WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE PACIFIC OCEAN THEATER OF WWII
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Attack Japanese mainland head on
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Attack Japanese in China
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Split the attack, one looks to take the Philippines, the other takes small Pacific islands
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All out naval warfare in the Pacific with no ground war
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Detailed explanation-1: -Leapfrogging, also known as island hopping, was a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against the Empire of Japan during World War II.
Detailed explanation-2: -General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz employed a strategy of “triphibious” warfare to advance through the Pacific. This strategy involved combing air, land, and sea forces to navigate the challenging geography and distances. Overtime, this strategy came to be known as Island Hopping.
Detailed explanation-3: -The US “island hopping” strategy targeted key islands and atolls to capture and equip with airstrips, bringing B-29 bombers within range of the enemy homeland, while hopping over strongly defended islands, cutting off supply lanes and leaving them to wither.