December 7th 1941 infamy Attached to that date which will ring through history The worlds at war already except the U.S. But with a bang that would change Japan attacked causing stress In the early morning hours peace pervaded the scene But Japan sent air craft to start to lay siege 6 of them 300 planes would launch the attack In three waves to make sure they are completing the task To the cripple the US fleet they attacked the whole Island Not just the Harbor the Battle ships are commanding The Americans don’t suspect not even a thing This would be disastrous from beginning to end 6:00am it started 183 planes departed The carriers 200 miles away North of Oahu US don’t suspect a thing They were detected on radar but it was cast aside Mistaken for B-17’s Americans in flight Japan is now poised to change the course of History But all they can see is their victory Tora tora Tora tora Tora tora Tora tora Tora tora Tora tora Tora tora Tora tora Complete surprised was achieved The first wave proceeds The harbor left unprotected The air craft carriers sent to sea It was a blessing in disguise cause the pending doom From the skies from Japan dropping bombs soon Pearl Harbor not on High Alert air planes left vulnerable Wingtip to wingtip left in the open oh no This will be devastating once the bombs hit home The Island peaceful for now at 7:53 that’s gone! First wave hits home Val Bombers strike force Kate torpedo bombers let go Torpedoes at the anchored High level bombers hit the towns Panic starts to set in now Zero fighters join the attack To cut resistance down The second wave shortly after attacks more shipyards and ships The island in complete chaos don’t understand what this is Don’t even know who’s attacking until it’s far too late Battleship row no chance the mighty ships left exposed Tora tora tora Tora tora tora Tora tora tora Tora tora tora Tora tora Tora tora Tora tora Tora tora USS West Virginia was the first to go 7 Torpedoes in the side of the ship left prone A 1700 pound bomb pierce the deck Arizona Igniting it burst into flames casualties are forming Oklahoma 5 torpedoes California hit with two Explosions fill the air filled with smoke Oklahoma capsized a tomb The men are trapped inside hear them banging outside The harbor still being sieged Japan still flying high Japanese planes keep strafing by an endless swarm Explosions and planes buzzing the sound filling the sky USS Nevada 1 torpedo truck It managed to make a move before the second wave struck Maryland and Tennessee managed to escape They were the only ones on this fateful day Shaw was hit and lit up in an explosive display Casualties keep mounting for the US its rough At 9:00 am the second wave of the Japanese arrived Brining more devastation to the harbor this time The whole Island in a panic the hospitals fill up And in the chaos Japanese citizens rounded up This wave met more resistance but it wasn’t enough The only thing to stop them was lack of targets not enough How could this happen caught off guard Too late to respond it would seem a loss They called back their third wave confident in victory A reprieve for the Island the US Navy it seems By the end of the attack 8 battleship put down Air fields across the islands lay in ruins beat down 2400 lives lost both women and men Washington was in the dark about the events Roosevelt faced with this plight Tragedy it can’t be right He would make a declaration Stars and stripes must fight To now declare war after a long hold out Empowered Churchill the British had an ally That could tip the scales in their favor this time Hitler is ecstatic declaring war feeling fine All this started by a desperate daring raid The US cut supplies to Japan no more trade So they felt compelled to attack to secure Much needed resources most paramount was fuel Pearl Harbor devastating but it stirred them to fight Revenge on their minds in their hearts taking flight Setting sail and marching to Europe and Africa The US now make their mark on the war fighting tough The Pacific theater would be contested fiercely Mighty minds would clash for control of the seas Nimitz verse Yamamoto the air craft carrier the key Changing naval warfare and the worlds destiny Pearl Harbor

