Blogs Posts on "Pacific Theater"

World War II History for October 26 by World War II History on Oct 26, 2009Today in WWII History World War II History for October 26 26 October 1942 – The US carrier USS Hornet and destroyer USS Porter were sunk in the Battle of Santa Cruz. It was the last time carrier based aircraft were used by the Japanese in the G...

World War II History for August 24 by World War II History on Aug 24, 2009Today in WWII History World War II History for August 24 08.24.1942 – U.S. forces sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryuho in the Battle of the East Solomon Islands. During this battle the “coastwatchers,” volunteers that reported o...

World War II History for August 10 by World War II History on Aug 10, 2009Today in WWII History World War II History for August 10 10 Aug 1944 - Hitler moves the entire 2,000-plane Luftwaffe force to Western Europe in a bid to challenge the power of the Allies’ collective air strength. 10 Aug 1944 - U.S. forces defea...

WWII Machine Gun Nest by World War II History on Aug 5, 2009Photo: WWII Machine Gun Nest, Pacific Theater...

World War II History for July 24 by World War II History on Jul 24, 2009Today in WWII History: 1941 - Vichy France grants Japan bases in its Indochina colonies; 1943 - Operation Gomorrah is launched; 'Window' radar jamming...

World War II History for July 6 by World War II History on Jul 6, 2009Today in WWII History World War II History for July 6 1942 - Diarist Anne Frank and her family took refuge from the Nazis in Amsterdam. 1942 - Japanese forces landed on Guadalcanal Island and began constructing an airfield. On February 1, 1943 the Ja...

Video – Pacific Carriers by World War II History on Jul 2, 2009Video Clip: WWII In Color – Aircraft Carriers in the Pacific Table of WWII Aircraft Carriers Fleet Carriers ID Name Commission Tons Fleet Lost CV -1 Langley (AV-3) redesignated 19,360 542 Java CV -2 Lexington 12/14/2027...

Bittersweet Reunion Pt 2 of 2 by World War II History on Jun 26, 2009Bittersweet Reunion, Part 2 of 2 MacArthur embraces the freed Wainwright, 30 Aug 1945 On 20 Aug 1945, as Russian troops liberated a Japanese prisoners of war camp in Manchuria in northeastern China, Jonathan Wainwright found himself a free man for...

Bittersweet Reunion Pt 1 of 2 by World War II History on Jun 25, 2009Bittersweet Reunion, Part 1 of 2 Wainwright and MacArthur, date unknown “Drained of the confidence he had always shown”, journalist Clark Lee of the Associated Press noted when he saw Douglas MacArthur in March of 1942. Lee had no idea...

The Pacific Trailer by World War II History on Jun 22, 2009The Pacific – HBO Mini Series (2010) For all those that liked HBO’s “Band of Brothers”, a new 10-part HBO mini-series is on the way from from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. The Pacific tells the intertwined stories of three M...