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1
Prelude to War
America Enters
World War II
The Road to War
Establishing Alliances
Establishing Priorities
Where to Strike
2
3
Pro Nazi German ndash American Groups
The German ndash American Bund Recruit sympathetic Americans
and those of German descent
Push for American support of
Nazi Germany
Isolationist ndash Donrsquot interfere with
Germany Europe
Anti ndash Jewish
25000 ndash 50000 active members
Outlawed after Pearl Harbor
4
Other ldquoExtremistrdquo (1930rsquos)
Groups in the United States
Silver Legion Silver Shirts
Modeled on the SA
5000 ndash 15000
West Coast ndash dissovled in late 1941
Communist Party USA 25000 ndash 30000
Labor ndash Union Movements
Tied to the American ldquoLeftrdquo
Declined in the Post WWII era
5
Selective Service Act of 1940
Peacetime draft begins
General George Marshall
Chief of Staff of the War
Department (Army)
1939 US Military = 450000
(Army Navy National Guard)
1945 US Military = 16 million
(Includes Women)
6
7
Charles Lindbergh Jr(1927 Solo Flight Across the Atlantic ndash ldquoSpirit of St Louisrdquo)
Traveled Lived in Europe
Observed firsthand German aviation progress
Isolationist
Spoke out against war with Germany
Anti-communist
Later provided intelligence to the USAAF on Luftwaffe
8
Reaction by President Roosevelt (FDR) turned down for military
service
Assists the USAAF USMC technical advisor on aviation
Actually flew 14 combat missions in 1943 against FDRrsquos instructions
(Shot down a Japanese plane)
9
Cash and Carry ndash 1940
ldquoArsenal of Democracyrdquo
As a neutral the United
States sells products
to any country who
can pay
Equipment purchased
by both France and
England
France surrenders
England continues to
ldquobuy Americanrdquo
Aircraft are major
purchase items
10
50 - WWI era destroyers = basing rights in English territory for a 99 year lease
Destroyers for Atlantic convoy escorts
Lend Lease
11
Distribution of Lend ndash Lease Supplies
12
2710 Liberty Ships built by 18 American
shipyards for cargo purposes (42 days each)
Approximately 300 were sunk in the war
The ldquoLibertyrdquo Ships
13
Convoy system utilized to
prevent minimize attacks
from German U ndash Boats
Make use of SONAR (Sound
Navigation and Ranging
Total of $501 billion worth of
goods sent to all Allies
$314 billon to England
$113 billion to Russia
14
Early 1942 -- September 1945 USSR
16500 Aircraft of all types
9000 tanks or self-propelled guns
362000 trucks
47000 jeeps
131633 submachine guns
3000 rocket launchers
14000000 pairs of boots
532000 tons of US sugar
485000 tons of canned meat (ie Spam)
15
Rationing in
UK ends in
1954
16
The Persian Gulf Command 1942 ndash 1945
Established to facilitate the flow
of Lend ndash Lease goods into the
Soviet Union
17
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
Statement of Joint Policy between the United States
and England
Upholds the rights of all peoples to choose their
own governments
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
The Road to War
Establishing Alliances
Establishing Priorities
Where to Strike
2
3
Pro Nazi German ndash American Groups
The German ndash American Bund Recruit sympathetic Americans
and those of German descent
Push for American support of
Nazi Germany
Isolationist ndash Donrsquot interfere with
Germany Europe
Anti ndash Jewish
25000 ndash 50000 active members
Outlawed after Pearl Harbor
4
Other ldquoExtremistrdquo (1930rsquos)
Groups in the United States
Silver Legion Silver Shirts
Modeled on the SA
5000 ndash 15000
West Coast ndash dissovled in late 1941
Communist Party USA 25000 ndash 30000
Labor ndash Union Movements
Tied to the American ldquoLeftrdquo
Declined in the Post WWII era
5
Selective Service Act of 1940
Peacetime draft begins
General George Marshall
Chief of Staff of the War
Department (Army)
1939 US Military = 450000
(Army Navy National Guard)
1945 US Military = 16 million
(Includes Women)
6
7
Charles Lindbergh Jr(1927 Solo Flight Across the Atlantic ndash ldquoSpirit of St Louisrdquo)
Traveled Lived in Europe
Observed firsthand German aviation progress
Isolationist
Spoke out against war with Germany
Anti-communist
Later provided intelligence to the USAAF on Luftwaffe
8
Reaction by President Roosevelt (FDR) turned down for military
