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	Pacific Theatre
		Once the Allies became strong enough to threaten their perimeter from several directions, the advantage would be lost, since Japan did not have and could not produce enough planes and ships to defend in force at all points.
		The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9 and the Soviet declaration of war on 8 August forced the leaders of Japan to recognize the inevitable.
		Fascinating, inspiring stories and details about American heroes of the Pacific war who were recognized with the Congressional Medal of Honor.
	www.worldwar2history.info /Pacific (0 words)

	World War II: Asiatic-Pacific Theater
		The war in the Pacific was essentially a maritime war.
		It was on the sea that Japan depended for materials to sustain her; via the sea she launched her aggressions, and the first attack was intended to destroy the nucleus of the U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
		Step-by-step amphibious operations were launched from the South Pacific Area and westward through the mid-Pacific by Admiral Nimitz, and northward from the Southwest Pacific by joint forces under General MacArthur.
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/stream/faq45-21.htm (413 words)

	World War II Student Project - TeacherVision.com
		World War II was a global conflict that involved most of the countries on Earth.
		The seeds for World War II were sown at the conclusion of World War I. The loser of the First World War, Germany, had to pay a steep price by disarming itself and paying large sums of money to the victors.
		The war was a battle for freedom in the world, and it raged for two years in Europe and China before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
	www.teachervision.fen.com /world-war-2/printable/5711.html (826 words)

	WAPA - Pacific Theater
		From Shanghai to Corregidor: Marines in Defense of the Phillippines
		From Makin to Bougainville: Marine Raiders in the Pacific War
		War in the Pacific: The Pacific Offensive- Guide to the Pacific Offensive of 1943 during the WWII
	www.nps.gov /wapa/indepth/sections/pacificTheater.htm (193 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Pacific War Encyclopedia: Books: Dunnigan & Nofi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Entries such as fl Americans in the Pacific War, prisoners of war, sunglasses, and torpedoes cover other aspects of the conflict.
		Throughout the text, tables are used to provide information on such topics as casualties, troop strength, and weapons, and to compare resources and losses in the PTO with those in the European arena and with those in other wars.
		Less heroic aspects of the war are discussed in entries such as altitude sickness; friendly fire; Pearl Harbor, the doomed survivors; and Tokyo Rose.
	www.amazon.ca /Pacific-War-Encyclopedia-Dunnigan-Nofi/dp/0816043930 (1158 words)

	World War II Pacific Island Guide — www.greenwood.com
		This is a unique book in the literature of the Pacific War, providing in one place basic information about each island caught up in that conflagration, including geographic characteristics, prewar and postwar history, and World War II events as exerienced by Allied and Japanese sides alike.
		As such, the volume is a valuable reference work for Pacific war historians and buffs, including wargamers, as was intended by the author, who in encyclopedic fashion has compiled all the relevant data and information he could find from the wide range of works consulted.
		Description: Covering all Pacific islands involved in World War II military operations, this book is a detailed, single source of information on virtually every geo-military aspect of the Pacific Theater.
	www.greenwood.com /catalog/GR1395.aspx (409 words)

	HyperWar: World War II on the World Wide Web
		World War II: The War Against Germany and Italy
		World War II in Color -- a collection of photos
		The Institute on World War II and the Human Experience
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar (452 words)

	War in the Pacific National Historical Park
		War in the Pacific National Historical Park is located on the tropical island of Guam, approximately 13 degrees north of the equator and about 3,300 miles southwest of Hawaii.
		War in the Pacific has one of the highest levels of species diversification within the park service and has one of the most diverse coral reefs?
		While the Dec. 8, 2002 Supertyphoon Pongsona may have destroyed the War in the Pacific's museum, visitor center and administrative offices, it hasn't stymied the park's enthusiasm or eagerness to share its resources and knowledge with the public.
	www.npswapa.org /index.htm (831 words)

	George C. Kenney (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For the rest of the war the short, fiery, and tireless Kenney served as commander of the Fifth Air Force and then Far East Air Forces under the difficult and demanding MacArthur.
		However, he never seemed to hold Arnold's complete confidence as did Spaatz, and when B29s were deployed to the Pacific theater at the end of 1944, they were not assigned to Kenney, but instead were commanded directly from Washington.
		In addition, because the Southwest Pacific was considered a minor theater compared to Europe and even the Central Pacific, Kenney was forced to improvise and do more with less throughout the war.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/cc/kenn.html (1035 words)

	Memories of World War II
		A Brief History of World War II Historians have said that World War II was the single most devastating event in all of human history--because of the number of people and nations and resources involved, from all of the continents of the world, in a terrible and unprecedented cataclysm.
		Beginning of World War II World War II began in the mid-1930s with Japan's encroachment into China and Manchuria, Germany's penetration and occupation of the Sudetenland, and Italy's declaration of war on Ethiopia.
		He was in a total of thirteen battles in the Pacific, including the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the Battle of Midway, the Battle of Coral Sea, the Defense of the Philippines, and the battle at Leyte for the liberation of the Philippines, the battle at Okinawa, and the Korean War.
	www.littleton.org /history/wwiimemorial.asp (3340 words)

