Battle of Iwo Jima

to make sure every unit, platoon, or company had sufficient amounts of ammunition and other supplies to make it through until the next supply shipment came in. Over the course of the war there were many battles, one battle, however was almost lost by the US due to a supply shortage, it was the battle at Khe Sanh. Gregg Jones, a soldier who fought in Khe Sanh during the crisis, tells how their supply problems ceased after a major supply run. Ammo platoons guarded by gunships were able to bring…

Soviet Union and other communist country 's supported North Vietnam and South Vietnam was supported by the United states and other anti-communist country’s. This first war consisted of mainly guerrilla war and a few more conventional battles with large units in battle.…

originally meant “one who serves” and referred to men of noble birth assigned to guard members of the Imperial Court. A strong virtue of Bushido was a strict hierarchy that emphasized obedience to authority. Warriors were required to fight to the death in battle to preserve the honor of their family or lord, and in the face of imminent failure or disgrace, ritualistic suicide was required. The suicide was called seppuku and involved disemboweling themselves to keep from being defeated by…

“Tenno Heika Banzai!” roughly translated to “long live Emperor [Hirohito],” was the famous celebratory WWII battle cry yelled by Japanese troops when they stormed into enemy lines (Tanaka). During the late 1930s, Japanese government became increasingly belligerent, which led to Japan’s entrance into WWII. Ultimately, desperate measures were taken and imperial aggression revived samurai military traditions ("World War II (1939–1945)"). The value of death before dishonor and contempt for defeat…

and is still utilized by every nation. One factor that can and will make the difference between defeat and victory in any battle. This notion is to code a specific message to a person, by which no one but the receiving person will understand. This is the art of secret communication. As Sun Tzu says, “All war is deception”…

The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justified. Even though it cost the lives of so many civilians, it ended a bloody war and saved countless Japanese and Allied lives that would have been lost if the war continued. The date is August 6th, 1945. It was a normal day for most people in Japan and in the U.S, but little did they know that the world was about to be changed forever. The next few days would finally end a 4 year-long war that costed 10’s of thousands of lives,…

The use of napalm Napalm has been one of the most controversial and destructive war weapons that has been used in modern times, with little international political restriction, although the use of napalm is morally wrong in many people 's minds. The use of this weapon dates back to World War ll, with its development in a highly classified lab at Harvard University. Napalm saw its first widespread use in the burning of Japanese cities during the end of the war in the Pacific. This chemical was…

The decision to use nuclear weapons The decision, made by the United States of America, to drop nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki may not have been the most popular or best choice for the planet; but however, it was the choice that needed to be made to end the war in the pacific. This decision was made so that both sides would suffer the lowest number of casualties possible. The United States had a conference with Japanese leaders to attempt to bring the war to an…

Many battles between these two opposing countries, including the Pacific War and the attack on Iwo Jima, took place throughout World War Two. The contributions of the United States, of which there were many, aided the Allies tremendously. Nazi Germany formally surrendered on the 8th of May 1945, marking…

Americans had enlisted to fight for the United States during World War II, but I was unaware of their pivotal role in our success. Takaki (2008) notes the Navajo “code talkers” and their major contributions to the American military’s victory in the battle of Iwo Jima (p. 369). Despite their vital role in the war, once Native American soldiers returned to the United States, they continued to face crippling poverty and poor living conditions. I cannot imagine how it would feel to fight for a…