service
Assists the USAAF USMC technical advisor on aviation
Actually flew 14 combat missions in 1943 against FDRrsquos instructions
(Shot down a Japanese plane)
9
Cash and Carry ndash 1940
ldquoArsenal of Democracyrdquo
As a neutral the United
States sells products
to any country who
can pay
Equipment purchased
by both France and
England
France surrenders
England continues to
ldquobuy Americanrdquo
Aircraft are major
purchase items
10
50 - WWI era destroyers = basing rights in English territory for a 99 year lease
Destroyers for Atlantic convoy escorts
Lend Lease
11
Distribution of Lend ndash Lease Supplies
12
2710 Liberty Ships built by 18 American
shipyards for cargo purposes (42 days each)
Approximately 300 were sunk in the war
The ldquoLibertyrdquo Ships
13
Convoy system utilized to
prevent minimize attacks
from German U ndash Boats
Make use of SONAR (Sound
Navigation and Ranging
Total of $501 billion worth of
goods sent to all Allies
$314 billon to England
$113 billion to Russia
14
Early 1942 -- September 1945 USSR
16500 Aircraft of all types
9000 tanks or self-propelled guns
362000 trucks
47000 jeeps
131633 submachine guns
3000 rocket launchers
14000000 pairs of boots
532000 tons of US sugar
485000 tons of canned meat (ie Spam)
15
Rationing in
UK ends in
1954
16
The Persian Gulf Command 1942 ndash 1945
Established to facilitate the flow
of Lend ndash Lease goods into the
Soviet Union
17
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
Statement of Joint Policy between the United States
and England
Upholds the rights of all peoples to choose their
own governments
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
3
Pro Nazi German ndash American Groups
The German ndash American Bund Recruit sympathetic Americans
and those of German descent
Push for American support of
Nazi Germany
Isolationist ndash Donrsquot interfere with
Germany Europe
Anti ndash Jewish
25000 ndash 50000 active members
Outlawed after Pearl Harbor
4
Other ldquoExtremistrdquo (1930rsquos)
Groups in the United States
Silver Legion Silver Shirts
Modeled on the SA
5000 ndash 15000
West Coast ndash dissovled in late 1941
Communist Party USA 25000 ndash 30000
Labor ndash Union Movements
Tied to the American ldquoLeftrdquo
Declined in the Post WWII era
5
Selective Service Act of 1940
Peacetime draft begins
General George Marshall
Chief of Staff of the War
Department (Army)
1939 US Military = 450000
(Army Navy National Guard)
1945 US Military = 16 million
(Includes Women)
6
7
Charles Lindbergh Jr(1927 Solo Flight Across the Atlantic ndash ldquoSpirit of St Louisrdquo)
Traveled Lived in Europe
Observed firsthand German aviation progress
Isolationist
Spoke out against war with Germany
Anti-communist
Later provided intelligence to the USAAF on Luftwaffe
8
Reaction by President Roosevelt (FDR) turned down for military
service
Assists the USAAF USMC technical advisor on aviation
Actually flew 14 combat missions in 1943 against FDRrsquos instructions
(Shot down a Japanese plane)
9
Cash and Carry ndash 1940
ldquoArsenal of Democracyrdquo
As a neutral the United
States sells products
to any country who
can pay
Equipment purchased
by both France and
England
France surrenders
England continues to
ldquobuy Americanrdquo
Aircraft are major
purchase items
10
50 - WWI era destroyers = basing rights in English territory for a 99 year lease
Destroyers for Atlantic convoy escorts
Lend Lease
11
Distribution of Lend ndash Lease Supplies
12
2710 Liberty Ships built by 18 American
shipyards for cargo purposes (42 days each)
Approximately 300 were sunk in the war
The ldquoLibertyrdquo Ships
13
Convoy system utilized to
prevent minimize attacks
from German U ndash Boats
Make use of SONAR (Sound
Navigation and Ranging
Total of $501 billion worth of
goods sent to all Allies
$314 billon to England
$113 billion to Russia
14
Early 1942 -- September 1945 USSR
16500 Aircraft of all types
9000 tanks or self-propelled guns
362000 trucks
47000 jeeps
131633 submachine guns
3000 rocket launchers
14000000 pairs of boots
532000 tons of US sugar
485000 tons of canned meat (ie Spam)
15
Rationing in
UK ends in
1954
16
The Persian Gulf Command 1942 ndash 1945
Established to facilitate the flow
of Lend ndash Lease goods into the
