The strategy was known as island hopping.
During World War II, the American strategy in the Pacific against the Japanese became known as 'island-hopping.' Through this approach to defeating their enemy, the U.S. military by-passed (or, hopped over) Japanese strong-points for the sake of securing selected islands elsewhere. These islands, once occupied, would then serve as forward bases for the next 'hop' forward -- closer to Japan itself.
General Douglas MacArthur
Intrepid is not a person, it is an aircraft carriers in WW2. It fought in the Pacific against the Japanese from 1943 onward.
The Battle of Guadalcanal was a turning point in the Pacific War. It marked the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Japanese Empire and resulted in a strategic victory for the Allies. The battle ended Japan's expansion in the Pacific and forced them to adopt a defensive strategy for the rest of the war. This shift in momentum proved crucial in the ultimate defeat of Japan.
The strategy was to intercept a Japanese force of vastly superior strength and to prevent a Japanese amphibious landing on the island of Midway. The three aircraft carriers of the U.S. fleet, the Hornet, Enterprise, and Yorktown were considered to be the major offensive threat of the U.S. Navy. Their aircraft it was hoped would be useful in providing air defense against air attacks against the island, and if the opportunity presented itself, to launch a crippling strike against the Japanese fleet. It was however to avoid a surface battle since the U.S. fleet was hopelessly outgunned.
"island hopping" across the south Pacific while bypassing Japanese strongholds.
Island hopping
island hopping
The Pacific Campaign.
to retake control of the Aleutian Islands from the Japanese
The goal of the United States was to defeat the Japanese. This meant the removal of the Japanese from many islands in the Pacific Ocean, the destruction of the Japanese Navy, and the surrender of Japan.
Midway
'Island Hopping'
During World War II, the American strategy in the Pacific against the Japanese became known as 'island-hopping.' Through this approach to defeating their enemy, the U.S. military by-passed (or, hopped over) Japanese strong-points for the sake of securing selected islands elsewhere. These islands, once occupied, would then serve as forward bases for the next 'hop' forward -- closer to Japan itself.
Island Hopping
The Battle of Midway, in which the Japanese lost almost all of their cruisers and battleships.
He was the head of military operations against the Japanese in the Pacific.