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War in the Pacific National Historical Park
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The Pacific Theater of World War II involved one-third of the earth's surface but only 1/145th of its total land mass. It involved vast distances and new strategy, tactics, equipment, and weapons of war. Moreover, it involved not just Japan and the United States but Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Canada, China, France, and the Soviet Union as well. Caught in the middle were the people of the Pacific islands, upon whose homelands and in whose waters the battles were fought.
Visit the link at right to learn more about the battles fought during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
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![The Pacific Theater, 1941-1945 The Pacific Theater, 1941-1945](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507171852im_/http://www.nps.gov/pwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/WAPA_pacific_theater.gif) The Pacific Theater, 1941-1945 Explore the events that took place in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. more... | |
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Did You Know?
The Fonte Plateau Unit was the site of a former Japanese naval communications center on Guam during World War II.
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