War in The Pacific

By MackinziFields

  • A Change of Plane

    A Change of Plane
    A military planner suggested replacing the carrier’s usual short-range bombers with long-range B-25 bombers that could fire from far away.

  • Decode

    In March, decided Japanese messages alerted the United States to the Japanese attack on New Guinea.

  • Boom

    Boom
    On April 18, American bombs fell on Japan for the first time.

  • Bataan Death March

    On April 9, the weary defenders of the Bataan Peninsula finally surrendered. Nearly 78,000 prisoners were forced to march-sick, exhausted, and starving- 65 miles to a Japanese prison camp. Nearly 10,000 troops died.

  • Surprise!

    The Japanese flew into an ambush on their way to attack midway on June 4

  • Leyte Golf

    Leyte Golf
    In October, over 700 ships carrying more than 160,00 troops sailed for Leyte Golf in the Philippines

  • Admiral Nimitz

    Admiral Nimitz
    Admiral Nimitz invaded Saipan, Tinian, and Guam by August

  • Set sail

    On October 20, the troops began to land on Leyte, and island on the eastern side of the Philippines.

  • Victory

    Word came that the Japanese had surrendered in august

  • Yoink

    MacArthur’s troops captured Manila in March