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The Battle of Saipan was a major conflict of the Pacific Theater in World War II, fought from June 15 to July 9, 1944. United States Marine and Army forces successfully invaded the Japanese-held island of Saipan, which was part of the Mariana Islands. The fierce fighting resulted in the near-total d...
Chuuk Lagoon is a sheltered body of water in the central Pacific, located within the Federated States of Micronesia. During World War II, it served as a major fortified base for the Imperial Japanese Navy. In February 1944, the United States launched Operation Hailstone, a massive aerial and naval a...
Pacific Fighters is a World War II combat flight simulator developed by 1C: Maddox Games and released in 2004 as part of the IL-2 Sturmovik series. It shifts the setting from the Eastern Front to the Pacific theater, featuring aircraft flown by the United States, Japan, Great Britain, and other nati...
Aces of the Pacific is a World War II combat flight simulator released in 1992 for DOS, developed by Dynamix and published by Sierra On-Line. The game simulates aerial combat between American and Japanese aircraft, featuring a roster of historically modeled planes such as the P-51 Mustang and the A6...
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa was a fighter ace in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II, recognized as one of the most skilled combat pilots of the Pacific Theater. Flying the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, he participated in major campaigns across the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, and the Philippines. W...
Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 is a combat aviation simulation game released for Windows in 2000 and set in the Pacific theater of the Second World War. It allows players to fly Allied and Japanese aircraft, including the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Vought F4U Corsair, and Mitsubishi A6M Zero, in...
Midway Atoll Lagoon is a shallow body of water enclosed by the coral reef ring of Midway Atoll, located in the North Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and is managed as a National Wildlife Refuge by the United States. The lagoon and its surrounding waters ar...
Shoichi Sugita was a Japanese fighter pilot and flying ace who served in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during World War II. Flying the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, he was credited with destroying at least 70 Allied aircraft in aerial combat. He was considered one of the most successful fighter aces...
Days of Infamy is a 2004 alternate-history novel by Harry Turtledove and the first book in a two-volume series. It asks what would happen if Japan followed the attack on Pearl Harbor with a successful invasion and occupation of Hawaii. The occupied islands become a base for further operations agains...
Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th is a historical alternate-history novel by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen, published in 2007. Set around the opening of the Pacific War, it examines the Japanese attack on Hawaii through military planning, strategic decisions, and the perspectives of peo...
End of the Beginning is a 2005 alternate-history novel by Harry Turtledove and the second and final volume in the Days of Infamy series. It continues the scenario in which Japan has occupied Hawaii after a more successful attack on Pearl Harbor, following the occupation and the United States’ prepar...
Tarawa Lagoon is a large coastal lagoon in Kiribati notable for the brutal 1943 Battle of Tarawa during World War II, which significantly impacted the surrounding coral atoll.
