Introduction
World War II, one the mournful era in the chronicle of the globe, array from 1939 to 1945 and implicated roughly the whole world. Territories were ruined shaped or distorted perpetually. 1943 marked the consolidation period for both the United States and Japan. However, Japan has already started to prepare for their next action for invasion. The United States on the other hand is engaged in a debate to identify the best strategy to employ the available troops and resources. After periods of long volatile debate, it was decided that the best strategy to defeat the Japanese is to use the two-pronged strategy. The strategy is defined as performing two advancing tactics simultaneously. During the campaign to free the Pacific from the Japanese forces, Americans used the strategy described as leaping from islands to islands starting from the Solomon Island and New Guinea to cut the Japanese forces advancing and use the American superiority in Air-Sea warfare to corner the Japanese (703). Given the American victory over Japan during the Second World War, it is apparent that the two-prong strategy was indeed an efficient strategic option to defeat Japan. First, the Japanese lacks Allied prepa redness (174). Secondly, the Japanese miscalculated America’s capability in terms of mobilizing its available resources. Lastly, Tokyo had no alternative strategy to sustain an all out war against the West
Why some believed that the two-pronged strategy was not efficient
The atomic bombing was a necessary to end the truce that Harry Truman first adjudicate through the peace offering that he is asking. It is occurred that the drop of war put in place that was the scheme recommended by Douglas MacArthur before the explosives about to deliver to Tinian. MacArthur recommended that weapons are now necessary to end the war it could harm and eventually widen the reputation and leadership post in the war of the world. The Japanese is starting to send some peace offering through the chains of Moscow, Switzerland and Sweden after a month of pursuing the Emperor Showa had regulate the routine of the Cabinet on its increasing power to coup the assassination to end the war but it had been failed. On the cause of Japan was under the martial law for aversion and revolt by the citizen who are demanding for a peace agreement to end the war. By the date on 1945 of august, the Imperial Navy had to exist and stop because of the remained ship that anchored for decommissioned to the air force that left in the air. The army was the agitator-destroyed fall back on the front driven by China, before August, over 67 cities and weapons and also two million people were killed. A complained made by LeMay that the unmeaning full killing was target against the bombers also to be acknowledge losing the US war that he is pushing for crime against humanity as his involvement in the bombing.. The blocking of Japan was working; however, the resource at hand never fueled their industry. The people were slowly getting weaker and the complexity has getting a low upkeep. Even Japan will continue to fight it will lack a chance to stand a win because of the inadequate ability pursue the operation. Along with that the operations plan can be shut down and be prepare for the estimated casualties and forecast on the sublime range and contingencies. A another matter was still considered as a serious forward operation for the Pentagon at the moment of US and Australia, Canada, great Britain, and the rest of the Rainbow Five, would invade likewise it is no constant belief that the invasion of Japan will pass like MacArthur said that the Better minds that mine, who were possessed of far greater military intelligence time that is available to me even today (D. MacArthur). Based on the definite research the facts are being supported by the given testimony of the existing Japanese leaders on the prior opinion to 31 of December 1945 and 1 November 1945 that Japan would have given up if the bombs had not been launched and Russia was not able to enter the war, it would be a no invasion needed for the contemplation of the plan.(M. Williamson, A.R Millet)
Refute
Was the American two-pronged strategy the most efficient strategic option to defeat Japan?
The pronged strategy of America was very efficient they slowly cut off the resources merchant to conduct the Japanese resources on the war compensate the Philippines on isolating the island from Malaysia to Indonesia and other raw materials the use for success was a high level of strategic bombing destroy the facilities of Japanese causing to hop into another island and made it incredibly difficult for the Japanese to breed war materials, also the annihilation of the atomic bombs created when it missed the targeted area into an isolated Japanese government enough to surrender and raise a white flag to stop the rising scale of deaths. Also because of the bomb Japanese were forced to surrender in the matter of saving thousand to hundred thousand of lives will be mounted if they will continue the war.(C. James).
The Lack of Preparation
The Japanese forces were not prepared for what’s coming. After the Pearl Harbor bombing, the Japanese though they were able to shook the grounds of the West. However, the Allied forces were able to allocate their remaining resources to be maximized during the employment of the two-pronged strategy. The Allied forces have emerged from the Midway battle with utmost superiority displayed during the campaigns in the pacific. Both General Nimitz and General MacArthur captured the opportunity to launch an “Island hopping campaign” to force the Japanese forces backwards. One of their initiatives is to capture the occupied Pacific Islands one at a time and advance towards Japan. Back in the United States, all American-Japanese citizens were placed in close watch and were rounded up in a camp to suppress any negotiation for peace. This tactic has resulted to Japanese officials to anticipate a prospect of a coming large-scale war. The actions taken by the Americans back at base are something that the Japanese failed to foresee. They also considered the development of the event as not part of the initial planning which very limited preparations took place. In addition, the Americans had no problems allocating their resources due to their ability in devising logistical war plans.
