Iwo Jima

president Harry Truman claimed. While it is true that the bombings had devastating effects both initially and thereafter, the U.S. would have surely invaded the Japanese islands later in 1945-1946 (Stimson 385). Considering famous battles like those at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, it is easy to guess that the same death and destruction for US and Japanese soldiers would occur for several months, or even years; in fact, it was projected that major fighting would not cease until late in 1946 (Stimson…

Steven Spielberg's back at it with following his other successful hit Saving Private ryan . Band Of Brothers finds you following E Company of the 506th PIR of the 101st Airborne, From their basic training to the end of WWII. This HBO miniseries has commentary of these soldiers that were in the 101st this helps the “character building” move along as it allows you to access their personal thoughts and opinions on the situations they faced and sets the tone for the episode to come. Band of…

The Nuking of Hiroshima and Nagasaki near the end of World War II. Was it truly necessary? It wasn’t for multiple reasons. Including the near completion of Operation Downfall, to end an already ended war from the battles of Okinawa to Luzon and some background info of the bombs and operations leading up there use.The events at the end of World War II was a horrific scene made by mankind and it’s crave for constant war. World War II was one of the bloodiest wars in the world causing the suffering…

escorted war convoys across the Atlantic, and later shelled Axis-held beaches for the North African campaign and the Normandy Landings before being transferred to the Pacific Theater late in 1944 to provide naval gunfire support during the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Texas was decommissioned in 1948, having…

The American flag was made to unify the states and the stars are a symbol of the unified states. The flag was made to show independence for our newly independent nation. The United States has gone through many battles and our flag was still standing strong supporting our nation and the people fighting for it. The American flag represents justice, humanity, freedom, courage, integrity, equality and liberty. It is a sign of unity and pride for the people of the United States. The colors stand for…

The Atomic bomb is a very destructive weapon that can obliterate anything in a 5 mile radius. This device had been developed in a project over the past few years starting in 1939 which was known as the Manhattan project. During the project over 100,000 people were employed and scientists from various nations contributed their work towards creating the bomb. Finally on July 16, 1945, it was tested in the Trinity test in central New Mexico. While this test was a success, the struggle with…

sense” also. According to Central Intelligence Agency “The Navajo Code Talkers were treated with the utmost respect by their fellow marines. Major Howard Connor, who was the signal officer of the Navajos at Iwo Jima, said, “Were it not for the Navajos, the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima.” Therefore for thousands of years, American Indians have protected their communities and lands. “Warriors” is an English word to describe them, they would do anything to help their people survive,…

Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor; Over 2,000 Killed It was December 7, 1941 at 7:48 a.m. It was starting out as a nice day until tragedy struck, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. There were 353 Japanese fighter planes, bombers and torpedo planes. They were launched in 2 waves from 6 aircraft carriers. They damaged all eight of the U.S. battleships. Four of them sunk, all of which were later raised except the Arizona. Six of the battleships were returned to battle. The Oklahoma was too damaged to return…

President Truman and the United States justified in dropping the bombs on Japan. This is because the atomic bomb saved thousands American lives along with, believe it or not, Japanese lives. Quite obviously, if the war between the U. S. and Japan went on, both sides would have lost a lot of lives. From the scheduled two land invasions in and other battles that could have occurred as well. It is estimated that more than 80 million more Japaneses and many American lives would have been lost…

You will learn alot about World War 2. You will learn about causes of World War 2, major countries that were involved, major battles, and the Holocaust. These are all major things that you need to know about World War 2. In the year of 1945, triumphant armies from many different countries advanced on German soil from all different directions. The Soviet Union troops captured Adolf Hitler's Lair in Berlin, Germany. But nearly four years before that, in 1941, the Fuhrer launched an attack of the…