Iwo Jima Research Papers

AMERICAN HISTORY RESEARCH PAPER:
HOW IWO JIMA HELPED END WORLD WAR TWO

Parker Brown
American History 6/7
Team Armstrong
May 13, 2016

Preface The topic of my essay is Iwo Jima and how it affected the end of World War Two. I picked this topic because I am very interested in World War Two and I am especially interested in the dropping of the atomic bomb and the logistics that made it possible. An important question is, what was the most important logistical aspect of the attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? This paper will argue that the Battle of Iwo Jima was pivotal in that, without the U.S. victory there, conventional aircraft lacked the range and air cover defense coverage to insure the mission’s success. Moreover, control

When you have something that can be very dangerous to everyone else, they want to destroy it or get rid of it. The airstrips on Iwo Jima were one of the most dangerous abilities of the island of Iwo Jima itself. The airstrips were the United States’ power in the Pacific. The Pacific was full of tiny islands that had to be fought and won. The only way to easily control that many islands is by air forces. The air forces would patrol the areas the U.S. controlled, scouted the areas the U.S. would attack and then would also be a part of United States attacks. The planes the U.S. would be using would be B-29 bombers, P-36s, P-39s, P-40s, and P-63s. The United States Air Force had many airplanes and worked together well with the United States Navy. The Air Force would send in bombers to bomb the target and the Navy would shoot heavy artillery shells at the target as well. The airstrips on Iwo Jima projected strong power over the Pacific area. The United States Military had a strong upper hand in the Pacific part of World War Two due to their strong air force and strategy. The strategy of the United States Air Force was to gain control of the Pacific islands and to put down a heavy hand on the area to keep any uprisings from happening. The strong offensive of the United States Military was a very strong tactic that kept every island and faction of people under control and never let the Japanese

The Japanese would fight to the last man alive and would do anything to prove courageous to their country. There is also talk about how the atomic bomb affected the Japanese people and the thoughts on the war.

Rottman, Gordon L. U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle: Ground and Air Units in the Pacific War, 1939-1945. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001.

The author writes about the aircraft and ground units used in World War Two. The aircraft used in WWII were normally B-29 bombers or smaller P-36, P-39, P-40 or the P-63. The ground units were tanks, artillery and troops. These components all put in to one force working together brought about a bloody war.

Rottman, Gordon L. World War II Pacific Island Guide: A Geo-military Study. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002.

The author writes about the islands of the Pacific and their strategic importance. The island of Iwo Jima was important in the Pacific because of the distance from Japan, the airstrips and the ability for Japan to not have an early warning of any possible aerial attacks. The island would help fix bombers and send bombers out to bomb