Soviet Union
17
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
Statement of Joint Policy between the United States
and England
Upholds the rights of all peoples to choose their
own governments
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
4
Other ldquoExtremistrdquo (1930rsquos)
Groups in the United States
Silver Legion Silver Shirts
Modeled on the SA
5000 ndash 15000
West Coast ndash dissovled in late 1941
Communist Party USA 25000 ndash 30000
Labor ndash Union Movements
Tied to the American ldquoLeftrdquo
Declined in the Post WWII era
5
Selective Service Act of 1940
Peacetime draft begins
General George Marshall
Chief of Staff of the War
Department (Army)
1939 US Military = 450000
(Army Navy National Guard)
1945 US Military = 16 million
(Includes Women)
6
7
Charles Lindbergh Jr(1927 Solo Flight Across the Atlantic ndash ldquoSpirit of St Louisrdquo)
Traveled Lived in Europe
Observed firsthand German aviation progress
Isolationist
Spoke out against war with Germany
Anti-communist
Later provided intelligence to the USAAF on Luftwaffe
8
Reaction by President Roosevelt (FDR) turned down for military
service
Assists the USAAF USMC technical advisor on aviation
Actually flew 14 combat missions in 1943 against FDRrsquos instructions
(Shot down a Japanese plane)
9
Cash and Carry ndash 1940
ldquoArsenal of Democracyrdquo
As a neutral the United
States sells products
to any country who
can pay
Equipment purchased
by both France and
England
France surrenders
England continues to
ldquobuy Americanrdquo
Aircraft are major
purchase items
10
50 - WWI era destroyers = basing rights in English territory for a 99 year lease
Destroyers for Atlantic convoy escorts
Lend Lease
11
Distribution of Lend ndash Lease Supplies
12
2710 Liberty Ships built by 18 American
shipyards for cargo purposes (42 days each)
Approximately 300 were sunk in the war
The ldquoLibertyrdquo Ships
13
Convoy system utilized to
prevent minimize attacks
from German U ndash Boats
Make use of SONAR (Sound
Navigation and Ranging
Total of $501 billion worth of
goods sent to all Allies
$314 billon to England
$113 billion to Russia
14
Early 1942 -- September 1945 USSR
16500 Aircraft of all types
9000 tanks or self-propelled guns
362000 trucks
47000 jeeps
131633 submachine guns
3000 rocket launchers
14000000 pairs of boots
532000 tons of US sugar
485000 tons of canned meat (ie Spam)
15
Rationing in
UK ends in
1954
16
The Persian Gulf Command 1942 ndash 1945
Established to facilitate the flow
of Lend ndash Lease goods into the
Soviet Union
17
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
Statement of Joint Policy between the United States
and England
Upholds the rights of all peoples to choose their
own governments
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
5
Selective Service Act of 1940
Peacetime draft begins
General George Marshall
Chief of Staff of the War
Department (Army)
1939 US Military = 450000
(Army Navy National Guard)
1945 US Military = 16 million
(Includes Women)
6
7
Charles Lindbergh Jr(1927 Solo Flight Across the Atlantic ndash ldquoSpirit of St Louisrdquo)
Traveled Lived in Europe
Observed firsthand German aviation progress
Isolationist
Spoke out against war with Germany
Anti-communist
Later provided intelligence to the USAAF on Luftwaffe
8
Reaction by President Roosevelt (FDR) turned down for military
service
Assists the USAAF USMC technical advisor on aviation
Actually flew 14 combat missions in 1943 against FDRrsquos instructions
(Shot down a Japanese plane)
9
Cash and Carry ndash 1940
ldquoArsenal of Democracyrdquo
As a neutral the United
States sells products
to any country who
can pay
Equipment purchased
by both France and
England
France surrenders
England continues to
ldquobuy Americanrdquo
Aircraft are major
purchase items
10
50 - WWI era destroyers = basing rights in English territory for a 99 year lease
Destroyers for Atlantic convoy escorts
Lend Lease
11
Distribution of Lend ndash Lease Supplies
12
2710 Liberty Ships built by 18 American
shipyards for cargo purposes (42 days each)
Approximately 300 were sunk in the war
The ldquoLibertyrdquo Ships
13
Convoy system utilized to
prevent minimize attacks
from German U ndash Boats
Make use of SONAR (Sound
Navigation and Ranging