	Forgotten Victims of WW II (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the war crimes committed by the Japanese military during World War II.
		Whereas during World War II the Government of Japan deliberately ignored and flagrantly violated the Geneva and Hague Conventions and committed atrocious crimes against humanity;
		Whereas many of the United States military and civilian prisoners of the Japanese military during World War II were subjected to forced labor, starved and beaten to death, or summarily executed by beheading, firing squads, or immolation;
	www.vspa.com /k9/japan_war_crimes.htm (1591 words)

	Government Resources
		The Information War in the Pacific (Studies in Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency)
		World War II-Asiatic-Pacific Theater 1941-1946 (Naval Historical Center)
		World War II - Pacific Theater (U.S. Army Center of Military History)
	library.louisville.edu /government/subjects/war/ww2/pacific.html (0 words)

	NAMED CAMPAIGNS-WORLD WAR II
		JCS specified that Rabaul would be taken in three stages: first, the seizure of bases in the southern Solomons; second, the reoccupation of the remainder of the Solomons and the north coast of New Guinea as far as Lae and Salamaua; and third, the recapture of Rabaul itself and the rest of the Bismarck Archipelago.
		Progress of the offensive in the Pacific had by this time permitted a revision of Allied strategy, and it had become evident that islands in the Pacific which the Allies were capturing could be used to greater advantage than China as a springboard for an effective attack on Japan.
		In the Central Pacific, the Palaus were next to be attacked with a Marine landing on 15 September on Peleliu Island, where heavy fighting ensued and where organized resistance lasted until 26 November.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/reference/apcmp.htm (7447 words)

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		PT 796 is in excellent condition and retains her World War II integrity.
		PT-109 was a PT boat commanded by future United States President John F. Kennedy in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
		During World War II, from 1942 to 1945, he was a Petty Officer 2nd Class in the U.S. Navy Volunteer PT Boat Service.
	www.lycos.com /info/pt-boat--world-war-ii.html (324 words)

	Pacific Skies: American Flyers in World War II
		From 1941 to 1945 the skies over the Pacific Ocean afforded the broadest arena for battle and the fiercest action of air combat during World War II.
		It was in the air above the Pacific that America's involvement in the war began.
		As Pacific Skies recounts the perilous lives of pilots in their own words, Jerome Klinkowitz weaves the individual stories into a gripping historical narrative that exposes the shades of truth and fiction that can become blurred over time.
	www.upress.state.ms.us /catalog/spring2004/pacific_skies.html (389 words)

	Battle of Saipan
		During February and March, 1944, at the Washington Planning Conference, the planners of the Pacific Campaign of World War II decided that the primary objective for the near future was to establish a base in the region of Luzon, Formosa, and the Chinese Coast.
		On June 15th, 1944, U.S. Marines once again would show the world why they were referred to as "devil dogs" by the Germans half a world away.
		World War II: Pacific Theater World War II: Pacific Theater: Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; FBI Documents Regarding...
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1770.html (1974 words)

	deseretnews.com \| World War II exhibit's poignant
		PROVO — A small but poignant exhibit covering the European and the Pacific Theater of World War II is on display at Brigham Young University.
		Among the memorabilia is the Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to Capt. Mervyn Bennion of the battleship USS West Virginia that sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
		The captain, a World War I veteran, was leaving for church when the Japanese struck.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,650193825,00.html (596 words)

	WDVA Wisconsin Veterans Museum Resources World War II Bibliography Page Two
		Although Coker is not from Wisconsin, his World War II participation in the 128th Infantry, 32nd Division (Wisconsin and Michigan National Guard), makes his story pertinent to those researching Wisconsin soldiers experiences in World War II.
		Merz, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin native, served in World War II as a pilot with a troop carrier squadron in New Guinea.
		Raaths, a Shawano County, Wisconsin native, served in World War II as a radioman aboard the U.S.S. Hovey.
	museum.dva.state.wi.us /Res_WWII2.asp (1769 words)

	Pacific Storm Hands-On - World War II Naval Strategy Meets Real-Time Battles - PC News at GameSpot
		Prepare to wage war in the Pacific as either Japan or the United States.
		Pacific Storm will let you play as either the United States or Japan during World War II, and you'll command far more than their respective navies and air forces.
		As you can guess from the name, the game's focus is solely on the Pacific theater of operations, stretching from the West Coast of the United States to China and Australia.
	www.gamespot.com /pc/strategy/pacificstorm/news.html?sid=6153909&mode=previews (1235 words)

	World War II Pacific Theater - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
		The World War II Pacific Theater is a theme multiplex located on the island of Isla Giligano in the South Pacific.
		The theater is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of films about World War II featuring the World War Collectors Boxset.
		The films specifically deal with the war in the Pacific, and are classified as Film Classics, or Modern Films depending on the date made.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/World_War_II_Pacific_Theater (189 words)

