Submitted by Jason McDonald on Sat, 2014-07-26 23:29
Submitted by Jason McDonald on Sun, 2014-07-06 13:39
Midway Atoll is 600 miles away from Hawaii. Almost immediately upon taking command, Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC) Chester W. Nimitz asked the island commander what he would need to defend the island against attack. "More of everything," the commander replied. Nimitz responded with more men, planes, barbed wire and guns.
Submitted by Jason McDonald on Thu, 2014-05-29 00:06
In March 1942, the Allies were on the retreat everywhere. Most of the targets the Japanese high command had wanted were in their hands, or soon would be. The Americans began to realize that a bold stroke was needed to raise the morale of the public and of the fighting forces.