Total of $501 billion worth of
goods sent to all Allies
$314 billon to England
$113 billion to Russia
14
Early 1942 -- September 1945 USSR
16500 Aircraft of all types
9000 tanks or self-propelled guns
362000 trucks
47000 jeeps
131633 submachine guns
3000 rocket launchers
14000000 pairs of boots
532000 tons of US sugar
485000 tons of canned meat (ie Spam)
15
Rationing in
UK ends in
1954
16
The Persian Gulf Command 1942 ndash 1945
Established to facilitate the flow
of Lend ndash Lease goods into the
Soviet Union
17
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
Statement of Joint Policy between the United States
and England
Upholds the rights of all peoples to choose their
own governments
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
6
7
Charles Lindbergh Jr(1927 Solo Flight Across the Atlantic ndash ldquoSpirit of St Louisrdquo)
Traveled Lived in Europe
Observed firsthand German aviation progress
Isolationist
Spoke out against war with Germany
Anti-communist
Later provided intelligence to the USAAF on Luftwaffe
8
Reaction by President Roosevelt (FDR) turned down for military
service
Assists the USAAF USMC technical advisor on aviation
Actually flew 14 combat missions in 1943 against FDRrsquos instructions
(Shot down a Japanese plane)
9
Cash and Carry ndash 1940
ldquoArsenal of Democracyrdquo
As a neutral the United
States sells products
to any country who
can pay
Equipment purchased
by both France and
England
France surrenders
England continues to
ldquobuy Americanrdquo
Aircraft are major
purchase items
10
50 - WWI era destroyers = basing rights in English territory for a 99 year lease
Destroyers for Atlantic convoy escorts
Lend Lease
11
Distribution of Lend ndash Lease Supplies
12
2710 Liberty Ships built by 18 American
shipyards for cargo purposes (42 days each)
Approximately 300 were sunk in the war
The ldquoLibertyrdquo Ships
13
Convoy system utilized to
prevent minimize attacks
from German U ndash Boats
Make use of SONAR (Sound
Navigation and Ranging
Total of $501 billion worth of
goods sent to all Allies
$314 billon to England
$113 billion to Russia
14
Early 1942 -- September 1945 USSR
16500 Aircraft of all types
9000 tanks or self-propelled guns
362000 trucks
47000 jeeps
131633 submachine guns
3000 rocket launchers
14000000 pairs of boots
532000 tons of US sugar
485000 tons of canned meat (ie Spam)
15
Rationing in
UK ends in
1954
16
The Persian Gulf Command 1942 ndash 1945
Established to facilitate the flow
of Lend ndash Lease goods into the
Soviet Union
17
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
Statement of Joint Policy between the United States
and England
Upholds the rights of all peoples to choose their
own governments
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
7
Charles Lindbergh Jr(1927 Solo Flight Across the Atlantic ndash ldquoSpirit of St Louisrdquo)
Traveled Lived in Europe
Observed firsthand German aviation progress
Isolationist
Spoke out against war with Germany
Anti-communist
Later provided intelligence to the USAAF on Luftwaffe
8
Reaction by President Roosevelt (FDR) turned down for military
service
Assists the USAAF USMC technical advisor on aviation
Actually flew 14 combat missions in 1943 against FDRrsquos instructions
(Shot down a Japanese plane)
9
Cash and Carry ndash 1940
ldquoArsenal of Democracyrdquo
As a neutral the United
States sells products
to any country who
can pay
Equipment purchased
by both France and
England
France surrenders
England continues to
ldquobuy Americanrdquo
Aircraft are major
purchase items
10
50 - WWI era destroyers = basing rights in English territory for a 99 year lease
Destroyers for Atlantic convoy escorts
Lend Lease
11
Distribution of Lend ndash Lease Supplies
12
2710 Liberty Ships built by 18 American
shipyards for cargo purposes (42 days each)
Approximately 300 were sunk in the war
The ldquoLibertyrdquo Ships
13
Convoy system utilized to
prevent minimize attacks
from German U ndash Boats
Make use of SONAR (Sound
Navigation and Ranging
Total of $501 billion worth of
goods sent to all Allies
$314 billon to England
$113 billion to Russia
14
Early 1942 -- September 1945 USSR
16500 Aircraft of all types
9000 tanks or self-propelled guns
362000 trucks
47000 jeeps
131633 submachine guns
