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In Allied countries during the war, the "Pacific War" was not usually distinguished from World War II, or was known simply as the War against Japan. In the United States, the term Pacific theater was widely used. The US Armed Forces considered the China Burma India theater to be distinct from the Asiatic-Pacific theater during the conflict.
The War of the Pacific (Spanish: Guerra del Pacífico), also known by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Chilean claims on coastal Bolivian territory in the Atacama Desert , the war ended with victory for Chile, which gained a significant amount of resource-rich ...
1941-12-07 Japan declares war on the United States and the United Kingdom; 1941-12-08 The United States and the United Kingdom declare war on Japan; 1941-12-08 – 1941-12-25 Battle of Hong Kong; 1941-12-08 – 1942-01-31 Malayan Campaign; 1941-12-10 Sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse; 1941-12-11 – 1941-12-24 Battle of Wake Island
Pacific Ocean theater of World War II (20 C, 132 P) South West Pacific theatre of World War II (10 C, 224 P) South-East Asian theatre of World War II (12 C, 58 P)
The Pacific Combat Zone is a re-creation of a Pacific island battlefield, and includes a Quonset Hut, a PT boat and base, Japanese tank, palm trees, and machine gun placements. Re-enactments, called Living History exhibits, are held throughout the year. [ 16 ]
Japanese naval aircraft prepare to take off from an aircraft carrier U.S. 5th Marines evacuate injured personnel during actions on Guadalcanal on November 1, 1942 An SBD Dauntless flies patrol over USS Washington and USS Lexington during the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, November 12, 1943 USS Bunker Hill hit by two Kamikazes in thirty seconds on 11 May 1945 off Kyushu
Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944–1945 is the third and final volume in the Pacific War trilogy. The book is a narrative history of the final phase of the Pacific War, which took place in the western Pacific between the Allies and the Empire of Japan. It was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2020 (hardcover and Kindle).
The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 is the second volume in the Pacific War trilogy written by best selling author and historian Ian W. Toll. The book is a narrative history of the middle phase of the Pacific War, which took place in the central and southern Pacific between the Allies and the Empire of Japan.