outside of his chain of command (Symonds 138). Nimitz had no problem with this‚ as he put complete faith in Rochefort’s abilities‚ which proved essential for the case of Midway. In one case‚ Rochefort’s team was receiving intelligence that the Japanese attack would occur on location “AF”. HYPO had deduced with little doubt that the location was Midway‚ but for whatever reason Redman refused to share the information with the United States Fleet (COMINCH). Instead‚ he cautioned
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Theater. In the battle of the Java Sea the Allies were beat by the Japanese Navy. The Japanese met to attack at Java on February 27‚ 1942‚ the Allies navy‚ headed northeast from Surabaya to stop a convoy of the Eastern Invasion Force moving towards the Makassar Strait. The Eastern Strike Force was made up of two heavy cruisers‚ three light cruisers‚ and nine destroyers. The Allies continued to attack the japanese with no luck. The weather affected their flight and communication. The Japanese also jammed
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punch another‚ and not present a show of war. War is generally acknowledged to be a declared threats between two nations‚ as when the United States reported the war against the Axis powers Japan‚ Germany and Italy on December 8‚ 1941. Were deliberate attacks on civilians during the Second World War act of terrorism? Yes it was‚ On April 26‚ 1937‚ German planes and diverse war planes struck Guernica‚ a town populace around seven thousand individual persons in northern Spain. This strike was a touch of
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Dropping the Atomic Bomb is not necessary for many reasons such as the following. The Ground and Naval wars are progressing strongly and also Japan is already on defense. The ground war is doing very well and has worked for us so far so why not continue. Some may say that the mountainous region of Japan could lead to the death of many American soldiers but the Japanese soldiers would have many fatalities so it would even out instead of just killing many innocent Japanese. The Naval war was making
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In fall of 1917‚ the Canadian armies were sent North Belgium after their great success at the Vimy Ridge battle in April. The battle occurred in Ypres area of Belgium‚ where the Passchendaele is located; it was the scene for several First World War Battles. However‚ it is understood the Passchendaele is mentioned as the horrific fighting condition. Because the area was made up of flat‚ low land and filled around with sticky mud which turned the battlefield dip into the sea of mud during the raining
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The United States had always been on the side of the Allies in World War II‚ however‚ they did not officially join the fight until the year 1942. They would supply the allied forces in clever ways to technically remain neutral‚ as well as cutting off Japan from trade in order to weaken them and stop their attempts to take over the pacific. Once the US joined‚ Japan was the secondary objective to Europe‚ but once Germany was defeated‚ they could focus on Japan. The battle of Marianas included a major
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On December 7th‚ 1941‚ American history changed forever. In a surprise attack that destroyed nearly the entirety of the United States Air Force and Navy‚ a spark was ignited in American culture to seize and destroy Japan. A vengeance unforeseen by the Americans since the Revolutionary War‚ the United States and its military were ready to attack but the Japanese “vowed to fight until the end” (pg. 393‚ Truman). President Harry S. Truman‚ consequently had to make one of the toughest Presidential decisions
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Michael Vrbanac Mrs. Ackerman Honors History 9 28 February 2017 Hideki Tojo was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Prime Minister of Japan during World War Two. Tojo gave the final approval on many Japanese attacks on the allies in the Pacific Theater. He was later captured by the United States after the war and hanged for war crimes. Hideki Tojo was born on December 30‚ 1884 in Tokyo‚ Japan. His father was also a military officer in the Japanese army. At the age of fifteen‚ he was
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In one and a half seconds’ time below the M-26’s bottom‚ the NS-9’s pilot Goto shouts: ‘Wow‚ my plane is being pulled off the course! I stall and lose control‚ can’t pull it back. No shooting of any kind‚ what’s happened? Mayday Mayday...’ The Japanese fighters Captain Crow is at the diamond shaped formation’s front‚ he shouts: ‘All crews keep the formation‚ rise your planes to leave the dark clouds. I’ll go down to find Goto.’ Meanwhile in the headquarter operation room Hajime switches on the big
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It was 1944‚ and the United States had now been an active participant in the war against Nazi Germany for almost three and a half years‚ nearly six years for the British. During that period occurred a string of engagements fought with ferocious determination and intensity on both sides. There is however‚ one day which stands out in the minds of many American servicemen more often than others. June 6‚ 1944‚ D-Day‚ was a day in which thousands of young American boys‚ who poured onto the beaches of
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