The End of World War II in the Pacific: The History of the Final Campaigns that Led to Imperial Japan’s Surrender

Charles River Editors

By the spring of 1943, American military planners had begun to create a plan to dislodge Japan from east and southeast Asia. To do so, parts of the Philippines were considered main strategic points in the potential Allied attack in the Pacific. The...

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Opening Credits

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Introduction

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Planning and Preparations in 1944

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Bombing missions in 1944

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Saipan

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The Battle of the Philippine Sea

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Tinian

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Guam

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Pushing to the Philippines

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The Battle of the Sibuyan Sea

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The Battle of Surigao Strait

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Samar

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Cape Engaño

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The Invasion of Leyte Island

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Early 1945

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A Change in Strategy

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The Defenses on Iwo Jima

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The Opening Phases at Iwo Jima

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Securing Iwo Jima

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The Beginning of the Okinawa Campaign

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Fighting in the South

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Fighting in the North

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May 1945

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The End of the Okinawa Campaign

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The Manhattan Project

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Using the Bombs

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Ending Credits

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