3000 rocket launchers
14000000 pairs of boots
532000 tons of US sugar
485000 tons of canned meat (ie Spam)
15
Rationing in
UK ends in
1954
16
The Persian Gulf Command 1942 ndash 1945
Established to facilitate the flow
of Lend ndash Lease goods into the
Soviet Union
17
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
Statement of Joint Policy between the United States
and England
Upholds the rights of all peoples to choose their
own governments
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
8
Reaction by President Roosevelt (FDR) turned down for military
service
Assists the USAAF USMC technical advisor on aviation
Actually flew 14 combat missions in 1943 against FDRrsquos instructions
(Shot down a Japanese plane)
9
Cash and Carry ndash 1940
ldquoArsenal of Democracyrdquo
As a neutral the United
States sells products
to any country who
can pay
Equipment purchased
by both France and
England
France surrenders
England continues to
ldquobuy Americanrdquo
Aircraft are major
purchase items
10
50 - WWI era destroyers = basing rights in English territory for a 99 year lease
Destroyers for Atlantic convoy escorts
Lend Lease
11
Distribution of Lend ndash Lease Supplies
12
2710 Liberty Ships built by 18 American
shipyards for cargo purposes (42 days each)
Approximately 300 were sunk in the war
The ldquoLibertyrdquo Ships
13
Convoy system utilized to
prevent minimize attacks
from German U ndash Boats
Make use of SONAR (Sound
Navigation and Ranging
Total of $501 billion worth of
goods sent to all Allies
$314 billon to England
$113 billion to Russia
14
Early 1942 -- September 1945 USSR
16500 Aircraft of all types
9000 tanks or self-propelled guns
362000 trucks
47000 jeeps
131633 submachine guns
3000 rocket launchers
14000000 pairs of boots
532000 tons of US sugar
485000 tons of canned meat (ie Spam)
15
Rationing in
UK ends in
1954
16
The Persian Gulf Command 1942 ndash 1945
Established to facilitate the flow
of Lend ndash Lease goods into the
Soviet Union
17
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
Statement of Joint Policy between the United States
and England
Upholds the rights of all peoples to choose their
own governments
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
9
Cash and Carry ndash 1940
ldquoArsenal of Democracyrdquo
As a neutral the United
States sells products
to any country who
can pay
Equipment purchased
by both France and
England
France surrenders
England continues to
ldquobuy Americanrdquo
Aircraft are major
purchase items
10
50 - WWI era destroyers = basing rights in English territory for a 99 year lease
Destroyers for Atlantic convoy escorts
Lend Lease
11
Distribution of Lend ndash Lease Supplies
12
2710 Liberty Ships built by 18 American
shipyards for cargo purposes (42 days each)
Approximately 300 were sunk in the war
The ldquoLibertyrdquo Ships
13
Convoy system utilized to
prevent minimize attacks
from German U ndash Boats
Make use of SONAR (Sound
Navigation and Ranging
Total of $501 billion worth of
goods sent to all Allies
$314 billon to England
$113 billion to Russia
14
Early 1942 -- September 1945 USSR
16500 Aircraft of all types
9000 tanks or self-propelled guns
362000 trucks
47000 jeeps
131633 submachine guns
3000 rocket launchers
14000000 pairs of boots
532000 tons of US sugar
485000 tons of canned meat (ie Spam)
15
Rationing in
UK ends in
1954
16
The Persian Gulf Command 1942 ndash 1945
Established to facilitate the flow
of Lend ndash Lease goods into the
Soviet Union
17
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
Statement of Joint Policy between the United States
and England
Upholds the rights of all peoples to choose their
own governments
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
10
50 - WWI era destroyers = basing rights in English territory for a 99 year lease
Destroyers for Atlantic convoy escorts
Lend Lease
11
Distribution of Lend ndash Lease Supplies
12
2710 Liberty Ships built by 18 American
shipyards for cargo purposes (42 days each)
Approximately 300 were sunk in the war
The ldquoLibertyrdquo Ships
13
Convoy system utilized to
prevent minimize attacks
from German U ndash Boats
Make use of SONAR (Sound
Navigation and Ranging
Total of $501 billion worth of
goods sent to all Allies
$314 billon to England
