Island Hopping.
"Island-Hopping" .
War Plan Orange
War Plan Orange
War Plan Orange
Iwo Jima was important to the Allies' Island-Hopping strategy with it's airfields and proximity to Japan .
Nimitz was in overall command of all aspects of strategy (Island-Hopping) in the Pacific theater of war between the Japanese and the Americans .
To concentrate on fighting the Japanese in the Pacific
War Plan Orange
The overall Pacific strategy
When the US entered World War II in 1941, its strategy was to send most of its troops to the Pacific to battle Japanese forces. Later, from 1943-1945 the US led the allied war effort in Europe.
"Island Hopping" .
island hopping