Japan seeks control of the Pacific indeed The Coral Sea is the stage for a fight never seen Before in the history of Naval warfare This fight will go a long way towards victory their aware Japan successfully attacked and controlled key points In Early 1942 the Philippines and more Inflicting lots of casualties on the allied troops their They looked to make more moves towards Australia they dare Port Moresby the Japanese look to invade and secure Operation MO commanded by Inoue By way of Yammamotto secure the port by May 10th Tulagi also would be seized May 2nd and 3rd begin To set up a sea base for future operations In the South Pacific quite possibly an invasion After MO move to RY Securing Fiji Nauru Yammamoto sent support While planning attacks on Midway in June Unbeknownst to Japan the US Navy knew their codes For many years they successfully cracked many words America and the British start to learn of MO By way of intercepted messages their starting to know The possible location where the IJN will attack Port Moresby they settle on prepared to fight them back Admiral Nimitz would spare nothing setting up defense Sending four Carrier fleets to the battle tense The battle is staging Their ready for engagement Plans are devised History in the making Coral Sea is the Battle Pacific War heating up Naval power tested When the seas are rough Imperial Japan Expand the Empire America Australia Must extinguish the fire Late April the gathering storm set to break The Japanese sent two subs to scout out potential threats But they found not a thing their path clear to Morseby Their path clear through the bays leading to Talagi Rear Admiral Abe had 11 transports with 5,000 men From the 3rd Kure force 1 light cruiser and 6 destroyers Joining Abe was Kajioka to make the Moresby strike force Looking to arrive May 10th so they set their course Tulagi strike force was lead by Admiral Shima Minelayers, Minesweepers, sub chasers, Destroyers Supporting them the carrier Shoho one destroyer four cruisers Commanded by Aritomo ensure they werent the losers Gunboats also joined the group the Island taken May 4th The plan was for them to join the attack on the Port Subs were sent as a scout line to watch the Coral Sea But Commander Fletcher for the Allies already past unseen The Coral Sea is set right now The worlds changing The Coral Sea is set right now Stop the invasion May 3rd Shimas forces arrive Tulagi Begin to disembark almost immediately Through the water of the shallows Japans forces arrive With no resistance not at all slight surprise See the Allied Garrison had left just before Shima and his men arrived with their force They would build a sea base Shoho would cover them Until Goto and his men left to help with Moresby Fletcher was notified of the Japanese success So he would change course to launch an attack course set Towards Guadalcanal set to attack the next morning History watches this day when Fletchers men start Swarming May 4th 60 planes launched from their Carriers Like Yorktown which surprised a Japanese Destroyer With heavy fire sinking the ship they called Kikuzuki American plane downed but rescued from the sea On a collision course both Carrier fleets Takagi and Fletcher now destine to meet In the Coral Sea a game of cat and mouse played Takagi trying to get in range maneuvering every way Fletcher thought the carrier fleets would be close to the invasion So they would stop to refuel then precede unchanging Unaware Takagis fleet was near just out of range of sight American scout craft failed to detect them right Takagi began to refuel knowing a battle approaches And bad weather hindered them from an attack they notice So they keep on refueling a calm settles in now Over the seas that soon erupts when the carriers found Carrier to Carrier the first in warfare see May 7th 1942 etched in History The morning of May 7th Fletcher dispatched A force of Carriers and Destroyers to block the pass At Jormard it was a risk that he had to take To make sure Morseby doesn’t happen while he’s engaged Fletcher thought Takagi and his men were east of the Louisades So he dispatched his planes to locate them there Meanwhile Takagi was 300 miles East of Fletcher Believed Fletcher was located south of him no matter Takagi dispatched so did admiral Goto Meanwhile both sides prepared to launch the rest of their men you know Shokaku reported that it found the American fleet But they were mistaken those ships were for refueling An oiler and Destroyer was really what they found But confident in their scouts they sent 78 planes down But confusion would set in another Carrier sighted By Furutaka to the South so divided They would proceed attacking North but turn their ships South To try and cover all bases and relieve the doubt The Americans on Yorktown also made a mistake Thinking they found the invasion force well on their way The problem wasn’t the fact they located them their It was in fact the Morseby invasion force they should care But the reports misidentified just how many ships This led to Fletcher believing this was Japans Carrier fleet So he sent all air craft towards this location At 10:00 am ready to bring hell amazing Neither side could pin point each other in the sea The main carriers of both getting closer drifting Takagis forces arrived at Neosho and Sims And realized their mistake immediately send Communication back to Takagi he ordered them to strike Attack both ships quickly then return back to their side Sims was a Destroyer four dive bombers struck It broke in half and sunk killing all but 14 men enough Neosho an Oiler