By the end of the war they were rubble. Not a tree or bit of grass stood on them. They were fought over and bombed so much that nothing was left. There is an older movie called Midway that gives you a feeling for the events.
The Islands of the Philippines were invaded by the Japanese. They defeated the American and Filipino forces on the islands. They were subjects of the Japanese for over three years. Many Pacific Islands and nations in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Norwegian nations were part of World War 2. The Philippines were not the only islands in the war. See the related link below if you are curious about it.
Here is a list of important islands in the pacific region during World War 2:HawaiiPapua New GuineaChuuk Island State.Solomon Islands
The major battles of World War 2 were fought in North Africa, Europe and the Pacific Islands.
Yes.
They fought an extremely bloody war (1941-1945) in the Pacific Ocean. This contributor is of the belief that if Hitler and Mussolini had never been born, the US and Japan would still have fought a war for supremacy in the Pacific.
The World War II. -PlutoLover101
The Islands of the Philippines were invaded by the Japanese. They defeated the American and Filipino forces on the islands. They were subjects of the Japanese for over three years. Many Pacific Islands and nations in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Norwegian nations were part of World War 2. The Philippines were not the only islands in the war. See the related link below if you are curious about it.
Here is a list of important islands in the pacific region during World War 2:HawaiiPapua New GuineaChuuk Island State.Solomon Islands
The major battles of World War 2 were fought in North Africa, Europe and the Pacific Islands.
World War II was fought on a global scale. Mainly Europe, Asia/Pacific Islands and Africa.
As the name suggests, World War 2 covered the whole world, many islands were part of the conflict from the Arctic and the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Yes.
World war 2 happend across Europe, Africa, Asia and in the pacific.
The new strategy of "Island Hopping"; and sometimes, during the war, referred to as "hitting them where they ain't", was a strategy adapted after the bloody "Battle of Tarawa", in November 1943. For further information, see website: World War 2 Time Line 1939-1945; Pacific Islands.
They fought an extremely bloody war (1941-1945) in the Pacific Ocean. This contributor is of the belief that if Hitler and Mussolini had never been born, the US and Japan would still have fought a war for supremacy in the Pacific.
The Navajo people worked as code talkers in the Pacific Islands
War of the Pacific happened on 1879-02-14.