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In 1941, Gen. Douglas MacArthur was forced to surrender the Philippines, but made his famous promise of I shall return.. Three years later, he made good on his promise to liberate the islands. Island hopping was the strategy used by the United States command.
The battle of Milne Bay (25 August-7 September 1942) was the first defeat suffered by Japanese land forces during the war in the Pacific, and prevented them from establishing a base at the eastern tip of New Guinea.ission, but on the night of 27-28 August the Japanese made a strong attack, reinforced by light tanks, and forced the Australians back almost to the edge of No. 3 airstrip. Type 95 Ha Go light tanks, Milne Bay 1942. The crisis of the battle came on 28-30 August.