Island Hopping
Island hopping was made after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. They then came up with a strategy known as island hopping, which is where they went from island to island, using each island they captured as base to capture the other. These islands formed a line and it they were also used as air control. The idea of island hopping was to capture key islands until Japan came within range of American bombers. This was led by General Douglas MacArthur , commander of the Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific , and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander and Chief of the Pacific Fleet. The first attack began with the Navy under Nimitz's control. They had Marine landings on Guadalcanal and nearby islands in the Solomons.
MacArthur and Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, commander of the U.S. Third Fleet discussed the campaign.
Island hopping was made after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. They then came up with a strategy known as island hopping, which is where they went from island to island, using each island they captured as base to capture the other. These islands formed a line and it they were also used as air control. The idea of island hopping was to capture key islands until Japan came within range of American bombers. This was led by General Douglas MacArthur , commander of the Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific , and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander and Chief of the Pacific Fleet. The first attack began with the Navy under Nimitz's control. They had Marine landings on Guadalcanal and nearby islands in the Solomons.
MacArthur and Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, commander of the U.S. Third Fleet discussed the campaign.
The battle of Midway was one of the most important battles because it destroyed the Japanese navy when the U.S. destroyed four of its aircraft carriers, and Japan didn't recover from this.
Battle of Tarawa
This campaign originally began in the Gilbert Islands when the U.S. forces struck Tarawa. The capturing of this island was important because it would allow the U.S. to move from the Gilbert Islands to the Marshall Islands, and later to the Marianas. Tarawas commander was Admiral Keiji Shibazaki. Him and his 4,800 men heavily fortified the island. The attack began on November 20, 1943 when allied warships opened fire on Tarawa and aircrafts began striking across the atoll. Later the second Marine division came ashore, however their landing was became difficult because of a reef that was 500 yards. This prevented many landing crafts from reaching the beach, so the soldier had to get of the ships and run to the island carrying all of their equipment. In this battle the U.S. lost around 1,000 soldiers and around 2,200 were wounded, and out of the Japanese only seventeen soldiers were still alive.
This campaign originally began in the Gilbert Islands when the U.S. forces struck Tarawa. The capturing of this island was important because it would allow the U.S. to move from the Gilbert Islands to the Marshall Islands, and later to the Marianas. Tarawas commander was Admiral Keiji Shibazaki. Him and his 4,800 men heavily fortified the island. The attack began on November 20, 1943 when allied warships opened fire on Tarawa and aircrafts began striking across the atoll. Later the second Marine division came ashore, however their landing was became difficult because of a reef that was 500 yards. This prevented many landing crafts from reaching the beach, so the soldier had to get of the ships and run to the island carrying all of their equipment. In this battle the U.S. lost around 1,000 soldiers and around 2,200 were wounded, and out of the Japanese only seventeen soldiers were still alive.