Imperial Japanese Army

caused by the interception Americans made against the Japanese advancing to New Guinea in May of 1942. This was the first battle air-sea battle in history. The Japanese planes landed in the area of New Guinea, Rear Admiral Frank J. Fletcher commanded the American aircraft carriers to attack. Because of codebreakers who knew enough information to perceive the japanese, the Allied fleets were able assembled in the Coral Sea in time to attack the Japanese. These aircraft carriers were new naval…

for more armed forces to arrive. We the French army was consequently got off-guard Valutino on the 19th of August. Barclay de Tolly searched for a suitable position to launch a defense. The commander had then been replaced but he continued serving. The authority of Barclay de Tolly was greatly undermined by top army officers who had been angered by the long-term retreat and by the frequent nationalism that was common among the old officers in the army (Reid, 2002, 37). The commanders resented…

in Sector 7 -L”. We raced outside to see Marge in a panic. She came over to us with a horrified look on her face. “ There has been an attack from the Imperials. Bombs, guns, and missiles. I’m afraid to tell you that your parents. Your parents. Are dead.” And I’m lying on the gray, tile…

The Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, is widely considered to begin with the Marco Polo Bridge incident of July 1937 and end with the Japanese surrender in September 1945. I would argue that to understand the motives as to why Japan invaded China, it is essential to grasp their previous history of conflicts and tensions, beginning with the Japanese claim of Taiwan from China’s Qing Dynasty after the First Sino-Japanese war in 1895, right through to the invasion of Manchuria in 1931. This…

Myitkyina During World War II, a major battle took place between the Japanese and American forces which would come to be known as the Battle of Myitkyina. This battle lasted from March 15, 1944 to August 3, 1944 and took place mainly on the Ava Bridge located in the Northern Burma Region. The Battle of Myitkyina resulted in the Myitkyina Airfield being seized which was the last remaining stronghold controlled by the Japanese forces. This battle would prove to be a decisive factor for…

the attack on Pearl Harbor was deliberately planned. He stated that the distance from Hawaii to Japan made it obvious that the attack was planned many days or even weeks in advance. He gave details about the time leading up to the attack when the Japanese government misled the United States by giving false statements of hope for continued peace. By presenting these facts in his speech, FDR proved to his audience that the attack was intentional. Many people would believe that someone knew about…

could have changed things for Russia as well as Japan. If Russia actually took the Russo-Japanese War, Japan would not have started their rise as a powerhouse . The European nation would have continued its rein for a while longer and most likely attempt to occupy parts of Korea, as well as expand into China. First, we must identify how it all began. The Battle of Tsushima was a part of the brief Russo-Japanese War. Dating back to 1860, Russia…

basis, being forced to help the Japanese during the war and not being fed. When people discuss World War II they tend to mainly discuss the troubles in Germany and about the bombings in Japan, but never talk about the 140,000 prisoners in Japanese prisoner of war camps. One in three men in these camps either died of starvation, work, punishments, or diseases that were untreatable due to lack of medicine. These camps were based in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, and other Japanese controlled countries.…

In 1942, Australia and PNG were involved in the battle of Kokoda against the Japanese. The involvement of Australia in the Kokoda campaign was significant as the threat the Japanese imposed, the hardships the Australian endured and the characteristics the troops displayed all held impact on the nation of Australia. The tactics of the Japanese Aggressive Foreign Policy was a threat to Australia with its plans of invasion or isolation to gain Australia's resources. Australia's involvement in the…

not what you would expect from a nation of such importance. Firstly, the US customary units of measure, derived from the ancient imperial units, are still in use today in the US, Liberia and Burma. This non-coherent system of measures is difficult, even for the people raised in the country itself. My brother Victor Salas, 13, explains that although he was taught the imperial system at school, he would rather use the metric system, for its simplicity and worldwide usage. Secondly, their food…