$113 billion to Russia
14
Early 1942 -- September 1945 USSR
16500 Aircraft of all types
9000 tanks or self-propelled guns
362000 trucks
47000 jeeps
131633 submachine guns
3000 rocket launchers
14000000 pairs of boots
532000 tons of US sugar
485000 tons of canned meat (ie Spam)
15
Rationing in
UK ends in
1954
16
The Persian Gulf Command 1942 ndash 1945
Established to facilitate the flow
of Lend ndash Lease goods into the
Soviet Union
17
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
Statement of Joint Policy between the United States
and England
Upholds the rights of all peoples to choose their
own governments
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
11
Distribution of Lend ndash Lease Supplies
12
2710 Liberty Ships built by 18 American
shipyards for cargo purposes (42 days each)
Approximately 300 were sunk in the war
The ldquoLibertyrdquo Ships
13
Convoy system utilized to
prevent minimize attacks
from German U ndash Boats
Make use of SONAR (Sound
Navigation and Ranging
Total of $501 billion worth of
goods sent to all Allies
$314 billon to England
$113 billion to Russia
14
Early 1942 -- September 1945 USSR
16500 Aircraft of all types
9000 tanks or self-propelled guns
362000 trucks
47000 jeeps
131633 submachine guns
3000 rocket launchers
14000000 pairs of boots
532000 tons of US sugar
485000 tons of canned meat (ie Spam)
15
Rationing in
UK ends in
1954
16
The Persian Gulf Command 1942 ndash 1945
Established to facilitate the flow
of Lend ndash Lease goods into the
Soviet Union
17
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
Statement of Joint Policy between the United States
and England
Upholds the rights of all peoples to choose their
own governments
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
12
2710 Liberty Ships built by 18 American
shipyards for cargo purposes (42 days each)
Approximately 300 were sunk in the war
The ldquoLibertyrdquo Ships
13
Convoy system utilized to
prevent minimize attacks
from German U ndash Boats
Make use of SONAR (Sound
Navigation and Ranging
Total of $501 billion worth of
goods sent to all Allies
$314 billon to England
$113 billion to Russia
14
Early 1942 -- September 1945 USSR
16500 Aircraft of all types
9000 tanks or self-propelled guns
362000 trucks
47000 jeeps
131633 submachine guns
3000 rocket launchers
14000000 pairs of boots
532000 tons of US sugar
485000 tons of canned meat (ie Spam)
15
Rationing in
UK ends in
1954
16
The Persian Gulf Command 1942 ndash 1945
Established to facilitate the flow
of Lend ndash Lease goods into the
Soviet Union
17
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
Statement of Joint Policy between the United States
and England
Upholds the rights of all peoples to choose their
own governments
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
13
Convoy system utilized to
prevent minimize attacks
from German U ndash Boats
Make use of SONAR (Sound
Navigation and Ranging
Total of $501 billion worth of
goods sent to all Allies
$314 billon to England
$113 billion to Russia
14
Early 1942 -- September 1945 USSR
16500 Aircraft of all types
9000 tanks or self-propelled guns
362000 trucks
47000 jeeps
131633 submachine guns
3000 rocket launchers
14000000 pairs of boots
532000 tons of US sugar
485000 tons of canned meat (ie Spam)
15
Rationing in
UK ends in
1954
16
The Persian Gulf Command 1942 ndash 1945
Established to facilitate the flow
of Lend ndash Lease goods into the
Soviet Union
17
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
Statement of Joint Policy between the United States
and England
Upholds the rights of all peoples to choose their
own governments
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
14
Early 1942 -- September 1945 USSR
16500 Aircraft of all types
9000 tanks or self-propelled guns
362000 trucks
47000 jeeps
131633 submachine guns
3000 rocket launchers
14000000 pairs of boots
532000 tons of US sugar
485000 tons of canned meat (ie Spam)
15
Rationing in
UK ends in
1954
16
The Persian Gulf Command 1942 ndash 1945
Established to facilitate the flow
of Lend ndash Lease goods into the
Soviet Union
17
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
Statement of Joint Policy between the United States
and England
Upholds the rights of all peoples to choose their
