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Thick black smoke billows from the forward superstructure of the USS Arizona as it sinks into the waters of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The devastating Japanese attack left the battleship in ruins, claiming the lives of 1,177 crew members. The inferno rages as twisted metal and broken structures collapse into the sea, marking one of the darkest days in American history. This tragedy propelled the United States into World War II, forever changing the course of global events.

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Asia Pacific 75 years ago today: Bombing of Hiroshima (6 August 1945) https://buff.ly/2OHjigp Although Japan was now isolated and starving, with its major cities laid waste by bombers, the Japanese government still refused to consider unconditional surrender. Anticipating enormous casualties if they invaded, the US attempted to shock the Japanese into surrender by using their secret weapon - the newly invented atomic bomb. On 6 August 1945 they dropped one such bomb on Hiroshima, killing as many as 80,000 people instantly. #1940s #1945 #20thcentury #asiapacific #august #august6 #axisandallies #cartographer #hiroshima #historia #historisch #historygeek #historylovers #historyteacher #empireofjapan #japanesehistory #maps #pacificwar #nuclearwar #secondworldwar #warinthepacific #worldhistory #worldwar2 #worldwarii #ww2 #ww2pacific #wwii #todayinhistory #historytoday #thisdayinhistory (at Hiroshima) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDipGVQgQcM/?igshid=cfn8b9dnjvs

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Marines from Warlord’s Bolt-Action Range. Image is of Sergeant John Wisbur Bartlett Senior, USMC, Okinawa, 1945

Asia Pacific 78 years ago today: Battle of Java Sea (27 Feb 1942) https://buff.ly/2Vsn7Yk Allied efforts under ABDA proved unable to halt the Japanese offensive. In mid-February the vital British naval base of Singapore surrendered, followed 12 days later by the sinking of the main ABDA naval force when it tried to stop the Japanese invasion of Java. #1940s #1942 #20thcentury #february #asiapacific #cartografia #cartographic #cartography #february27 #historias #historical #historybuff #historynerd #historyteacher #empireofjapan #japanesehistory #mapa #maps #pacificwar #dutcheastindies #secondworldwar #royalnavy #worldwar2 #worldwarii #ww2 #ww2pacific #wwii #todayinhistory #historytoday #thisdayinhistory (at Java sea) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9EG7IGARp5/?igshid=1v1v28xtpim0b

Asia Pacific 78 years ago today: Japanese Onslaught in the Pacific (23 Jan 1942) https://buff.ly/36lBxLQ Following Pearl Harbor, the Japanese quickly overran Allied possessions in China, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific as they moved to seize resources and secure a strategic island perimeter. The Americans, British, Dutch and Australians responded by forming a joint command (ABDA) in an attempt to coordinate a defense. #1940s #1942 #20thcentury #january #asiapacific #axisandallies #usnavy #historic #historygeek #historylover #historylovers #historymatters #historynerd #january23 #japanesehistory #mapa #mapping #maps #dutcheastindies #pacificwar #indonesie #secondworldwar #wakeisland #worldhistory #worldwarii #ww2pacific #wwii #todayinhistory #historytoday #thisdayinhistory (at Manila, Philippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7p8LR9Ae4A/?igshid=r7igr1vm79wz

Asia Pacific 78 years ago today: Pearl Harbor and its Aftermath (11 Dec 1941) https://buff.ly/2Qr0RwI On the morning of 8 December 1941 (still 7 December in Hawaii), Japan launched simultaneous attacks against American and British forces across the Pacific, bombing the US Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor and invading Malaya, Thailand, Guam, the Philippines and the Chinese concessions. Three days later, Germany supported Japan by declaring war on the United States. #1940s #1941 #20thcentury #december #asiapacific #cartographer #nazigermany #historias #historic #historie #historyclass #instahistory #empireofjapan #japanesehistory #malaysia #maps #militaryhistory #pacificwar #philippines #secondworldwar #thailand #britishempire #usnavy #worldwar2 #worldwarii #ww2 #ww2pacific #wwii #todayinhistory #thisdayinhistory (at Batan Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/B57La7sgsmn/?igshid=1wfgq2mtrs7ml