The Pacific Theatre of WW2 was fought over a huge area of sea and islands in the Pacific Ocean. This unique terrain meant that most battles depended on naval and aerial operations as oppose to ground operations. These 3 documentaries take a look at 3 important aerial operations of the conflict and how they affected the outcome of the war.
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do you ever just sit and think about how many things would INSTANTLY be better if China suddenly became a nuclear wasteland?
Yes it was, from Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki.
I don't know if it was air combat, as far as plane on plane, but US was able to put numbers of dive bombers and fighter bombers that sunk Japan's ships, Japan was considered to have the most powerful navy of the war
No, it was decided by Unrestricted Submarine Warfare.
The moron that came up with the Kamakazi idea should have went first.
Such a foolish ineffective waste of life.
So….is the Japanese soul the soul of the kamikaze, or is the pilot adopting this as his truth because the truth of the failure and depravity of the men responsible for the conduct of the war is too difficult to for him to bear, and to justify his falling for it?? I’m not necessarily saying it’s a conscious decision on his part, but the human brain can shield us from our deepest hurts in many very creative ways. At any rate, it’s definitely not a position I can respect. In fact, I think it was an utterly obscene act on the part of the Japanese naval leadership to even make the suggestion. But it must also be kept in mind that Tojo refused to surrender after the first atomic bomb incinerated 70,000 people.
I mean, was that ever in question? Naval air power was probably the single most important military aspect of the pacific campaign.
They helped. The main weapon that won the Pacific Theatre were the 2 Atomic bombs.
“I was a Kamikaze and all I got was a small cup of lukewarm sake!”
I'm sorry, but if you think the best use of an airplane is to waste it, and it's pilot, trying to crash it into a ship…you are stupid, and deserve to lose. Then again, it was suicide for the Japanese to go to war. That old idiot can be just as proud as he wants to be, but the entire conduct of the Japanese military code was to care nothing for their fighting men. A perfect formula for losing a war.
Fantastico Kamikaze pilots… With love and respect from Viet Nam… allahu akhbar.
It was decided by U.S. Marines.
Yes!
I know that the U.S. and U.K. are peoples divided by a common language, but WHY do Brits call the Japanese fighters "Zekees," we Americans call them "Zeeks."
I mean, was that ever in question? Naval air power was probably the single most important military aspect of the pacific campaign.
Like vest bombs idiots get talked into it if it's so great why doesn't top dogs dive in do it they seek out less than smart weirdos
Amazing!