Imperial Japanese Army

Japanese troops landed on Guadalcanal on July 6, 1942, and began constructing on an airfield. On August 7, 1942, Marines landed on the island of Guadalcanal and seized the airfield. The six month campaign was the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan. The battle was on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater. The Allies intended to use Guadalcanal for supply and communication routes between the United States, Australia, and New…

escorting and providing supporting fire for the Army landing force, there were two covering groups, composed of several cruisers, destroyers. Submarines were positioned, for early detection of a possible engagement by the Japanese Northern Area Fleet. Supporting the naval fleet, the Eleventh Air Force provided fifty four bombers and one hundred and twenty eight fighters for the assault, reserving a third of the bomber force for use against ships of the Japanese fleet. In the initial planning…

During World War two (1939-1941) Australia’s participation in war increased as they were threatened by Japan which caused a significant change in the Australian foreign policy from 1941. In 1939 was when it was announced that Australia will be contributing in World War Two (WWII) when Germany, Japan and Italy launched a series of war-like actions between 1931 and 1939. This can be seen through the way Australia’s foreign policy changed from the beginning to the end of the war, the impact the…

and Cambodia. This is what made tensions rise between the US and Japanese forces and what started the Japanese’s fight against the United States. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, but they also attacked "the Philippines, Wake Island, Guam, Malaya, Thailand, Shanghai and Midway" (www.historyplace.com). In the following days, Japan invaded Thailand, the Philippines and Burma, as well as take Guam. The Japanese and American forces used air raids to attack and invade islands in…

On the third of June, Japanese planes attacked Dutch Harbor, Fort Glenns, and Mears in the Aleutians. Along with the attack on Australia, this was meant to be an attack that distracted and diverted the American fleet; however, due to the intelligence, the USN knew Midway was the main objective and was not dissuaded in any way. Even though the attack damaged Dutch Harbor severely, in the end, it hurt Japan far more than helping due to the loss of a slightly damaged Zero, which was recovered by…

strategy, defeated the previously “invincible” Japanese Fleet in a display of military prowess that could only be accomplished through the superb leadership and experience of the United States Commanders, Admiral Chester Nimitz, Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance, and Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher. Their leadership coupled with their men’s faith and familiarity in the available sea and aircrafts, despite the superiority of the aircrafts of the Japanese adversaries, as well as having won the favor…

Collapse of the Japanese Empire In the nineteen century, there was a great race for colonies among the biggest imperial powers. At that time, Japan was a country with a developed military force and remarkable ambitions. Thus, during a short time, Japan had colonized such countries as Korea, Taiwan and the islands in the Pacific Ocean. The participation in the League of Nations gave Japan an opportunity to colonize the Northern Mariana Island, the Carolina Island and Marshall Island with no…

Many Australians feared that an Imperial Japanese invasion was imminent as Japan focused their forces further south towards Singapore. With the Australians not having confidence in their defense, Australians willfully requested for a commander in southeast Pacific from either Great Britain or America and it was not until the Americans lost the Philippians to the Axis that Australia had a strategic importance. The Americans set their base in Australia, under the command of an American general…

Lieutenant General Walter C. Short Commander-In-Chief of the Army in Hawaii observes from airport tower U.S. airplanes parked near to the edge of the field that was set considering an enemy air attack. Short said the primary concern will be sabotage knowing are 130,000 Japanese on the island. Also, Short told the Fielder that changes have to be made (Tora! Tora! Tora!, 1970). When Army General Short takes over the Hawaiian command on February 7, 1941. The Chief Of Staff warned him about the risk…

number of Japanese military forces and weakened the Japanese Navy. This enabled the United States to island hop toward the Japanese mainland and enclose on their conquered empire, leading to a surrender and eventually the end of World War II. The United States was drawn into the Pacific on December 7, 1941, after the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The United States recovered the best they could and mobilized their naval fleet and planes for war. On April 18,…