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The Battle of Truk Lagoon
· An account of Operation HAILSTONE, the February 1944 attack on the Japanese Navy at Truk (Chuuk).
Ulithi Project Homepage
· An ongoing research project into aspects of wartime life on the US naval facility at the Ulithi atoll, located in Micronesia.
The Last Mission of WWII
· cached · Account of a B29 bombing mission targeting an oil refinery 277 miles northwest of Tokyo in August 1945, several days after the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Pacific's World War II
· Information about the major events of World War II in the Pacific, arranged chronologically, with biographies of major military and political figures on both sides. Site is also available in French.
War Of Our Fathers
· cached · Photographs of the Pacific battlefields of World War II by Richard Marin, slide show. Includes images of Philippines, Tarawa, Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Iwo Jima, Okinawa. Peleliu, and others.
World War II in the Pacific
· iweb · cached · A variety of topics concerning the war in the Pacific, including battles, ships, personalities, torpedoes, aircraft.
Pacific Theatre
· Brief overview of the campaigns in the Pacific, with internal links to further information about each of the campaigns and battles.
World War II in the Pacific--1941 to 1945
· Dedicated to the four year battle in the Pacific theater between Japan, and the United States. Includes timelines, ships, and key battles.
Pacific Naval Battles
· cached · Comprehensive page covering the naval conflict in the Pacific Theater. Includes keys to ships, maps, commanders, and links.
WWII in the Pacific
· iweb · cached · U.S. Army Signal Corps photos from the Pacific theater of operations in WWII, along with text and pictures from military publications of the time.
West Point Atlas - Asia-Pacific Theater
· The war with Japan described in 50 maps.
Naval Air War In The Pacific
· cached · Visual history of U.S. Navy and Marine air units in WWII in the Pacific. Includes photos, paintings, and text covering the men, aircraft, carriers, tactics, and battles.
Pacific War
· cached · Interactive animations of key Pacific war battles including Midway, the Doolittle Raid, and Coral Sea.
Battle of Peleliu
· iweb · cached · A tribute to PFC Joe South, including a memorial page, art by Tom Lea, and after action reports.
Japanese Bombing Raid on Darwin RAAF Airfield
· cached · Brief account of Japanese air attack on Australian airfield on March 28, 1942, by Mitsubishi "Betty" bombers.
The Bombing of Darwin
· cached · National Archives of Australia Fact Sheet on the bombing of Darwin Airfield by Japanese aircraft in March 1942. Overview of the attack, with detailed references to sets of records available for research in the National Archives.
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