hit a bomber with their guns It crashed into the ship badly damaging it stayed afloat and one North of Misima Island the attack on Shoho begins Led by the carriers Yorktown and the Lexington The ship protected by cruisers and 8 planes But Lexington would hit Shoho with torpedoes and bombs Severe damage was dealt then Yorktown struck Scoring 11 more hits tearing the ship apart And she sank at 11 o’ clock Goto withdrew his ships Sending one destroyer back for survivors he did So much depends on this battle x2 So much depends on this battle as the first day winds down Darkness will soon set in keeping both sides around Confusion did reign supreme the rest of the day Both carrier fleets were close but just out of range Both sides’ planes circled the area around the Port The American led by Crace were closing in so close As night fell Japanese planes were intercepted by Fletcher Surprise attack shooting them down using cover so clever Commander Fletcher had the cover of conditions Overcast skies concealing as night falls his position Both sides knew the next day would prove to be decisive Choosing to shut down operations as the skies blackened The crews exhausted try to sleep a few hours Before the morning when the battle will ignite around them Fletcher learned is oiler had been damaged no Hours tick by on the Ocean then once again here we go At 8:00 am the next day the Japanese were spotted Through a hole in the clouds certainly were spotted 2 minutes later the Japanese found the Americans Both sides ready their attack the Port invasion depends On the outcome of this fight the invasion force awaits East of Woodlark Island as the Carriers brace For contact America got their planes oingff first B lining towards the ships fly possessed or cursed Yorktown and Lexington launched 75 planes Bombers, Torpedoes, and fighters ready to engage The Japanese sent 69 craft of their own The skies above the sea are now filling up 10:57 Yorktown’s planes struck hitting Shokaku hard Damaging its flight decks severely scared Lexington’s planes struck next with one direct hit Leaving the ship badly damaged with casualties it did Japans flight crew proceeded now to fly through The Americans tried to intercept them flying low altitude So they missed because the planes flew right over head Closing in on Yorktown and Lexington hold your breath Here we go at 11:10 the Japanese they attacked Dogfights around the ships planes are being shot down fast All torpedo bombers missed Yorktown unsuccessful But a pincer movement would trap Lexington in their hold Now the dive bombers closed in two hit Lexington Yorktown hit in the center piercing four decks explode Igniting ammunition stores causing critical damage Killing or wounding 66 men around them Two dive bombers were shot down the Japanese turned Thinking they critical wound both ships they won As both sides’ planes returned they crossed on and other The Arial duels caused more damage asunder Both sides began to assess all their losses American was able to restore both their ships falsely Cause the Lexington kept catching fire subsequent explosions Left it weakened she was sunk by Japan torpedoes The Japanese also suffered heavily But one carrier was unscathed by the fight it seems But both sides low on fuel decided to retire Not a clear victory for either side no one’s higher This battle lead to Japan calling of the Moresby invasion Keeping supply lines between the allies open Also Yammoto lost two of his carriers Hindering his plans to attack at Midway yes sir Japan victorious in terms of ships they sunk But strategically the outcome favored the allies because They kept the Coral Sea open for future operations The Battle came to an end yet the wars still raging

Expand the Pacific is what Japan needs The plan not specific precision is the key Pearl Harbor the Coral Sea set the stage you see For one last decisive battle that leads to victory Midway would be this battle all cards on the table All or nothing for Yammamotto is what he believed Control of the Pacific Japan looked to make moves Striking at key points throughout tactically they choose Wake Island, Guam, and Luzon They strike and hit with a mighty storm Air supremacy would mean their invasions went well Thrusting further into China with them bringing hell Malaya and The Philippines were next in their sight Landing with numbers so fierce who could stand to fight Hong Kong would soon fall into Japanese hands Controlling most of the Pacific to meet supply demands Borneo was invaded followed by Celebes Lighting raids on Port Darwin in Australia next Sumatra was occupied it seems no one can resist Except on last threat America was this However in just 3 months Japan manage to gain Control of a quarter of the Ocean Japan Reined Supreme for now but epic battles loom Over the seas on the tide that is changing soon Despite all their success in securing their goals