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Bookmark or Share- The Pacific Strategy, 1941-1944 - The National WWII MuseumThis practice—skipping over heavily fortified islands in order to seize lightly defended locations that could support the next advance—became known as island hopping. As Japanese strongholds were isolated, defenders were left to weaken from starvation and disease.
- Island Hopping in Hawaiʻi: dos, don’ts, and money saving tipsIsland hopping, while rewarding, requires effort. You’ll need to pack up and spend a couple hours at the airport in order to take the short flight over to another island. Many people come to Hawaiʻi to relax, and find this process undesirable. How much exploring you want to do is also a factor.
- Pacific Island Hopping in World War II - ThoughtCoDuring World War II, the Allies devised a strategy known as island hopping, moving from island to island, using each as a base for capturing the next.
- Island Hopping in World War II: Trench Warfare at SeaThe island groups germane to the Central Pacific campaign in World War II are the Gilberts, the Marshalls, the Carolines, the Palaus, and the Marianas. Following the Spanish-American War, the U.S. took possession of Guam and, in 1899, also took possession of the unclaimed and uninhabited island of Wake.
- Island Hopping: Footholds across the Pacific | Road to Tokyo ...The US “island hopping” strategy targeted key islands and atolls to capture and equip with airstrips, bringing B-29 bombers within range of the enemy homeland, while hopping over strongly defended, leaving them to wither.
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