The closest land battles fought to Japan, were Okinawa and Iwo Jima; that closeness is what caused the fierceness of the fighting. There were many aerial battles (air to air combat/dog-fights) over Japan; but NO land battles.
well.................there are alot of them!!!!
WW2 in the Pacific in battles for Pacific islands.
Germany wanted to to expand in Europe. Italy wanted to expand in Africa. Japan wanted to expand in Asia & the Pacific.
The US dropped bombs in Africa, Europe, Japan, Pacific Islands, SW Asia and China.
The US fought in Europe and Japan during WW2.
Japan and Russia
In Europe, including European part of Russia, North Africa, China, Indo-China, Japan and Pacific Islands.
Europe, SE Asia, Africa, the Middle East, North America (In June 1942 the Japanese attacked the Aleutian Islands up in Alaska and occupied them for a year) and in every corner of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Mediterranean.
Actually it was a two front war so there was fighting in the Pacific. It just isn't as popular to study as the European theater. If you want to see the Pacific war watch the series Victory at Sea and it documents the battles in the Pacific.
Throughout Europe and Bombed in Japan
africa haiti and japan
The Pacific Campaign between Japan and the US/Russia was fought on the islands in the Pacific Ocean. The main war in Europe was fought initially in North Africa, parts of Turkey, all of Europe except for Spain, and parts of western Russia.AnswerIt started in Germany w/Hitler then Italy's Musaliny both trying to expand there impire. Later Japan intered the war trying to conker pasific islands. Germany spread over Europe and invading Russia & Africa. Japan thought the US would get involved so they attacked Pearl Harbour.Then the US got involved and made the atomic bomb blowing up 2 citys in Japan.WWII actually started with Japan invading China. The Italians were next to enter Greece and north Africa. The Germans came to the Italians aid, and next went into Poland. The Germans fought in North Africa, Europe and Western Asia. The Italians Southern Europe and North Africa. The Allies fought the Japenese not only in the Pacific but in Asia and even part of Alaska. The Russians didn't declare war on Japan until August 1945 after the atomic bombs were delivered to their targets.
Yes, WW2 was fought in the pacific. Once Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, we entered a two front war, Europe and the Pacific.