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Theater of World War II
The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II fought between Japan and the Allies in
Pacific_War
Territorial conflict between Chile and allied Peru and Bolivia (1879–84)
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
War_of_the_Pacific
Theatre of World War II
The Pacific Ocean theater of World War II was a major theater of war between the Allied powers and the Empire of Japan during World War II. It was one
Pacific Ocean theater of World War II
Pacific_Ocean_theater_of_World_War_II
War crimes committed by the Empire of Japan
and during World War II, the Empire of Japan committed numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity across various Asian–Pacific nations, most notably
Japanese_war_crimes
or countries, winning the offensive. Before 1942 and inclusion in the Pacific War: 1937-07-07 – 1937-07-09 Marco Polo Bridge incident 1937-08-13 – 1937-11-26
Outline_of_the_Pacific_War
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Pacific War in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Pacific War (1941–1945), also known as the Pacific Theaters of World War II, was a conflict
Pacific_War_(disambiguation)
2010 American war drama miniseries
The Pacific is a 2010 American war drama miniseries produced by HBO, Playtone, and DreamWorks that premiered in the United States on March 14, 2010. The
The_Pacific_(miniseries)
Theatre of World War II
The South West Pacific theatre, during World War II, was a major theatre of the war between the Allies and the Axis. It included the Philippines, the Dutch
South West Pacific theatre of World War II
South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II
Marine hydrozoan
bluebottle or Indo-Pacific Portuguese man o' war, is a marine hydrozoan of the order Siphonophorae found in the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans. A gas-filled
Physalia_utriculus
multiple American and British positions in the Pacific. The Pacific War, a major theater of World War II, further intensified Japan's engagements, leading
Japan_during_World_War_II
Submarine warfare conducted by Allied forces in the Pacific during World War II
during the Pacific War and were a key contributor to the defeat of the Empire of Japan. A total of 283 allied submarines were active in the Pacific and Southeast
Allied submarines in the Pacific War
Allied_submarines_in_the_Pacific_War
During World War I, conflict on the Asian continent and the islands of the Pacific included naval battles, the Allied conquest of German colonial possessions
Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I
Asian_and_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_I
Largest ocean on Earth
harbors of the Pacific Ocean Pacific Alliance Pacific coast Pacific Time Zone Seven Seas Trans-Pacific Partnership War of the Pacific Shackleton fracture
Pacific_Ocean
Three volume history of the Pacific War by Ian W. Toll
The Pacific War Trilogy is a three-volume history of the war in the Pacific, written by author and military historian Ian W. Toll. The series was published
The_Pacific_War_Trilogy
1958 film by Joshua Logan
Fred Hynes. It is set in 1943, during World War II, on an island in the South Pacific. During World War II, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marines are preparing
South_Pacific_(1958_film)
Maritime museum in Texas, United States
The National Museum of the Pacific War is located in Fredericksburg, Texas, the boyhood home of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. Nimitz served as commander
National Museum of the Pacific War
National_Museum_of_the_Pacific_War
1992 video game
Gary Grigsby's Pacific War is a 1992 computer wargame for MS-DOS from Strategic Simulations It covers World War II in the Pacific between the Japanese
Gary_Grigsby's_Pacific_War
Global conflict (1939–1945)
days later. Dates for the beginning of the Pacific War include the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War on 7 July 1937, or the earlier Japanese invasion
World_War_II
1898 conflict between Spain and the United States
after Spain and the U.S. declared war. The war was fought in both the Caribbean and the Pacific, where American war advocates correctly anticipated that
Spanish–American_War
1945 Soviet invasion of Manchukuo
agreed to Allied pleas to enter World War II in the Pacific Theater within three months of the end of the war in Europe. On 26 July, the US, the UK,
Soviet–Japanese_War
Japanese mandate territory (1919–1947)
Japan by the League of Nations following World War I. The mandate consisted of islands in the north Pacific Ocean that had been part of German New Guinea
South_Seas_Mandate
Area of U.S. Pacific operations in World War II
The Asiatic-Pacific theater was the theater of operations of U.S. forces during World War II in and around the Pacific Ocean. From mid-1942 until the end
Asiatic-Pacific_theater
War, used by the Soviet Union for the Eastern Front against Nazi Germany, and the Greater East Asia War, used by Imperial Japan for the Pacific War.
