-
Attack on Pearl Harbor
A surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II. -
Bataan Death March
80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war from Saysain Point, Bagac, Bataan and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac, via San Fernando, Pampanga, the prisoners being forced to march despite many dying on the journey. -
Doolittle Raid
Air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu during World War II. -
Period: to
Battle of The Coral Sea
The Battle of the Coral Sea was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces of the United States and Australia. -
Period: to
The Battle of Midway
A major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea. -
Period: to
Battle of Stalingrad
A major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II where Nazi Germany and its allies unsuccessfully fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. -
Period: to
Operation Torch
Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. Torch was a compromise operation that met the British objective of securing victory in North Africa while allowing American armed forces the opportunity to engage in the fight against Nazi Germany on a limited scale.