Which included oil and a defensive halo One major threat remained from Pearl Harbor 3 carriers of America escape the Slaughter These carriers were now the strength of a counter attack Which had Japan on edge trying to hold them back The plan was to lure the carriers to one major fight Decisively securing victory in a swift move right Preparations were already underway By April 1942 ships away Two nation’s destinies collide out on the open waves America and Japan fight as long as it takes America first launched a daring attack On the Japanese capital Tokyo Japan Hornet and Enterprise penetrated deep Within 820 miles and remained unseen April 18th the Doolittle raid was launched 16 bombers to drop bombs on Japan at once All but one plane would make it back once their done Striking blows at the heart of the Rising sun The raid did little tactical damage indeed But it forced the Japanese to rethink strategy To protect the emperor they must expand you see Their mighty empire and crush the enemy So backed by Tojo Yammomoto’s navy would strike At Midway Island to destroy American might Take their carriers down send them below the waves Control the Pacific win the war in days Capturing Midway give the Japanese a strategical point To launch attacks on Pearl Harbor the American force Stationed there would be lured heading towards midway And ultimately their doom the Japanese they think Diversion Ambush and Invasion Were the Japanese tactics leave America’s fleet blazing Out on the open ocean decimation Was their main objective on the seas unchanging So 1st the Japanese dispatch recon submarines South of Pearl Harbor and between Midway to seek Out the American carriers as they left the harbor To coordinate the attack from their main fleet farther Out in the ocean near the Marianna’s The Japanese launched an occupation force alarming Headed towards midway to destroy defenses They were followed by the main attack force ships seemingly endless To the North a strike force head to the Aleutian Islands To lure the Americans split them up divide them Weakening their defense of midway in effect The Japanese would gain the upper hand causing America stress Then they could be encircled and finished off But the Americans wouldn’t go for the bait at all They deciphered the Japanese naval code So they knew Midway was their main objective and goal They would ignore the Aleutian attack in all A devastating blow to the Japanese cause But they had no idea that their plans were known So they proceeded confident unaware of the coming storm In the form of three carriers Yorktown class Yorktown, enterprise, and Hornet the last Carrying wildcats and dauntless dive bombers Poised to decimate the Japanese carriers upon them Despite all of this the Japanese carrier fleet Was considered the strongest in the world As they steam towards midway they are confident That no matter what they face they will endure 4 carriers Kaga, Akagi Hiryu, Soriyu Were the might of the empire personified Elite pilots man the planes the ships carry inside Zero fighters, Kate torpedoes, and Val dive bombers Would match the Americans in the skies swarming Once again carriers taking center stage The new era of naval warfare is here Midway Midway Midway Midway Midway Midway Midway Midway Lugomo’s strike force fast approached midway Followed by Yammotto’s fleet No cloud cover left them exposed To recon planes overhead unseen June 3rd a Catalina plane spot the Japanese Followed by more spotting’s all throughout the scene Meanwhile America’s carriers were informed And began to head south to meet japan head on June 4th the Japanese close in on midway And prepare to launch an attack this day The men are aware the fate of the empire Rest on their shoulders as they take Off from the carriers 108 planes Were sent to attack midway bombs away The US spot the Japanese exactly where they thought Prepared to launch a counter attack at once Midway was emptied of its planes They were sent to meet the Japanese and engage Defending the island from the bombers some way But the bombers broke through to attack anyway The Japanese bombs target oil fields and Hangars With devastating effect fires were raging Despite all of this the Japanese knew They would need a second wave to attack and soon Meanwhile the Japanese carriers came under attack 10 American bombers suddenly attacked But they were met by Zero fighters and shot down fast Only 3 American plans would survive in tact The Japanese were holding strong at least for now But America had a strike force bearing down Towards the Japanese position the battles raging now Akagi was the first carrier targeted by hornets torpedo dive bombers But they were cut down and obliterated by zero fighters quickly calmly Enterprise and Yorktown bombers were next to attack but they were also struck down No enemy ships were hit the Japanese unscathed at least for now The Japanese were