Names_of_World_War_II
September, effectively declaring naval war on Germany and Italy in the Battle of the Atlantic. In the Pacific Theater, there was unofficial early US combat
Military history of the United States during World War II
Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II
Overview of Japanese army activity during WWII in the Pacific
The Pacific War lasted from 1941 to 1945, with the Empire of Japan fighting against the United States, the British Empire and their allies. Most of the
Imperial Japanese Army during the Pacific War
Imperial_Japanese_Army_during_the_Pacific_War
Town in Gilbert Islands, Kiribati
High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, February 1944. Resture, Jane. "War in the Pacific" "Betio (Tarawa)". Pacific Wrecks. Source: NZ National Archives
Betio
U.S. military command in World War II
Pacific Ocean Areas (POA) was a major Allied military command in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II. It was one of four major Allied commands during
Pacific_Ocean_Areas
1968 film by John Boorman
Marvin and Toshiro Mifune, the only two actors in the film. Set in the Pacific War, it follows an American pilot and a Japanese naval officer who are stranded
Hell_in_the_Pacific
Alternate history novel series
The Pacific War is a series of alternate history novels written by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen with Albert S. Hanser. The series deals with
Pacific_War_series
1994 video game
The Pacific Air War is combat flight simulation developed and published by MicroProse for MS-DOS in 1994. It is based on the U.S. and Japanese Pacific War
1942:_The_Pacific_Air_War
Japanese submarines in the Pacific War consisted of 176 boats of the Imperial Japanese Navy. During the war Japanese submarines sank two US aircraft carriers
Japanese submarines in the Pacific War
Japanese_submarines_in_the_Pacific_War
Different time zones in the history of the United States
reinstated nationally early in World War II and was continuously observed until the end of the war. After the war its use varied among states and localities
History of time in the United States
History_of_time_in_the_United_States
Area bombardment technique
557 tons of napalm) on Korea, more than during the entire Pacific War. During the Vietnam War, with the escalating situation in Southeast Asia, 28 B-52Fs
Carpet_bombing
1949 Broadway musical
The plot centers on an American nurse stationed on a South Pacific island during World War II, who falls in love with a middle-aged expatriate French
South_Pacific_(musical)
Theatre of military operations during World War II
World War II, lasting from September 1939 to May 1945, was one of two main theatres of combat during World War II, the other being the Pacific War. The
European theatre of World War II
European_theatre_of_World_War_II
1945 attacks in Japan during WWII
Tokyo. The war in Europe concluded when Germany surrendered on 8 May 1945, and the Allies turned their full attention to the Pacific War. By July 1945
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
conflict, and the third time was as a South Pacific area of command during the middle of the Pacific War. First established on June 14, 1905, the 4th
4th Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
4th_Fleet_(Imperial_Japanese_Navy)
1937–1945 conflict in East Asia
Manchuria through the atomic bombings, and including both the war in China and the Pacific war. When the invasion of China proper began in earnest in July
Second_Sino-Japanese_War
Book about the Pacific War: 1941 to 1942
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941–1942 is the first volume in the Pacific War trilogy, written by historian Ian W. Toll. The book is a
Pacific_Crucible
2017 history book by S. C. M. Paine
The Japanese Empire: Grand Strategy from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacific War is a 2017 history book by S. C. M. Paine about the Empire of Japan. The
The_Japanese_Empire_(book)
1925 novel by Hector Charles Bywater
The Great Pacific War was a 1925 novel by British author Hector Charles Bywater which discussed a hypothetical future war between Japan and the United
The_Great_Pacific_War
American campaign medal
The Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal was a United States military award of the Second World War, which was awarded to any member of the United States Armed
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
Asiatic–Pacific_Campaign_Medal
Period of Japanese history (1926–1989)
upheavals and conflicts such as the Great Depression and the Pacific War. Defeat in the Second World War brought about radical change in Japan. For the first
Shōwa_era
1978 World War II board wargame
War in the Pacific: The Campaign Against Imperial Japan, 1941–45, is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1978 that simulates
War in the Pacific (board game)
War_in_the_Pacific_(board_game)
The Pacific War Council was an inter-governmental body established in 1942 and intended to control the Allied war effort in the Pacific and Asian campaigns