own governments
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
15
Rationing in
UK ends in
1954
16
The Persian Gulf Command 1942 ndash 1945
Established to facilitate the flow
of Lend ndash Lease goods into the
Soviet Union
17
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
Statement of Joint Policy between the United States
and England
Upholds the rights of all peoples to choose their
own governments
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
16
The Persian Gulf Command 1942 ndash 1945
Established to facilitate the flow
of Lend ndash Lease goods into the
Soviet Union
17
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
Statement of Joint Policy between the United States
and England
Upholds the rights of all peoples to choose their
own governments
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
17
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
Statement of Joint Policy between the United States
and England
Upholds the rights of all peoples to choose their
own governments
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
18
United States amp England
August 1941
ldquoAtlantic
Charterrdquo
US will provide assistance to any country to resist
Fascist aggression
Unusual because England at war US was neutral
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
19
Atlantic Charter commits US warships
involved in patrolling Atlantic serving
as convoy escorts
Sept 1941 ndash USS Greer engages
German U-boat ndash 1st American ship to
attack the Germans
31 Oct 1941 USS Ruben James
torpedoed by the U-552 and sunk with
loss of 115 of the 159 sailors on the ship
America in Combat Prior to the
Declared Hostilities
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
Note Possession
20
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
21
September 1940 Japan signs the Tripartite Pact
with Germany amp Italy (Axis)
Allied nations at war have
concerns about the Axis
United States embargos all trade
with Japan
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
War Arrives in America
22
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
War Arrives in America
23
7 December 1941
ldquoA Day that will Live in
Infamyrdquo
Damaged Destroyed
4 Battleships
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
No Carriers Hit
2402 Killed
1282 Wounded
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
24
11 December 1941
Germany Italy Declare War Against United States
Rome ndash Berlin ndash Japan =
ldquoAxis Powersrdquo
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
25
Internment of ldquoEnemy Aliensrdquo
Fear of Sabotage
Fear of Espionage
Fear of Disloyalty
Japanese = 110000
Germans = 15000 ndash 18000
Italians = 5000 ndash 6000
Evacuation our of major cities on both
the east and west coasts
Internment Camps in American West
Rocky Mountain Southwest States
Internment also included nationals not
residing in the US = seamen at ports
Some are later repatriated to their
countries via neutral nationsCrystal City Texas
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
Arcadia Conference
bullDecember 1941 ndash January 1942
bullWashington DC
bullStatement of Joint Policy as Allies
bullChurchill Roosevelt (No Stalin)
bullEurope First Strategy Approved
Had to Keep England in the War
bullPacific War Would get Second Priority
Not an Immediate Threat to the
Survival of Either the United
States or Great Britain
bullCombine all Assets Resources Under a
Single Command
26
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
27
Japanese War
Objectives
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
28
Allied Forces
Disposition
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Short Campaigns (Weeks Not Months)
Little Use of Heavy Equipment Heavy Tanks
More Brutal
ldquoIsland Hoppingrdquo
South Pacific Campaign ndash Navy Marines
(Nimitz)
Southwest Pacific Campaign ndash Army with
Navy and Army Air Forces (MacArthur)
Greater Distances ndash Pacific Ocean
29
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
Pacific Theater
Lower Casualties in Total
Highly Mobile
Seasonal Weather (Monsoons)
Tropical Diseases
Primarily an American Operation with British
and Commonwealth Forces ndash Dutch French
Chinese
30
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Longer Campaigns