preparing to launch their force but lurking high in the clouds Dauntless dive bombers Screamed down and pounced from all around the carrier Kaga struck with a bomb what now A direct hit on aircraft that were armed and ready Three more bombs hit the ship so devastating Igniting fuel and bombs in the ship internal Leaving the carrier destroyed in an inferno Back at Akagi zero fighters were preparing to launch but at that moment Dauntless bombers descend on Top of them the first bomb struck mid ship and exploded in the hangar it’s gone The next bomb struck the aircraft on its deck Igniting fuel and bombs killing the elite pilots there The fire spread across the ship the flagship doomed The attack just starting japan is facing doom Soryu was hit next by the dive bombers Three bombs hit the flight deck now the ships a goner One struck at the rear another penetrated deep Igniting bombs and torpedoes and turning up the heat A final bomb struck the rear deck completely destroying The awaiting strike force before they could get going In 5 minutes the mighty carrier fleet Of Japan obliterated sinking into the sea Hiryu was the only carrier that was left Immediately launched they strike force upset Still hoping they could deal America a blow 24 planes cut across the sky target was set Yorktown the flagship of the American fleet The flew towards with intent to stave off defeat Yorktown detected Hiryu’s planes And were ready with Wildcats to intercept engage The Japanese and Americans would meet in the sky Japanese bombers met the wildcats they fight The Wildcats shot down 10 of the enemy bombers But the remainder broke through towards Yorktown alarming They released their bombs onto Yorktown’s decks 3 bombs hit the ship exploding causing unrest The fires that were a result though were quickly put out Remarkably an hour later Yorktown’s fighters were launched A second wave from Hiryu was now unleashed Heading straight towards Yorktown once again believe Because of lack of smoke the ship was mistaken For one of its sister ships amazing After fighting through the wildcats 4 Kates survived To drop their bombs on the ship in sight Two bombs hit portside with an explosion And one bomber deliberately crashed on the deck exploding Abandon ship was the order for Yorktown’s crew The ship was lost but the battle would be ending soon Because recon caught wind of Hiryu’s position Enterprise and Hornet launched an attack a mission To deal the final blow Hiryu unaware That they have been spotted as they arm and prepare Suddenly from the sun the dive bombers appear The ship maneuvered violently but the bombs hit clear Two bombs blew the number one lift of the ship clean off The whole forward deck on fire everything’s a loss Two more bombs hit exploding igniting bombs and fuel Violent explosion killing most of the Japanese pilot it’s true The ship was now doomed the Japanese have lost Their last carrier ship so what is the cost The cost is dominance in the Pacific skies In effect in one day the war they lost June 5th Yamomotto ordered complete withdraw America won decisively all in all Midway

Guadalcanal fierce intense ruthless warfare The Japanese stationed must be removed there They have built an airfield standing menacing They could cut supply lines from the Australians That were vital to the allied Pacific fleet And the men stationed throughout the region see So the plan of action is clear to the higher ups Invade the island Guadalcanal though it will be tough The Japanese have no intentions of surrendering In fact it’s against their culture to even think of it The warrior spirit would soon be on display To the horror of the marines tasked to make them fade Even though they were defeated back at midway They still fight on intense protect the emperors way They still control most of the ocean there’s no giving up So the war keeps on raging into the jungles rough The US marines were still in training Most haven’t seen battle can’t comprehend what is waiting At Fiji the operation would be practiced It’s a logistical nightmare many clashes No coordination between the men involved But time is of the essence there’s no time to stall August 7th was the day and there’s no changing that Move up and move out into the battle fast The plan was to sail from Fiji to the Solomon’s Then to the channel to north of the island main Support groups would take Talagi, Neuvutu, Tamanboga While the main force hit the beach of Guadalcanal northern They would be supported by Admiral Crutchley Australian Navy and US carriers lovely So they would have protection on their side As they storm the unknown the Japanese hide The US head into the great unknown The environment of the island would be deadly alone Tropical jungles heat that is stifling Disease and there’s no comfort to confide in Not to mention the 7,000 Japanese there With weapons and a will to fight death they do not fear Carnage