Pacific_War_Council
American gunboat captured during the Pacific War (1942) Karatsu (ex-USS Luzon) Italian gunboat captured during the Pacific War (1943) Okitsu (ex-Lepanto) Sumida
List of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy
List_of_ships_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Navy
1877 Japanese samurai revolt
known more widely in Japanese as the Seinan War (Japanese: 西南戦争, Hepburn: Seinan Sensō; lit. 'Southwestern War'), was a revolt of disaffected samurai against
Satsuma_Rebellion
2004 video game
of Honor: Allied Assault, with its story set during the Pacific War. Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault introduced some new features to the franchise, such
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
Medal_of_Honor:_Pacific_Assault
American naval officer (1885–1966)
role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air
Chester_W._Nimitz
1942 major naval battle in World War II
The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place on 4–7 June 1942, six months after Japan's attack
Battle_of_Midway
Propaganda in the Empire of Japan (1937–1945)
Dower, War Without Mercy: Race & Power in the Pacific War p24 ISBN 0-394-50030-X John W. Dower, War Without Mercy: Race & Power in the Pacific War p24-5
Propaganda in Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II
Propaganda_in_Japan_during_the_Second_Sino-Japanese_War_and_World_War_II
American author and military historian (born 1967)
historian who lives in New York City. He wrote The Pacific War Trilogy, a three-volume history of the Pacific War. Toll graduated from St George's School in Middletown
Ian_W._Toll
2004 video game
War in the Pacific: The Struggle Against Japan 1941–1945 is a 2004 computer wargame developed by 2 by 3 Games and published by Matrix Games. Designed by
War in the Pacific (video game)
War_in_the_Pacific_(video_game)
UN trust territory (1947–1994)
Imperial Japanese South Seas Mandate had been seized by the US during the Pacific War, as Japan had administered the territory since the League of Nations
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Trust_Territory_of_the_Pacific_Islands
Report on the effects of Allied strategic bombing during World War II
their attention to the war efforts against Imperial Japan during the Pacific War, including a separate section on the recent use of the atomic bomb in
United States Strategic Bombing Survey
United_States_Strategic_Bombing_Survey
1944 battle during the Pacific Campaign of World War II
by the United States against the Empire of Japan during the Pacific campaign of World War II between 15 June and 9 July 1944. The initial invasion triggered
Battle_of_Saipan
the Central Pacific including an attack on the US fleet at Pearl Harbor. Britain and America declared war on Japan, opening the Pacific War. The Grand
Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II
Military_history_of_the_United_Kingdom_during_World_War_II
2008 video game
and missions. World at War's campaign focuses on the Pacific and Eastern Front theaters of World War II; its story is told primarily from the perspectives
Call_of_Duty:_World_at_War
Thailand and the Empire of Japan in mid-December 1941. At the start of the Pacific War, the Japanese Empire pressured the Thai government to allow the passage
Thailand_in_World_War_II
Act but subsequently after the attack declared war on Japan the next day and entered the Pacific War. Then on December 11, 1941, four days after the
Consequences of the attack on Pearl Harbor
Consequences_of_the_attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
Japanese admiral (1887–1944)
station at the installation were critical factors in Japan's defeat in the Pacific War. Nagumo was surrounded by able lieutenants such as Minoru Genda and Mitsuo
Chūichi_Nagumo
Major 1945 battle of the Pacific War
Okinawa-sen), codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by the United States Army and United
Battle_of_Okinawa
2008 British TV series or programme
covering the Western Front, Eastern Front, North African Campaign and the Pacific War. In the United States, it was on syndication on the Military Channel
World_War_II_in_Colour
Japan's naval force in the Second World War
At the beginning of the Pacific War in December 1941, which was during World War II, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was the third most powerful navy
Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II
Imperial_Japanese_Navy_in_World_War_II
communist and Bolshevik threat. Portugal was also neutral during the Pacific War. Its colony of Macau was isolated following the Japanese conquest of
Portugal_during_World_War_II
Philippines, Iwo Jima, or Okinawa. Allied operations in the Atlantic and Pacific war theaters were interconnected because they frequently competed for scarce
Pacific Theater aircraft carrier operations during World War II
Pacific_Theater_aircraft_carrier_operations_during_World_War_II
1986 history book by John W. Dower
