War in the Pacific

The U.S. attacks the Marshall Islands.

The Allies capture Saipan, Tinian and Guam.

The Allies keep supply lines open to China.

The fight for Bloody Nose Ridge. MacArthur attacks Japanese strongholds in the Palau Islands.

After three years, the Allies free the Philippines. Battles of Leyte, Manilla and Luzon.

The Marines hoist the flag after a bloody victory at Iwo Jima.

Kamikaze pilots attack Allied forces as they approach Okinawa.

The United States drops the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Japan surrenders aboard the battleship Missouri.

The postwar Pacific witnesses nationalism and communism.

Tensions begin to rise in Korea.