would be the word to describe it all Both sides are prepared to make the others fall Red Beach Guadalcanal August 7th The Marines meet no resistance as they proceed the invasion However chaos on the beach supplies were everywhere They need to coordinate regroup before they move from there At days end they were moving towards the Japanese airfield On schedule or ahead with no resistance still But at Talagi fierce resistance was felt By Kernel Edson and his men especially when night fell Day 2 Guadalcanal the marines have pushed west To secure the airfield their original quest They renamed Henderson after a Midway hero But where was the enemy no sign of them no They fled to the hills so the objective achieved By the Marines in two days few losses relieved But all of this was premature the Japanese had plans To send in reinforcements bringing hell with them Due to tactical decisions and lack of resources The 1st Marine division was left to fend for themselves So they were set upon the task to complete the airfield Vandergift knew it’s an asset if completed that’s real Japanese planes the whole time circled overhead And they had few resources at their disposal not fair But they kept on working in the tough conditions Disease was setting in the ranks slowing down the mission Now the Japanese were ordered to take back the island Moving troops rapidly in the night so timely The Tokyo express would bring in waves of men Successfully two units landed to the east and west On the night of August 18th they would descend upon The Marines position ready to take them on Ichiki’s men by the 20th reached Alligator creek The edge of the air field take it back they seek As night fell the Japanese launched their attack Fiercely with a charge at the Americans fast They ran into Machine guns poised to cut them down And artillery fire exploding all around The survivors withdrew but only to regroup And hurl themselves back into battle devastatingly true Their courage wasn’t enough and by the next afternoon They found themselves surrounded by the Marines they’re doomed The battlefield was a slaughter the victory was total 800 of the 900 Japanese lay dead Bodies covered the battlefield no ground was exposed Carnage everywhere x3 you go The fight was far from over more Japanese arrived On the island to the east and the west every night So the Americans sent paratroopers and men of their own And headed east to Tasimbako where the enemies strong Their intelligence was right after a small engagement They took the village but the main force escaped them Because the Japanese 35th brigade went south Heading into the jungle to return no doubt Kawaguchi’s men in fact now had plans To attack the airfield from the north where a ridge did stand Vandergift anticipated so the Marines were there Waiting for them The Battle of bloody Ridge Japanese artillery proceeded the attack Followed by a fierce push by the Japanese pushed back The Marines at first before they could regroup And take the fight back to them so they couldn’t break through The night of September 13th the island was consumed in war A fierce charge by the Japanese at the American core Artillery fire explosions Machine guns riddled the land Mowing down countless bodies but they aren’t giving in 12 times the Japanese rush the American line In an act of desperation oh how desperate the fight From both sides no giving this is the terror of war Bodies are strewn across the battlefield and there’s just more and more Everywhere The ridge was covered in bodies everywhere By the next morning Kawaguchis men Were fleeing to the east far from there The Americans had held firm and strong Through relentless combat they had won But not with losing countless men of their own Everywhere this war seems wrong Here we go the fight is far from over The Japanese have reinforced their men bolder They would now hatch a plan a two pronged attack From the west and the south and this would be their last October 22nd battle of Henderson field Announced by a barrage of naval guns it’s real The Americans ferociously returned fire Raining down on the Japanese this fight is dire Despite the determination of the Japanese They were repulsed quickly the western front you see They were fighting all alone cause the south advance Was slowed by the Jungle cutting through no chance The southern forces had to abandon crucial weaponry This would prove to be fatal oh you best believe The Marines once again managed to win Another bloody showdown the smell of death is here Blood everywhere, death everywhere The beginning of Island to Island combat it’s clear That to push the Japanese empire push them back More blood would be shed on other islands the path The 9th of February Guadalcanal secured For the Marines after 9 months of brutal fighting there The Japanese won’t give in no surrendering Before more life is lost, its war that fact is clear No surrender!