War Without Mercy: Race & Power In the Pacific War is a 1986 history book written by John W. Dower and published by W. W. Norton & Company. The book covers
War_Without_Mercy
2019 war film by Roland Emmerich
same title, Midway. The film covers the first six months in the Pacific Theater of World War II, from the Attack on Pearl Harbor to the titular Battle of
Midway_(2019_film)
This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, military operations, and sieges. Campaigns
List_of_World_War_II_battles
Japanese heavy bomber
World War II. It began operations during the Second Sino-Japanese War participating in the Nomonhan Incident, and in the first stages of the Pacific War, including
Mitsubishi_Ki-21
Principal ground force of the Empire of Japan
Rebellion, and fighting across the Asia-Pacific during the Pacific War. Notorious for committing widespread war crimes, the army was dissolved after Japan's
Imperial_Japanese_Army
2005 video game
Heroes of the Pacific is an aerial combat simulator game set in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. The player assumes the role of William
Heroes_of_the_Pacific
Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
death of 2,466,532 people. Among those are 1,068 convicted war criminals from the Pacific War, fourteen of whom were convicted with Class A crimes at the
Yasukuni_Shrine
Veterans cemetery in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
the Pacific War Memorial Commission and individual contributions. Arthur Godfrey helped to raise funds. The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific was
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
National_Memorial_Cemetery_of_the_Pacific
2008 video game
Call of Duty: World at War and features 13 missions in total, set in World War II. It involves the U.S. fighting in the Pacific and the Battle of the Bulge
Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts
Call_of_Duty:_World_at_War_–_Final_Fronts
1950–1953 conflict on the Korean Peninsula
entire Pacific War. Almost every substantial building in North Korea was destroyed during the war. The war's highest-ranking US prisoner-of-war, Major
Korean_War
Major World War II battle in the Pacific Theater
saw some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the Pacific War. Unique among Pacific War battles involving amphibious island landings, total American
Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
Battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II
American offensive in the critical Central Pacific region. It was also the first time in the Pacific War that the United States faced serious Japanese
Battle_of_Tarawa
Aspect of WWII history
World War II, some members of the United States military mutilated dead and injured (hors de combat) Japanese service personnel in the Pacific theater
American mutilation of Japanese war dead
American_mutilation_of_Japanese_war_dead
War crimes and massacres in World War II (1939–1945)
Mutilation of Japanese War Dead, 1941–1945" Pacific Historical Review (1992) Simon Harrison "Skull Trophies of the Pacific War: transgressive objects
War_crimes_in_World_War_II
Allied plan to invade mainland Japan, WWII
support the invasion if sufficient numbers could be produced in time. The Pacific War was not under a single Allied commander-in-chief (C-in-C). Allied command
Operation_Downfall
Japanese nation state from 1868 to 1947
large-scale military successes during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific War, most notably in the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on 7 December
Empire_of_Japan
Mediterranean, freezing Northern routes to Russia and the Pacific Ocean.[citation needed] Over the course of the war the United States Navy grew tremendously as the
Naval_history_of_World_War_II
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
Harbor during the attack and the first to sustain casualties during the Pacific War — the Battle of Midway, the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, the Battle
USS_Enterprise_(CV-6)
Japanese imperialist slogan popular during World War II
2010. Edwin P. Hoyt, Japan's War, p 196 ISBN 0-07-030612-5 John W. Dower, War Without Mercy: Race & Power in the Pacific War p223 ISBN 0-394-50030-X "『石の証言
Hakkō_ichiu
and way stations along the ATC routes in the Pacific. After the United States' entry into the Pacific War, the only air service to the Orient was operated
South Pacific air ferry route in World War II
South_Pacific_air_ferry_route_in_World_War_II
Major command of the United States Air Force responsible for the Indo-Pacific region
power to promote U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific region during peacetime, through crisis, and in war. PACAF organizes, trains, and equips the 45,000
Pacific_Air_Forces
Soldiers who kept fighting post-WWII
Japanese Navy (IJN) in the Pacific Theatre of World War II who continued fighting after the surrender of Japan at the end of the war for a variety of reasons
Japanese_holdout
2009 video game
