Chrysler Corporation presents the War in the Pacific (1948)

While World War II (1939-1945) was being fought in Europe, it also spanned across countless Pacific islands, with American and Japanese forces clashing in a brutal island-hopping campaign. From the surprise attack on Wake Island in the early morning of December 8, 1941, to the bloody conquest of Tarawa Atoll that lasted four days in November 1943, the American military faced unwavering Japanese defense. The Solomon Islands battlegrounds erupted on Guadalcanal (August 7, 1942 - February 9, 1943), New Georgia (June 30 - July 31, 1943), and Bougainville (November 1, 1943 - August 15, 1945). Further north, the Mariana Islands campaign secured strategic airfields on Guam (July 21 - August 10, 1944), Saipan (June 15 - July 9, 1944), and Tinian (July 24 - August 1, 1944), bringing Japan within bomber range. The war's final crescendo echoed on Iwo Jima (February 19 - March 26, 1945) and Okinawa (April 1 - June 21, 1945) before the surrender in 1945. But the Pacific War was not confined to these iconic battles.
In Papua New Guinea, a brutal and often forgotten conflict raged. Starting with the Kokoda Track campaign (July 23 - November 16, 1942), where outnumbered Australians held off a Japanese advance, the tide turned with the Buna-Gona campaign (November 16, 1942 - January 22, 1943) and the Salamaua-Lae campaign (March 29 - September 16, 1943). The fight continued with the Finisterre Range campaign (September 15, 1943 - April 26, 1944) and the Admiralty Islands campaign (February 29 - May 23, 1944), finally securing control of the island nation. These battles, fought across a vast and diverse island chain, marked a pivotal chapter in World War II and shaped the future of the Pacific region. They stand as testaments to the courage and sacrifice of both sides, etched in the memory of the islands they forever changed.
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