Guadalcanal , Tarawa , Saipan
, Iwo
Jima
, Kwajalein
, Okinawa , Peleliu
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By the summer of 1944, U.S.
forces in the Pacific had established two avenues of attack towards Japan. First was the Central Pacific. U.S.
Navy and Marine Corps units, with Army assistance, were "Island Hopping,' westward from Hawaii towards Japan. The first to fall, were the Gilbert Islands, (Jan-Feb.
1944).
Next came the South and Southwest Pacific forces. Army units, with Navy and Marine Corps support, took Guadalcanal then Bougainville,
(1942-1943). In conjunction with Australian forces, they cleared the areas around New Guinea, (May 1944).
These actions brought American forces to within the inner defenses of the Japanese Empire. Next, the Americans looked for anchorages that would provide naval support and airfields, within striking distance of Japan. The best islands for these purposes were those
located in the Western Pacific-namely
the Marianas and the Palaus
Islands.
Philippines, Dutch Indies, Borneo, Australia, New Guinea (of Australia) Solomon Islands, and other small neighboring territories
"Island Hopping".
Island hopping is moving around from island to island. For example, The United States military practiced island-hopping during WWII in the war in the Pacific.
'Island Hopping'
US was attacking in the island hopping campaign, not Japan. Japan was defending. Island hopping started midway, and went through Iwo Jima, Tarawa, and so on. again, US was attacking.
Midway Island
"Island Hopping".
Island hopping is moving around from island to island. For example, The United States military practiced island-hopping during WWII in the war in the Pacific.
'Island Hopping'
Island skipping.
By moving island to island called island hoping
Island hopping.
Island Hopping.
island hopping
august 1942
"Island Hopping" .
Island hopping is a means to cross the ocean with a series of short journeys in which you travel from island to island instead of one long journey in which you simply travel from one location to another.
"Midway" was strictly a naval battle. Iwo Jima was part of the "island hopping" campaign.