and location. The Japanese had put together three airfields along the central plateau of Iwo Jima, two of the airfields were built in the form of an X and were approximately 5,225 and 4,425 feet and the third was just a single strip and would never become operational. As you can see without these airstrips and the success in securing Iwo Jima, the United States would have a much more difficult time achieving their goals in the Pacific.

The Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the most costly battles of the Pacific theatre of

The Pacific Theater of World War II saw some of the most destructive and deadly battles in the history of the United States. Many of these battles played out over the course of several days and involved countless casualties from both American and Japanese forces. The Battle of the Philippine Sea is one such battle that marks a major win for the United States in the Pacific. The battle, which took place during June of 1944, took out most of the enemy’s carrier-based planes, along with their pilots, leading to the successful invasion of the Philippines and Marianas, which served as land-based airfields that were close enough to launch attacks of the Japanese homeland. As the battle raged, Admiral Spruance made a controversial decision to not

The battle I will be discussing is the battle of Tora Bora. The engagement took place in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan from December 12, 2001 to December 17, 2001. The units involved were from the CIA, numerous Special Forces groups, Pakistani soldiers and local anti-Taliban fighters. The mission given to the forces was to kill Osama bin Laden from the caves, leave the body with the Taliban and disrupt the Al Qaeda organization by removing their leader. The intent was to infiltrate the cave system, remove bin Laden and return home.

World War II is one of the most historical wars in world history. There were many battles and many horrible acts committed. The Battle of Normandy, A.K.A D-Day, and Attack on Pearl Harbor were two of the many battles turning points.

Some of the ways that lead to the war were all the different revenue acts being passed England was taxing everything they could. The Colonies felt that England had no right to pass laws when the Colonies didn’t even have a voice in the government. The Colonies had no one representing them in the government, but England felt that the Colonies were only there because they allowed them to be; so why should the Colonies have representation in their government?

The Battle of Midway was one of the most important naval battles of WWII. This three day offensive between June 4th and 7th of 1942 inflicted irreparable damage on the Japanese fleet. The Japanese sought to eliminate the America as a strategic power in the Pacific, thereby giving Japan a free lane to establish a greater dominance on the Pacific hemisphere. The plan was faulty from the start due to American code breakers who were able to decipher the date and location of the attack, forewarning the U.S. Navy to set up its own ambush. After midway and the lost of the Soloman Islands, Japans shipbuilding and pilot training programs were unable to keep pace in replacing their losses while the U.S steadily increased its output in both areas due to the increased women labor force.

The battle of Luzon was a land Battle between allied forces of the Unites States against Japan. General Douglas Macarthur commanded the invasion because he wanted to return to the Philippines. The Japanese suffered a severe loss losing 200,000 soldiers making in the bloodiest action involving the Unites States. The allies won this battle.

The battle itself took the duration of a few days but was one of the most intense and fearsome battles in all of WWII. It took place in North Africa between the Allies (British + Americans) and the Axis (German+ Italian) powers. The battle was called the Battle of El Alamein and it held a high significance since it took place in Alam el Halfa, which is next to the Suez Canal that was the Allies’ main means of transporting and receiving food. This was essentially a last stand for the allies as the German-Italian forces kept advancing and conquering and showed no signs of stopping until all of Africa was under their control. However, they were stopped by the by two major generals- Eisenhower and Montgomery

On December 7, 1942, hours prior to the attack on the Philippines, Japan attacked America 's Pearl Harbor. Japan sunk numerous American Naval Ships, while killing thousands from an unexpected aerial attack. Japan moved quickly to the Philippines deploying several groups of Japanese soldiers into the Filipino jungle and bombing airfield bases, shipyards, and harbors. Japan took over the capital of the Philippines and other larger cities and surrounded the American-Filipino military bases and trapped several platoons taking them prisoner. Japan continued to capture platoons and seize large cities, and finally on January 1, 1942 American and Filipino soldiers declared war on Japan. This battle was called the Battle of Bataan. The Battle of Bataan was very unexpected, Japan was relying on a quick fall of the American base and America did not see it coming. General Douglas MacArthur, commander of the American-Filipino army thought they were prepared for

On December 7, 1941, Japanese airplanes filled with bombs attacked an American military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In January of 1942, Japan began to invade the Burma, New Guinea, Manila, The Solomon Islands, and more territories in the Philippines. In March 1942, Japan began to claim the Philippines, a territory claimed by the United States. Douglas MacArthur, an allied commander who controlled the Philippines, was forced to retreat due to the Japanese invading and taking control over the Philippines. Years later, MacArthur, Chester Nimitz, and US President Franklin D. Roosevelt met in Honolulu, Hawaii for a conference to discuss plans on how to defeat Japan. They came up with an idea formed by MacArthur, which was “Island Hopping”. Island Hopping, a strategy developed by Douglas MacArthur, was one of the most effective ways the Allies won the Pacific War.