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https://historyandwar.org/2023/07/02/pacific-war-21-death-of-admiral-yamamoto/ American pressure was slowly growing. Japanese command was feeling this fact quite clearly, but Admiral Yamamoto did not want to let up. He sought energetic defense and pushed his subordinates to quickly complete all...

https://historyandwar.org/2023/06/04/pacific-war-20-bismarck-sea-and-solomon-islands/ Heavy fighting for southern Pacific continued. Japanese Navy was still strong and could offer stiff resistance, while the American industry was still only warming up and was their forces did not have a...

https://historyandwar.org/2023/05/07/pacific-war-19-battle-of-tassafaronga/ Americans were receiving increasing amounts of reinforcements. Air base on Guadalcanal already had 124 aircraft available, and additional runways had been built. In the Tulagi bay were the mothership and 15 torpedo...

https://historyandwar.org/2023/04/02/pacific-war-18-bloody-nights-of-guadalcanal/ Indecisive clashes around Guadalcanal had grated on both sides. During November, both the Japanese and the Americans decided to mount a surprise attack with strong forces in an effort to reach decision. These...

https://historyandwar.org/2023/03/05/pacific-war-17-japans-last-victory/ Bleeding around Guadalcanal continued. Neither side could gather enough strength to push back the other. Attack was followed by counterattack, which was followed up by a counter-counterattack. While individual battles...

https://historyandwar.org/2023/02/05/pacific-war-16-the-ironbottom-sound/ The Battle of the Savo Island had sent to the bottom a large number of ships. Yet it was but a beginning. For months the battles were fought in this area, the two sides being very evenly matched and unable to gain a...

https://historyandwarfare.wordpress.com/2022/07/03/pacific-war-15-fright-night-at-savo-island/ While the Japanese did suffer a major defeat at Midway, they were still dangerous. Even the losses they suffered in fighting around Aleutian islands they were not significantly weakened. Fighting...

https://historyandwarfare.wordpress.com/2022/06/05/pacific-war-14-battle-of-midway/ Victory of the Intelligence Service Battle of the Coral Sea had ended the Japanese advance in the Southern Pacific. There was no further pressure towards Australia, no Japanese ships or aircraft were scouting...

Pacific War 13 – Australia and the Battle of the Coral Sea – History and War (wordpress.com) Original Japanese plan had been fulfilled, and Japan was now in a solid position. It had rich sources of raw materials and numerous important strategic positions, strewn all across the Western Pacific...

Pacific War 12 – Doolittle’s Tokyo Raid – History and War (wordpress.com) During February 1942., a request for volunteers was passed through all of the USAAF’s bomber squadrons. From a large number of volunteers, around a hundred ended up being chosen and sent to an air base in Florida. There...

https://historyandwarfare.wordpress.com/2022/02/20/pacific-war-11-indian-ocean-raid/ Japanese advance continued on unrelenting. And while Nimitz’s carriers had shown that the further southward advance be connected with significant risks, there was absolutely no resistance in the west. Japanese...

Pacific War 10 – Marshalls-Gilberts Raid – History and War (wordpress.com) When attacking the Pearl Harbor, Japanese focused all their attention on the battleships. It is unknown why the Japanese command, which had spearheaded the usage of carriers as a main tool of attack, had essentially...

Pacific War 9 – Japanese Conquest of Indonesia – History and War (wordpress.com) After all the previous successes, it was clear that the Japanese will not stop and that Indonesia was next in line. It was also very clear that a piecemeal defense had absolutely no chance of success. This led to...

Pacific War 8 – Fall of Guam and Wake – History and War (wordpress.com) Fall of Guam Introduction On 11th June of 1931., the Secretary of the Navy ordered Guam’s Governor to demilitarize the island. This move was in reaction to Japanese military activity in Manchuria, seized later that year...

Pacific War 7 – Invasion of Philippines – History and War (wordpress.com) Background and Forces US forces Philippines, rich islands which United States owned ever since the US-Spanish war, were important to Japanese for many reasons. They were a rich source of raw materials, but more important...

Pacific War 6 – Battle of Hong Kong – History and War (wordpress.com) Preparations for the attack on Hong Kong started on Saturday 6th December 1941., when a large number of Japanese civilians left the colony following instructions from Tokyo. Japanese were already on the move against the...

Pacific War 5 – Conquest of Malaya and Singapore – History and War (wordpress.com) The Action off Endau The loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse brought an effective end to the naval portion of the campaign. Only British naval presence were light RN units, but these were focused on escorting...

Pacific War 4 – Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse – History and War (wordpress.com) Introduction According to the Japanese war plan, attack on Pearl Harbor was merely a side note – an attack whose main purpose was to enable the conquest of southeastern Asia. While the attack on Pearl...

Pacific War 3 – Preparations Before the Invasion of Malaya – History and War (wordpress.com) Introduction – the Strategic Realities Malaya had for long time been safe, but this had rapidly changed in the last decade. Japanese imperial ambitions had led them to sieze and annex Manchuria in...