Island Hopping
Notes
- A tactic used by the Americans during the second World War.
- Since there was so many islands the Americans realized that they
couldn't go to every island without exhausting their supply.
- The idea was to hit major islands and then skip a couple, then hit the next island.
- After the Americans would capture the key islands they would "choke out" the
islands in between and not let their supply get to the islands giving them no choice
but to surrender.
- Since there was so many islands the Americans realized that they
couldn't go to every island without exhausting their supply.
- The idea was to hit major islands and then skip a couple, then hit the next island.
- After the Americans would capture the key islands they would "choke out" the
islands in between and not let their supply get to the islands giving them no choice
but to surrender.
Quote
"The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself."
- General Arthur Macarthur
- General Arthur Macarthur
Summary
Island hopping is the American process of getting one island and then jumping to another that is not right beside it. This was all lead by General Douglas MacArthur, Commander of the Allied forces in the South west Pacific, and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet. The Japanese were stuck on the islands that were not captured for years becasue no one ever told them that the war was over. They stayed on these islands becasue they were taught to fight to the death and not give up.