In order to project meaningful power onto the Japanese mainland we had to construct a chain of island bases across the pacific.
Contrast that with German where we had an ally on their border until France fell, then we had one only 21 miles across the English Channel. Sure we had to defeat the U-boat menace, but we already had a launch point for Normandy.
My point exactly.
Japan started bombing US bases on Dec 7, 1941. Six months later, June 6,1942 they attacked the Aleutian Islands. They built a base on Kiska which was the first stepping stone across the Pacific in preparation for invasion of N America.
We responded by building a base on Adak in Aug 1942, from which we attacked Kiska. The US Navy formed a blockade of Kiska and we bombed hell out of the island for almost a year before the Japanese abandoned the island.
People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.
