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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.
Genda, who saw Hawaii as vital for American operations against Japan after war began, believed Japan must follow any attack on Pearl Harbor with an invasion of Hawaii or risk losing the war. He viewed Hawaii as a base to threaten the west coast of North America, and perhaps as a negotiating tool for ending the war.