1 0, 0 0 0 Y E A R S !
Australian troops arrive in Singapore
Japan's Imperial Army receives British surrender
Japan takes quick control of the Far East
Local militias are disinterested defenders of Dutch rule
Britain's forces / completely overwhelmed
U.S. Army makes last stand at Bataan
Infantry attack on U.S. position using flamethrower
Headlines bring Americans the bad news
Sailors abandon sinking HMS Prince of Wales
Pacific Theater - 1942
1. East Indies
* Japan gains possession of strategic resources
* oil, rubber, iron...
* US submarines attack ships transporting these riches
2. Pearl Harbor 7 DEC 1941
* Home to the US Pacific Fleet
* Recovering - most battleships restored, modernized
* Plotting - Nimitz probing for enemy weakness
3. Coral Sea 4 MAY 1942
* US Task Force chance encounter with Japan's warships
* amphibious assault
* Carrier Lexington sunk but attack on New Guinea thwarted
4. Midway 4 JUN 1942
* Japan loses all 4 of its fleet carriers in crushing defeat
* Turning point in war
5. Guadalcanal 7 AUG 1942
* US Marines steal airbase from Japan on island near Australia
* Military leaders at Pearl believe Japan's defense over-extended
* vulnerable
THE CELEBRATION IS OVER / ALREADY
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love
dad
© Tom Taylor
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