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The Battle of Okinawa (April–June 1945) was the largest Pacific island battle of World War II, resulting in massive casualties on both sides and influencing the decision to use atomic bombs.

The Battle of Iwo Jima (February–March 1945) was a brutal US Marine assault on a volcanic Pacific island whose iconic flag-raising photograph became a symbol of American sacrifice in World War II.

The Battle of Guadalcanal (1942–1943) was a six-month Allied campaign in the Solomon Islands that denied Japan a key airbase and marked the beginning of the Allied Pacific offensive.

The Battle of Leyte Gulf (October 1944) was the largest naval battle in history by number of ships, ending in a decisive American victory that destroyed Japan's remaining fleet as a fighting force.

The Battle of the Coral Sea (May 1942) was the first naval battle fought entirely by carrier-based aircraft, halting the Japanese advance toward Australia.

The Battle of the Philippine Sea (June 1944) was a decisive US naval victory in which American aviators destroyed three Japanese carriers and hundreds of aircraft in the 'Marianas Turkey Shoot.'

The Battle of Tarawa (November 1943) was a bloody 76-hour US Marine assault on a Japanese-held Pacific atoll that revealed the need for improved amphibious landing techniques.

The Battle of Peleliu (September–November 1944) was a costly US Marine and Army assault on a Japanese-held Pacific island notable for fierce cave fighting and high American casualties.

The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands (1942) was a Pacific naval engagement near the Solomon Islands where Japan inflicted heavy losses on U.S. carrier forces, sinking the USS Hornet.

The Battle of the Java Sea (1942) was a decisive Allied naval defeat in the Dutch East Indies, where Japanese forces destroyed a combined American, British, Dutch, and Australian fleet.