Iwo Jima

Jacklyn H. Lucas a Marine in World War II was patrolling Iwo Jima ravine when the Japanese attacked throwing two Grenades into Lucas’s position. He proceeded to shove the Grenades under ashes and threw himself on top of them, some how managing to survive. It is incredible that he did not even think twice about…

Was America justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? On August 6th, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. It was the first time a nuclear weapon had been used in combat, against civilians. Between 40,000 and 60,00 people died instantly, and many more would die in the aftermath, either due to their injuries or radiation poisoning. It also resulted in an increase in cancer and birth defects in the region. Three days later, a second bomb was dropped…

his hands, but it would involve unleashing the most terrible weapon ever known. American soldiers and civilians were weary from four years of war, yet the Japanese military was refusing to give up their fight. American forces occupied Okinawa and Iwo Jima and were intensely firebombing Japanese cities. But Japan had an army of 2 million strong stationed in the home islands guarding against invasion. A "mushroom" cloud rises over the city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, following the detonation of…

mankind to inquire the common question linked to the topic: Was it necessary for the U.S. to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima to end World War II? Some people will say it was necessary after the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec.7, 1942 and the battle of Iwo Jima. I believe Japan’s location, supplies, and its economic state during World War II made it very vulnerable…

Mussolini. Also due to the Bataan Death March which was a 60-70 mile death march for American and Filipino prisoners by the Japanese Army, which led to 500-650 American deaths. Consequently for Japan that led to the Battle of Midway, the Battle of Iwo Jima, and the Battle of Okinawa, in which the United States won all three battles, but lost approximately 10,000 live compared to the Japanese losing approximately 30,000 lives. Also the United States who were…

his religion forbade him from carrying a gun or threatening another human life. But he was still able to be a non-combatant and save seventy-five men in a ambush from Japanese as a medic. Another instance was when Jacklyn Lucas was patrolling the Iwo Jima ravines during WWII when the Japanese attacked and threw two grenades at is position. He took one grenade and played it in the ash, laying the second one beneath him, living afterwards. But when Witold Pilecki purposely got himself in a Jewish…

the Soviets. This increase in the usage of strategic bombing came about as means of affective warfare as well as a way to destroy enemy morale. In Japan, after the effectiveness of the island hopping campaigns the U.S. forces finally get a hold of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, which enabled their air power to be in close proximity of the Japanese mainland. With this newfound advantage the U.S. forces began to fire bomb large cities like Kobe and Tokyo. We also see the increased usage of Kamikazes on the…

as they attempted to discover which attack was real. As the United States armies further weakened Japanese forces in the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Japan shifted toward kamikaze warfare and intense island fighting. Iwo Jima and Okinawa proved to be battles with extremely high casualties, and despite further saturation bombing in Tokyo, Japan refused to surrender. The inability to force Japan to surrender in these last few battles eventually influenced new…

Historical context? Where? When? What? Why?- Be very specific. The historical context for this piece took place in Hiroshima on Aug 6-9, 1945, America was planning to perform “Operation Downfall”, to assault Japan. However, after witnessing the horror of Iwo Jima and Okinawa battles, America changed the plan and decided to drop atomic bombs on Japanese soil. All of his…

December 7th 1941, the war still raging in Europe between the Axis Powers Block led by Germany in one side and the allies consisting of the United Kingdom, France and Poland in the other side. At the same time in another part of the world, the United States of America was still in its era of isolationism. This era will end at 7:55 am when the Japanese decided to attack Pearl Harbor. The unprovoked attack was a reason enough to rally all the citizens of the US to join World War II. By 1945…