additions. Battlestations: Pacific shifts events beyond the Battle of Midway for the American forces as they continue the war onwards to Okinawa and final
Battlestations:_Pacific
War II (1939–1945) and the Pacific War (1941–1945). By extension, it includes works regarding the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945). Additionally,
Bibliography_of_World_War_II
1904–1905 conflict in East Asia
surprise attack on the Russian Pacific Fleet at Port Arthur on 9 February [O.S. 27 January] 1904. Both sides declared war, and Japanese troops landed in
Russo-Japanese_War
1974 grand strategy wargame set during World War II
of the game, Advanced Third Reich, was published in 1992, followed by a Pacific theater counterpart, Empire of the Rising Sun, in 1995. In 2003, yet another
Rise and Decline of the Third Reich
Rise_and_Decline_of_the_Third_Reich
Japanese attack aircraft family
throughout the whole war, due to the delayed development of its successor, the B6N Tenzan. In the early part of the Pacific War, when flown by well-trained
Nakajima_B5N
Book about the Pacific war: 1942 to 1944
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
The_Conquering_Tide
Airborne warfare throughout World War II
against Hamburg (1943), Dresden (1945), and other German cities. In the Pacific War, the Japanese frequently bombed civilian populations as early as 1937–1938
Strategic bombing during World War II
Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II
1946 short story collection by James A. Michener
South Pacific is a Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of sequentially related short stories by James A. Michener about the Pacific campaign in World War II
Tales_of_the_South_Pacific
Allied military command in World War II
South West Pacific Area (SWPA) was the name given to the Allied supreme military command in the South West Pacific Theatre of World War II. It was one
South_West_Pacific_Area
Australian territory from 1919 to 1975
Australian forces during World War I. Most of the Territory of New Guinea was occupied by Imperial Japan during the Pacific War, between 1942 and 1945. During
Territory_of_New_Guinea
Australian Airmen in the Pacific War. Crows Nest, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-74175-901-3. Dower, John W. (1986). War Without Mercy. Knopf
United_States_war_crimes
Aspect of Asian history
efforts of their territories in the Western Pacific. During the occupation of Japan, leading Japanese war crime charges were reserved for those who participated
End_of_World_War_II_in_Asia
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Girl/Female
Arabic
Precious; Lord of Specific Wood
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Tamil
Aim; Destination; Who has a Specific Goal Everywhere; Target
Surname or Lastname
German
German : eastern variant of Drescher.English : from an agent derivative of Middle English dressen ‘to arrange’ (in certain specific senses), possibly an occupational name for someone who dressed or finished cloth. Compare Fuller.
Surname or Lastname
English (Warwickshire) and Scottish (Stirling, Lanarkshire, West Lothian)
English (Warwickshire) and Scottish (Stirling, Lanarkshire, West Lothian) : unexplained.Americanized form of German Huske or Hueske.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Hayagriv | ஹயாகà¯à®°à®¿à®µ
One of krishnas incarnations. specific to education
Hayagriv | ஹயாகà¯à®°à®¿à®µ
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pacifist, Peaceful, Consoler
Surname or Lastname
English (Warwickshire) unexplained.
English (Warwickshire) unexplained. : unexplained. Probably a variant of Ligons.English (Warwickshire) unexplained. : alternatively possibly a variant of Higgins due to misdivision of some such name as Al Higgins.
Girl/Female
Muslim American Celtic Egyptian German Teutonic
Peaceful. Pacifist.
Boy/Male
Hindu
No specific meaning. but he was considered to be the best disciple in indian mythology
Girl/Female
British, Christian, English, German
Pacify
Boy/Male
Hindu
One of krishnas incarnations. specific to education
Boy/Male
Tamil
Prahalathan | பà¯à®°à®¹à®²à®¾à®¤à®¨
No specific meaning. but he was considered to be the best disciple in indian mythology
Prahalathan | பà¯à®°à®¹à®²à®¾à®¤à®¨
Surname or Lastname
English (Warwickshire)
English (Warwickshire) : unexplained. Compare Higgason.
Girl/Female
Muslim American
Peaceful. Pacifist.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, Nigerian
Flaxen; Pacific Islander
Female
Hindi/Indian
(शानà¥à¤¤à¤¾) Hindi name SHANTA means "calm, pacified."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Calmed; Pacific Sea
Surname or Lastname
English (Warwickshire)
English (Warwickshire) : probably a variant of Hankinson.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Pacifist, Peaceful, Consoler
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Deemer.French : habitational name apparently associated with a specific domain; the source is unclear, because of the wide range of local variants.
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