Pacific Theater Archives - Page 6 of 25

Tragic Surrender

The day after Pearl Harbor, a large Japanese force descended on the British military at Singapore and gave Britain its most humiliating defeat.

17 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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Bloody Brawl on Guadalcanal

The Japanese believed they could retake Henderson Field on Guadalcanal from the U.S. Marines in August 1942. Events would prove otherwise.

16 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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Duel to the Death on Saipan

Capturing an important airfield was why two Marine divisions, along with a U.S. Army division, were landed on the island of Saipan.

15 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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Gallant Ship, Tragic End

The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis meta tragic fate during the last days of World War II.

15 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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The Mighty Beau

One of the earliest multi-role aircraft of World War II, the Bristol Beaufighter was always dependable.

14 January 2019

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Battling for Bougainville

To neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul, American troops would need to take Bougainville in the Solomon Islands.

13 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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“Butch” O’Hare: the Original Top Gun

Navy ace “Butch” O’Hare won the Medal of Honor taking on eight Japanese torpedo bombers singlehandedly to protect his ship, USS Lexington. He flew his last combat mission 21 months later.

13 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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The Greatest Disaster

Defeat in the Battle of Savo Island was a stunning blow to Allied naval forces off Guadalcanal.

12 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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Steep Typhoon at Okinawa

The savage final land battle between “the eagle and the sun” was America’s longest and bloodiest campaign in the Pacific Theater.

12 January 2019

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Deadly Dash Forward

Japanese parachute forces mounted an assault on the island of Sumatra soon after Pearl Harbor.

12 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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Rising Sun, Descending Darkness

When the Japanese invaded America’s Pacific outpost in the Philippines, thousands of U.S. troops and their brave Filipino allies were doomed.

11 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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Hellish Battle in a Tropical Paradise

While not as well known as some of the bigger battles fought for Pacific islands during World War II, the 1944 battle for Eniwetok Atoll was every bit as brutal.

11 January 2019

Carl Gnam

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How Capitalism Won WWII: This Is Capitalism and Expert Rob Citino Explain

We interviewed Expert Dr. Rob Citino from the WWII Museum in New Orleans on the museum’s collaborative video project with This Is Capitalism.

10 January 2019

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USS Lexington: A Lady to the End

The aircraft carrier USS Lexington waged a gallant war in the Pacific against the Imperial Japanese Navy.

10 January 2019

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The Last Fighter Pilot: An Account of the Final Combat Mission of World War Two

Captain Jerry Yellin flew the last combat mission of WWII on the morning of August 15, 1945, out of Iwo Jima.

8 January 2019

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