Heavy Equipment Greater use of Tanks
Heavy Artillery
Some Civility ndash Geneva Convention
Higher Casualties
Army with Army Air Force
Small amount of Naval Support
31
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
War in the Pacific vs War in Europe
European Theater
Greater Numbers of Troops Involved
Harsh Winter Weather
More Destructive
Longer Time in Combat for Soldiers
Fought in Urban Areas
American British Commonwealth amp
Others
32
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
World War II
in the Pacific
33
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
34
South Pacific
Theater (Nimitz)
Vs
Southwest Pacific
Theater (MacArthur)
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
Face of Naval Warfare Will Change
Battleships are no Longer the Center of the Task Force
The Aircraft Carrier will be the Focus of the War at Sea
Naval Surface Battles will be Fought Without the
Major Combatants ever Making sight of the Other
Submarines Play a Critical role in the War
War in the Atlantic = German U-Boats vs Allied
Convoys bound for Europe
War in the Pacific = American Submarines vs
Japanese Supply Ships
35
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
36
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
Public Morale Very Low After Pearl Harbor
Need to Demonstrate America Is in the War
How to Strike Back LtCol Jimmy Doolittle
Break Japanrsquos Aura of Invincibility -- Bomb Japan
USS Hornet ndash 16 B-25 Mitchell Bombers
Small Bomb Load ndash Four 500 lbs Bombs
Miscellaneous Targets over Japan
37
1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
Doolittle Raid ndash 18 April 1942 ndash America Strikes Back
38
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
39
Japanese Intentions -1942
Disrupt LOC Resupply
Invade Australia
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
40
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
41
Battle of the Coral Sea
6 ndash 8 May 1942
Japanese Tactical Victory
American Strategic Victory
Japanese Expansion Halted
1st Battle at sea when opposing
ships never caught sight of each
other
Battle strictly fought with aircraft
Bottom Line Result = Draw
USS Lexington Sunk
USS Yorktown Damaged
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
42
Akagi
Dauntless Dive Bombers
Principal Combatants at Midway
Fletcher Spruance
Yamamoto
Nagumo
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
43
Shifts the Balance of Power
in the Pacific
End of the Japanese Expansion
4 ndash 7 June 1942
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
44
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
45
Guadalcanal
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
46
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
(The First Offensive of the War)
US Marine Corps (August) US Army (November)US Navy supply and support (sporadic)
Very bloody and brutal campaign(August 1942 ndash February 1943)
New type of warfare for the Americans
47
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
The First American Ground Campaign
of World War II -- Guadalcanal
48
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
The First American Ground Campaign of World War II -- Guadalcanal
49
Japanese attempt to regain
Henderson Field wheavy losses
24 Oct 1942
Sgt John Basilone Medal of Honor
Killed on 1st day at Iwo Jima Feb 1945
Buried at Arlington
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
Guadalcanal(The First Offensive of the War)
Early February 1943 Japanese evacuate via Cape Esperance ndash unusual ndash for the rest of the war the Japanese will fight to the death
Japanese have a great deal more experience ndash however suffer from the same tropical diseases and problems as the US
1500 US dead 24000 Japanese dead
This battle is significant because it demonstrates the need for a strong logistical supply chain to keep forces in combat operations
50
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
51
After Guadalcanal the war will focus
on the two theaters
South Pacific under Nimitz
(Navy Marines)
Southwest Pacific under Mac Arthur
(Army Marines USAAF ndash Naval Support)
Both will converge in the Philippines in Fall of 1944
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