Just hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Phillippines fell under the Japanese sword in the opening move of what would become an inhuman ordeal for many of the American and Filipino defenders.
As Imperial Japan sought to stretch their dominion throughout Asia, the first attempts to strike back were made as American carriers launched several successful attacks, culminating with the Doolittle Raid in April 1942. In response, Japanese Admiral Yamamoto formulated an elaborate, multi-faceted plot to destroy the American carrier fllet on ce and for all. The resulting Battle for Midway became the defining moment of the Pacific War.
