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Just so we’re clear, the Pacific theater of World War II fucking sucked.
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The Allies faced a tenacious enemy who refused to give up and didn’t subscribe to the Geneva Conventions; they considered anyone who wasn’t Japanese a member of an inferior race and treated them as such. Add in nasty jungle diseases and it was a whole lot of not fun. The…
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On this day in history, 4 December 1943, the U.S. conducts airstrikes against Kwajalein Atoll in preparation for the invasion of the Marshall Islands.
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Although the invasion itself was not set to start until 31 January of 1944, the pre-invasion strikes helped soften the Japanese resistance on the islands. The planning and execution of the Marshalls campaign helped to restore faith in the American military planning capabilities after operations such as Tarawa, nicknamed “Bloody…
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When reviewing the Asia/Pacific conflict during World War II, it is important to put it in the context of the greater global war.
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While involving over 50 countries and as many colonies and territories, the conduct of World War II essentially boiled down to a contest between six major powers divided evenly into two competing coalitions. For the Allies, this consisted of the British Empire, the Soviet Union and the United States. Confronting…
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1944: Company G, 26th Infantry, leads an attack into Hurtgen Forest, with the 16th Infantry on their left to the west.
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At 1200 hours on Nov. 16, Co. G moved up to the line of departure in Schevenhutte. They could hear US bombers hitting targets on the plain several miles away, and the friendly sound of their own artillery going over. The scouts of the first platoon were guiding on the…
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A key contributor to Japan’s defeat during World War II was the flawed premise guiding its war effort regarding the moral character of the Western nations and particularly that of the United States.
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Japanese authorities surmised that the Allied nations were too preoccupied and/or morally weak to engage in a protracted war if dealt a chain of early defeats. Therefore, they sought to deliver a series of quick, decisive victories that would demoralize the Allied nations and compel them to sue for peace.…
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WW2: Join the COGS… Children formed their own COG salvage gangs… They scavenged for salvage for the war effort and earnt badges for it…
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Poster – Look What’s Happening To Our Salvage – Join The ‘COGS’ Children were encouraged to help the war effort by collecting metal, paper and rags for recycling. On this poster, soap cartons have been used in the manufacture of artillery shells. Children could earn the red Junior Salvage Steward…
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The Battle of Tarawa was underway, and amongst the blood, bullets and explosions
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On November 20, 1943, the Battle of Tarawa was underway, and amongst the blood, bullets and explosions, stood U.S. Marine SSgt. William J. Bordelon. As part of the initial assault wave, the enemy fire on the beach was so heavy, that only himself and 3 other Marines managed to get…
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Harry Allen – hangman
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Period on Home Office List – 1941-1964. Harry Bernard Allen was born on the 5th of November 1911 at 50 Braithwell Street, Denaby in Yorkshire, but brought up in Ashton under Lyne in Lancashire. He was educated at St Anne’s Roman Catholic School in Burlington Street, in that town. His…
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Battle of Balikpapan (1945)
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The Battle of Balikpapan was the concluding stage of Operation Oboe, the campaign to liberate Japanese-held British and Dutch Borneo. The landings took place on 1 July 1945. The Australian 7th Division, composed of the 18th, 21st and 25th Infantry Brigades, with a small number of Netherlands East Indies KNIL troops, made an amphibious landing, codenamed Operation Oboe Two, a few miles north of Balikpapan. The…
