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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.
Battle of Midway Japanese had planned to capture a strategic island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, home to an Am. military base. The Jap's wanted to lure the Am's into a battle they were sure to lose. Am's had broken the Jap. code though, so they could understand the messages. Am. admiral Chester Nimitz planned an effective defense and it worked perfectly, with the Am's destroying 4 Jap. aircraft carriers and winning a great victory.