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Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War Eric Lacroix, Linton Wells II
Publisher: Chatham Publishing

Despite his clumsiness, he surprised the Japanese fleet. At the first night, the US under Rear Admiral Callaghan, challenged the Japanese using cruisers only. Preparations for Invasion of Japan | World War II Database. Denying intelligence to Hawaii (HI); on Nov 27, misleading the commanders into thinking negotiations with Japan were continuing to prevent them from realizing the war was on; having false information sent to HI about the location of the Japanese off the American supply of petroleum will lead promptly to the invasion of Netherland East Indiesit seems certain she would also include military action against the Philippine Islands, which would immediately involve us in a Pacific war. Tally of shells fired would result to 850 16-inch shells from battleships, 1,440 8-inch shells from heavy cruisers, and a staggering 2,500 5-inch shells from supporting destroyers. My Father and Uncle were to see the Japanese sink their ships, my Dad's the USS Cooper was recently located and dived to in the Philippines and the wrecks of the American cruisers off Guadalcanal have also been looked at but the tale is just heartbreak for the families and shipmates who survived. The Pacific War pitted the Allies against the Empire of Japan and culminated with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945, Victory over Japan Day on August 15, 1945 and the official surrender of Japan aboard the Nor did you mention the KURE raid – the heaviest AA of the pacific war with BB Yamato at the dock, nor who,ultimately,sank that ship on its suicide run to Okinawa with 2 Agano-class cruisers and about a dozen destroyers. Despite the clear threat of war contained in Tojo's warning, and despite having no knowledge of the whereabouts of Japan's six largest fleet aircraft carriers, no steps were taken at Hawaii to bring the United States Pacific Fleet or the United States Army Air Corps to a state of war alert. The carriers were supported by battleships, cruisers, destroyers and submarines. Seems that cruisers are well .. Japan's Prime Minister Tojo threatens Britain and attack on America's Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. The 1st date is the date and place of birth of admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, the Imperial Japanese combined fleet commander during the Pacific war. If Akabane's observations in Jul were wrong, any remaining faith As early as late 1944, American bombers began a bombing campaign against Japanese cities that killed as many as 500,000 by the end of the Pacific War. He was instrumental in shaping the Pacific war, but here I just want to focus on his role in the Solomon campaign. Further required reading is The Great Pacific War by a British WWI intelligence officer named Hector C.