The Japanese on the other hand had not known to prioritize logistics. They overextended their current resources that future considerations for enabling adequate production and distribution of supplies and equipment have failed. Such inadequacies caused major difficulties for the Japanese to establish their forces in the continental and island fronts. Considering that the Japanese are high in number, but the fact that their forces are being scattered and minimum resources are expanded to greater distances. There is a possibility that not all of their military installations would be able to keep up with the demands of strength in war. This was one of the weaknesses that two-pronged strategy employed by the United States has gain greater advantage with. It seems that the Japanese did not plan a massive countermeasures prepared by the West, while their preparations are out of focus because of their staggered installations in several islands in the pacific. Their With no forces in hand, Japan has loses it people through famine, American bombers over ruled the aerial field, this an effective strategy of American on blocking the sea in place, While Russia declared a war and forced martial law was applied, Japan was in effect of defeat. No charges on bombing cost the invasion that end the World War II.
An internationalized war in Europe taking its dimension in December 1941
Now it seems astounding that Japan would attack America, in fact that Japan was a small country
Japanese Miscalculations
During the 1941-1945 the American strategic planning was consider coordinated due the revising or war plan in the middle of 1920-30’s neither during the 1941 to 1945, Japanese gave their antecedence on the probable cause on its extended conquest featuring the capabilities in appropriate process on developing the supply process and continental forces.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto plans us to assault the Pearl Harbor but only on a minimum alarm for an instance of hit and run mission purposely to abrupt the assigned operations in Southeast Asia. The Japanese plan called out on 1941 for the capture of the defense perimeter and the pulling out of Southern resources through the pacific islands and have expected that the leaders will conjecture the plight of the Mahanian strategy fleet and recovering the American Pearl Harbor that intersect the border communication of the south. The speculation of the Japanese on the American economic shipments on reinforcement be accumulated the U.S pacific fleet, rather the Japanese troops are on the defense parameter to repel the penetration on attempts.
Although having astounding tactical victories of Japan, after the assault made on Pearl Harbor the amounted bungle cost the miscalculation of America’s capability to accumulate the industry. The Japanese might gained the provoking resources of the war to be bypassed on the territory of Philippines, which the Japan needed most along with the range of economic negotiation through the Western opposed on the inflamed harbor abandon the strategic commitment prioritize the government war compelled the pressure against Germany. Eventually, the seizure has been surprise. But it did not aggravate America and not cause a devastating plunge on the end of Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The conflict confides to a war crime involving atomic bombs, but he was reclaimed on the winning side.
Alternative Sustainability of Tokyo
The intention of the Japanese was only to tussle on a limited time for war in the southeast part of Asia and Tokyo so they couldn’t even prepare for an alternative strategy; the state was deficient on the wages from dominating the southern area before engaging on combat to United States and its armed forces.
First the Japanese had a low assumption on the Americans which incapable to do hard work. It was Tokyo believed that Americans can be easily defeated by Japan as they impaired of fighting spirit. In particular with Japan that the military forces, has a higher authority on politicians as seen by the public to be debilitated.
Second the expansion of Japan during the Far East foray of Manchuria in 1941 that seemed to attract the American to stop the economic strength of Japan. Although Japan is a dependant on American oil, rather to stop the verge of oil exports to Japan American just crippled the Japanese military machine. In that incidence Tokyo would put America into attack to leave the Japan in free hand.
CONCLUSION
The American two-pronged strategy effectively helped the Americans to defeat Japan during the World War 2. Though, they were assisted by some other countries, their strategies worked as planned. After the Bombing at Pearl Harbor, They started with The Battle of Pacific Strategy in which The U.S., who supplies 60% of Japan’s oil and steel will shut off. It will lead Japan to pull off their troops in French Indochina, China and Manchuria which are parts of the Pacific. The U.S. believed that conquering islands in the Pacific was a dominant power in the world, and with Japan pulling off troops they can easily start with The Leapfrogging Tactic. The Leapfrogging tactic or the Island Hopping Strategy will then capture every island in the Pacific. Having these islands captured can also save time, supplies and troops and will slowly weaken them, and give The U.S. their chance of bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Which served as the true end, causing Japan to surrender? Japan’s lack of preparation and miscalculations also helped the U.S. to succeed with their plans. After the Pearl Harbor attack The Americans prepared for their strategies while Japan thought everything worked as they planned.
