Douglas MacArthur used island hopping along with Chester Nimitz used this tactic during world war two. They did this to avoid fighting the Japanese for every island in the pacific and only took the island critical for the mission. The US would then starve and bomb the other islands until they surrendered or bypassed them altogether. This was an efective stragety and probably won the war for the United States
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, United States Navy, is generally accepted as the person responsible for the "island hopping" strategy.
Island hopping, also called leapfrogging, was a method to bypass Japanese positions in the Pacific Ocean. It was masterminded by Rear Admiral Raymond P. Rodgers.
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Admiral Chester W. Nimitz .
"Midway" was strictly a naval battle. Iwo Jima was part of the "island hopping" campaign.
island hopping
to get closer to japan
Island hopping
Island hopping was a technique used in WWII. Japan had troops stationed on islands in the Pacific. Instead of engaging the garrisons the navy would skip the island and atttack the next one, basically stranding the Japanaese garrisons on the islands until the end of the war.
"Island Hopping".
"Midway" was strictly a naval battle. Iwo Jima was part of the "island hopping" campaign.
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
to get closer to japan
island hopping
'Island Hopping'
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Island hopping
I assume it is WW2 you are talking about. 'Island hopping' was the tactic the US used. They took over Japanese islands in the Pacific one by one setting up bases on each of them.
Island skipping.
Island hopping was a technique used in WWII. Japan had troops stationed on islands in the Pacific. Instead of engaging the garrisons the navy would skip the island and atttack the next one, basically stranding the Japanaese garrisons on the islands until the end of the war.