	The History Place - Timeline of Pacific War (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Admiral Chester Nimitz appointed as Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific theater.
		Turning point in the war occurs with a decisive victory for the U.S. against Japan in the Battle of Midway as squadrons of U.S. torpedo planes and dive bombers from ENTERPRISE, HORNET, and YORKTOWN attack and destroy four Japanese carriers, a cruiser, and damage another cruiser and two destroyers.
		The first U.S. amphibious landing of the Pacific War occurs as 1st Marine Division invades Tulagi and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
	www.historyplace.com /unitedstates/pacificwar/timeline.htm (2042 words)

	Amazon.com: The Pacific War Encyclopedia: Books: Albert A. Nofi,James F. Dunnigan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Fire in the Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific by Eric M. Bergerud
		The Philippines in World War II, 1941-1945: A Chronology and Select Annotated Bibliography of Books and Articles in English (Bibliographies and Indexes in Military Studies) by Walter F. Bell on page 119
		WW II in the Pacific: An overview: A list by David J. Kahle
	www.amazon.com /Pacific-War-Encyclopedia-Albert-Nofi/dp/0816043930 (1554 words)

	Oral Histories of World War II: Navy Nurse
		U.S. Navy Nurse in the Pacific Theater during World War II Recollections of CAPT Ann Bernatitus, NC, USN, (Ret.), recounting her, service in the Philippines including Bataan, evacuation from Corregidor on USS Spearfish (SS-190); and service on USS Relief (AH-1) during the Okinawa campaign and the return of American prisoners of war from Japanese-occupied China.
		When the war was declared all the patients who could go back to duty were sent back to duty.
		It was the day after the war began that the decision was made to evacuate the patients.
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq87-3b.htm (8309 words)

	Pacific Naval Battles
		Pacific Naval Battles in World War II The Pacific War was the largest naval conflict in history.
		Across the huge expanses of the Pacific, the two most powerful navies in the world found themselves locked in a death struggle.
		The war was fought in every possible climate, from Arctic conditions in the Aleutians, to the appalling heat and swelter of the South Pacific.
	www.combinedfleet.com /map.htm (492 words)

	Education World® - *History : World History : Wars : World War II : Pacific Theater
		Northern Mariana Islands and World War II The World War II history site covers the role of Tinian, the Atomic Bomb and the loss of the U.S.S. Indianapolis as well as fighting in the Northern Mariana Islands.
		The World War II veteran shares some of his experiences as a platoon leader at Peleliu and Okinawa online.
		United States Strategic Bombing Survey Summary Report Pacific War The 1946 report from the Office of the Secretary of War details the effects of all types of air attacks conducted during the war against Japan.
	db.education-world.com /perl/browse?cat_id=5555 (483 words)

	South pacific theater world war ii, nextdoornikki - Memories of World War II
		IGN is the ultimate resource for Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater reviews However sparsely populated and unbecoming of World War II, the universe of DD Interactive World War II Battle Map: The Pacific Theater
		Pacific Ocean theater of World War II Joe Rosenthal's historic picture: Raising The POA was further divided into the North, Central, and South Pacific
		World War II The material is organized by theatre, in roughly chronological order.
	nextdoornikki.easylookfor.com /elf/nextdoornikki-south-pacific-theater-world-war-ii.htm (331 words)

	Air Power:Air Power and World War II in the Pacific
		The Japanese began the war with an attack on the U.S. naval port of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941.
		The Pacific campaigns had become carrier-based, and a battleship without air cover was destined to be sunk.
		Hoyt, Edwin P. Carrier Wars: Naval Aviation from World War II to the Persian Gulf.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Air_Power/Pacific_WWII/AP23.htm (1755 words)

	Maps WWII Pacific Theater 1941-1942
		The British battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse were sent to the Pacific by Churchill to provide a deterrent to Japanese aggression.
		The American controlled Philippine islands represented a serious threat to Japanese expansive intentions in the Pacific and were therefore targeted for invasion.
		Japanese General Homma's diversionary landings in the north of the main island of Luzon failed to divide the defenders who nonetheless could not cope with the main landings at Lingayen Gulf.
	www.onwar.com /maps/wwii/pacific1/index.htm (440 words)

	PACIFIC THEATER: OVERVIEW
		World War II in the Pacific covered a vast sweep of ocean and land, involving millions of soldiers in years of epic conflict.
		Following their plan, in the first seven months after Pearl Harbor, into mid-1942, the Japanese gained control over a huge area of the Pacific basin extending from Burma to the Gilbert Islands and from the Aleutians to the Solomons.
		Concurrently, Admiral Halsey's South Pacific forces, operating under MacArthur's strategic direction, landed on the island of New Georgia in the Central Solomons to secure air bases to support further advances in a two-pronged drive up the Solomons and the New Guinea coast toward Rabaul.
	www.olive-drab.com /od_history_ww2_ops_battles_pacific.php (1253 words)

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