Soldiers from the Australian Army have conducted a gun salute in Darwin to mark the 83rd anniversary today of the bombing of the city in 1942. 235 people died when the Northern Territory capital was attacked in two separate raids by Japanese forces, in hopes of stopping the Allie...
It marks the first time that a Japanese leader has visited the city since the country carried out more than 100 air raids on Darwin, a key military port, in 1942 and 1943, killing more than 250 people. The first attack, the bombing of Darwin on Feb. 19, 1942, remains the single larg...
Invasion of Rabaul Bombing of Darwin Invasion of Java Indian Ocean raid Battle of Midway Akagi (Japanese: 赤城 ("Red Castle")) was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), named after Mount Akagi in present-day Gunma Prefecture. Though she was laid down as an Amagi-class ...
The main roles for the Army Air Force lay in recon and air combat, whereas bombing missions received only limited attention. This is reflected in the slow build-up of its bomber squadrons in the 1920ies.(Tagaya: p. 182) For a short time the Army like the Navy saw the United States as...
My friend and I travelled down the highway from Melbourne to Geelong especially to see this National Gallery of Australia touring exhibition – and my god, was it worth the journey! I have always loved woodcuts and the Art Deco era so it was a great pleasure to see the work of two ver...
In 1945, his home and workshop was burned down in the Bombing of Tokyo. He temporarily evacuated to his hometown of Shimodate before rebuilding a workshop in Tabata again in 1950. In 1953, he became the first potter to receive the Order of Culture. In 1955, he declined the offer to ...
In another leaflet, the bombing of Chungking, China is depicted. One long horizontal leaflet depicts five beautiful women on one side, and five scenes of Japanese military might on the other with the title "Impossible to Resist." Malaya Leaflet Japanese Black Propaganda to Malaya The Japanese ...
Day of Infamy, 60th Anniversary: The Classic Account of the Bombing of Pearl Harbor A special 60th anniversary edition of the bestselling re-creation of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Sunday, December 7, 1941, was, as President Roosevelt said, a date which will live in infamy . Day...
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(p. 31) By attacking Pearl Harbor, Japan believed it could easily conquer Southeast Asia and the islands north of Australia. The attack united Americans and led them to be 19 determined to fight against Japan. The United States rebuilt its naval strength to try to hold the line against ...