They were up against the ropes.īecause the Philippines was an extremely strategic location-sort of the middle point for many parts of the Pacific-securing the Philippines meant securing the Pacific, and therefore deciding the winner of the war. Losing Midway meant Japan losing a strategic place in the war. To put it simply, Japan suffered severe losses, losing ships, planes and men, and the capacity to replace losses in material and equipment were severely impeded. Thorough intelligence gathering and code-breaking by American forces basically allowed them to get a leg-up on the Japanese, resulting in a clear victory for the allied powers. The Japanese Empire was a strong presence in the Pacific, but the Americans were closing in, and one way was in the Battle of Midway, which took place in Midway Atoll. But we should learn more about the Pacific War, because the Pacific War is what decided who won, and why the allies won.” “When you think WW2, you don't think of the Pacific. Sab Schnabel, historian and host of the What’s AP podcast, stresses the importance of changing our narrative thinking on World War 2.
One can argue that it was The Battle of Leyte Gulf that turned the tides of World War 2.
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