Battle Of Midway Research Paper

“Describe the progress of the Pacific War after the Battle of Midway. Evaluate Japanese feelings of victimhood after the war and issues of Japanese responsibility for the war felt in Asia.”

In this essay I intend to research the progress of the Pacific War following the Battle of Midway, while also discussing the issues of Japanese victimhood and their responsibility for the war. By delving deeper into this important historical period, I hope to acquire a deeper understanding of contemporary Japan. While conducting my research I will use a variety of sources such as books regarding the war itself and the post-war period. Only one of the books which I will be using is written by a Japanese author so as to avoid bias as much as possible. In …show more content…
Just like any European dictatorship at the time, Japan in many ways resembled a black hole, consuming everything around it, in a process which would inevitably lead to self-destruction. Japan lacked resources to sustain or defend these grounds and instead of concentrating on maintaining their land, they decided on additional attacks. The Battle of Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway proved to be the turning point in the Pacific War. The Japanese side has reached the peak of its conquest and their expansion was halted. Japan remained on the defensive side until the end of the war. USA’s navy also adopted a new doctrine of sinking any Japanese vessel ranging from passenger ships to warships without any …show more content…
In order to do so, a large offensive on the Philippine Sea was needed. In the biggest sea battle of WWII up to this point-The Battle of Saipan Island, huge damage was inflicted on the Japanese fleet and the island was captured by the Allies. The first Allied air raids on Tokyo occurred in November 1944 but before that, another major naval battle took place. The Battle of Leyte Gulf was even bigger than the Battle of Saipan Island and arguably the biggest naval battle ever. The Japanese side, due to heavy losses in their air force personnel in the earlier battles, adopted the kamikaze tactics to inflict as much damage as possible on the Allied navy. Many Japanese vessels had been sunk or were too damaged to continue the fight. Their retreat meant that the battle was over and it opened the way for an advance to the

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