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Pacific War (other)
The Pacific War (1941–1945), also known as the Pacific Theaters of World War II, was a conflict that pitted Axis forces, primarily the Empire of Japan, against the Allies. "Pacific War" may also refer to: Wars * War of the Pacific: An 1879–1884 war between Chile and an alliance of Peru and Bolivia Novels *'' The Great Pacific War'', a 1925 novel about a fictitious war * ''Pacific War'' series (2007–2008), alternate history novels by Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen, with Albert S. Hanser Games * ''War in the Pacific'' (game), 1978 board wargame that simulates the WWII Pacific Campaign * '' Gary Grigsby's Pacific War'', 1992 video game * ''Great Pacific War'', 2003 board wargame that is part of the Third Reich/Great Pacific War series ''Rise and Decline of the Third Reich'' or more commonly ''Third Reich'' is a grand strategy wargame covering the European theater of World War II, designed by John Prados and released in 1974 by Avalon Hill. Players take on the ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific War
The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War, was the theater of World War II that was fought in Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania. It was geographically the largest theater of the war, including the vast Pacific Ocean theater, the South West Pacific theater, the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the Soviet–Japanese War. The Second Sino-Japanese War between the Empire of Japan and the Republic of China had been in progress since 7 July 1937, with hostilities dating back as far as 19 September 1931 with the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. However, it is more widely accepted that the Pacific War itself began on 7 December (8 December Japanese time) 1941, when the Japanese simultaneously invaded Thailand, attacked the British colonies of Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong as well as the United States military and naval bases in Hawaii, Wake Island, Guam, and the Philippines. The Pacific War saw the Allies pitted against Japan, the latter ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Of The Pacific
The War of the Pacific ( es, link=no, Guerra del Pacífico), also known as the Saltpeter War ( es, link=no, Guerra del salitre) and by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Chilean claims on coastal Bolivian territory in the Atacama Desert, the war ended with a Chilean victory, which gained for the country a significant amount of resource-rich territory from Peru and Bolivia. The war began over a nitrate taxation dispute between Bolivia and Chile, with Peru being drawn in due to its secret alliance with Bolivia. But historians have pointed to deeper origins of the war, such as the interest of Chile and Peru in the nitrate business, the long-standing rivalry between Chile and Peru, as well as political and economical disparities between Chile, Peru and Bolivia. On February 14, 1879, Chile's armed forces occupied the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta, subsequently war between Bolivia and Chile was declare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Pacific War
''The Great Pacific War'' was a 1925 novel by British author Hector Charles Bywater which discussed a hypothetical future war between Japan and the United States. The novel accurately predicted a number of details about the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Bywater was a naval correspondent for the ''London Daily Telegraph''. Plot In ''The Great Pacific War'', the war begins with a Japanese invasion of Manchuria, Formosa and Korea. Japan then stages a surprise attack which results in the nearly complete destruction of the Panama Canal, by exploding a freighter full of explosives in the Gaillard Cut. Legacy In ''Infamy: Pearl Harbor and Its Aftermath'', John Toland states that Isoroku Yamamoto was in the US in 1925 and might have read the New York newspapers' reviews of "The Great Pacific War," which was translated into Japanese and read by senior officers of the Japanese Imperial Navy.William H. Honan (December 1970"Japan Strikes: 1941" ''American Heritage'', vol. 22, n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific War Series
The ''Pacific War'' is a series of alternate history novels written by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen with Albert S. Hanser. The series deals with the Pacific War between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan. The point of divergence is the decision of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet, to take personal command of the 1st Air Fleet for the attack on Pearl Harbor, rather than delegate it to Adm. Chūichi Nagumo. ''Pearl Harbor'' The first novel, ''Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th'', covers the background up through the attack on the United States Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ("December 8th" is the date in Japan, on the west side of the International Date Line; the local time was December 7.) The novel begins in Japan in 1934 where Lieutenant Commander James Watson of the US Navy and his equally-ranked friend Cecil Stanford of the British Royal Navy are guests of the Etajima Naval Academy, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War In The Pacific (game)
''War in the Pacific'', subtitled "The Campaign Against Imperial Japan, 1941–45", is a large and complex strategic board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1978 that simulates the Pacific Campaign during World War II. Critics gave the game positive reviews, praising its use of logistics and " fog of war", and its well-written rules. Description ''War in the Pacific'' is a two-player board wargame where one player controls Japanese forces and the other player controls Allied forces. With a 56-page rulebook, 3200 die-cut counters, and seven maps totaling 88" x 102" (224 cm x 260 cm), the game has been rated as 100 on a complexity scale of 100. Every warship from aircraft carriers and battleships down to destroyers that sailed on the Pacific Ocean during World War II is represented by a counter. Air counters represent a grouping of ten aircraft. Gameplay The game uses a complex series of three naval and three air phases each turn, which represent one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Grigsby's Pacific War
''Gary Grigsby's Pacific War'' is a 1992 strategy wargame released by Strategic Simulations, Inc. It covers World War II in the Pacific between the Japanese Empire and the Allies, which include the United States, the British Empire, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Philippines, and China. The main map of the game stretches from north of the Aleutians to southern New Zealand and Australia, and from the eastern coast of India to the West Coast of North America. It includes aircraft carrier operations, amphibious assaults, surface bombardments/engagements, strategic bombing, kamikazes, and the submarine war against naval and merchant shipping. In 2004, ''Pacific War'' received a follow-up under the title ''War in the Pacific''. Gameplay The role of the player is that of high level command. Players decide what will be attacked or defended, appoint commanders, and provide the resources (aircraft, ships, and land combat units) to accomplish the goals. The lowest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Reich/Great Pacific War Series
''Rise and Decline of the Third Reich'' or more commonly ''Third Reich'' is a grand strategy wargame covering the European theater of World War II, designed by John Prados and released in 1974 by Avalon Hill. Players take on the roles of major powers—Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States—from 1939 to 1946. The game was popular because of the balance between economics, politics, and land, sea, air and strategic warfare. Players can try alternate history strategies (''e.g.'', a German invasion of Spain or the United Kingdom). The game is complex and can take many hours to complete. Revised editions of the game were published in the 1980s. A further redesign of the game, ''Advanced Third Reich'', was published in 1992, followed by a Pacific theater counterpart, '' Empire of the Rising Sun'', in 1995. In 2003, yet another redesign of these two games was published by GMT Games as ''A World at War''. In 2001, Avalanche Press released a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War In The Pacific (video Game)
''War in the Pacific: The Struggle Against Japan 1941–1945'' is a 2004 computer wargame developed by 2 by 3 Games and published by Matrix Games. Designed by Gary Grigsby and Keith Brors, it is the successor to ''Gary Grigsby's Pacific War'' (1992) and '' Uncommon Valor: Campaign for the South Pacific'' (2002). Gameplay ''War in the Pacific'' is a computer wargame that simulates the Pacific Theater during World War II. Development ''War in the Pacific'' was announced and began development around April 2000. It was the first title that designer Gary Grigsby planned to create for Matrix Games, a wargame studio he had joined that year. The game was intended as a follow-up to the 1992 title ''Gary Grigsby's Pacific War''. In January 2001, Grigsby co-founded 2 by 3 Games with collaborators Joel Billings and Keith Brors, where ''War in the Pacific'' continued development under a new deal with Matrix. It was to be the second of three planned games, alongside ''Uncommon Valor'' and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