Iwo Jima! The next Island to gain control The next step towards the Japanese front door To capture it would mean the US had a place to launch Bombing raids on the mainland of the rising sun But dug in on the island countless Japanese Fortified and dug in oh you best believe They have no intention of surrendering Kill the marines their sole goal and it’s frightening Volcanic ash black sands across the beach head Waiting for the marines put them to the test All around the pacific they are gaining ground Seize control of the Marianna’s there’s no stopping now And the siege Truk Atol dealing major blows To imperial Japan their end is soon you know But more blood is left to spill in the island chains More blood and that’s just real when your tryna gain February 19th 1945 The marines approach the island their landing crafts arrive The silence here a contrast to the days before When the Island was bombarded naval ship guns roared And plans overhead also dropped their bombs But now as the men approach it’s an eerie calm At 8:59 the Marines disembarked Their landing craft onto the beaches clear the beach to start But awaiting them 15 foot slopes of ash So movement was slow at best and soon they’d need to move fast Explosion after explosion filled the air Suddenly the enemy presence there now well aware The Japanese plan was simple let the beaches crowd up Then open fire from all sides bodies pile up Gun fire explosions now fill the air Screams from the dyeing all around smell of death and fear Mount Sarabachi on the island dominated the scene Artillery rained down from their a chaotic scene Pill boxes fortifications dot the featureless land The Japanese dug tunnels to conceal their men The marines keep on pushing over ridge after ridge Desperately trying to fight back trying to fight and live Smoke is filling up the skies the US slowly gain ground But casualties are mounting and it’s all around Frustrating was progress it was slow at best Clear a bunker then the Japanese return again Through extensive tunnels that are carved throughout the land The task is so arduous no one can understand Flamethrowers and grenades cast into a ditch The enemy screams are clear burning flesh is seared No remorse there’s no time must achieve their goals Capture the airfield and the mountain before anyone goes The marines reach the edge of airfield one From gun slits ahead the Japanese fire guns They must clear these positions by any means So they employ stinger machine guns end the enemy’s dreams Burst of fire rapidly cutting the enemy down They also charge at the marines from all around That warrior spirit they swore to defend For every one of them that die kill 10 American men Back to the west the marines look to secure the Mount Sarabachi where the Japanese have the higher ground They charge across the barren land with no cover at all To the Japanese position many marines fall At the base of the mountain machine gun nests And trenches for miles the Japanese contest Close quarters combat of the fiercest kind Both sides fighting to survive but the odds are blind Progress on the right flank was slow indeed At a place called the Quarry the Japanese Resistance was fierce the 25th marines men 900 reduced to 150 by days end Mortars explode all around men are losing limbs The nightmare of this fight resonates again But more and more men are now on their way The Japanese a matter of time before they fade When night fell the Japanese emerged from darkness To attack the marines suddenly regardless Kuribayashi forbid bonsai attacks So they stayed to their tunnel strong holds at that And kept fighting endlessly refusing to come out So flamethrowers and grenades were used to flush them out The Japanese grew desperate as food and water ran out So more nighttime attacks were used but cut down Sarabachi marines from easy company Climb to the mountain summit rather easily With old glory in their hands a defining moment They mount it to a pole and raise it high above them They still hadn’t completely secured the point But this symbol would go on to symbolize the war Beneath their the Japanese remain dug in Were maddened by this display began emerging From the caves all around they desperately attack The marines of E company fight to hold them back A Japanese officer charges with a sabre Surprises the Marines unsettling behavior With a hail storm of grenades they fight for the mount Blast after blast resistance is cut down The Marines take the mountain one objective reached But to the North battles loom more battles you see To the North the Japanese held a tough position true Hill 382 Hill 362 The meat grinder it was called the marines fought hard But attacks were fierce so unrelenting they are Secure a position just be attacked from the flank The use of tunnels for the Japanese effective again Cross fire stopping tanks as well as mines in the ground Casualties were mounting up the dead all around The objective was clear take airfield 2 And wipe out all resistance on there through But Karibyuasha and his men were determined to kill As many marines as they could till the very end They knew the tactics of the Americans well Bombardment followed by infantry charge real So they hid underground during raids then emerged Unaffected to inflict more damage in turn The marines change tactics and in the cover of night Charge the Japanese position there’s no airstrike tonight Taking by complete surprise killed most still asleep It was a crucial turning point taking the northern airfield Both hills would be captured but fighting remained Pockets of resistance in the tunnels nightly engage Inflicting more casualties’ one concern remained The command post to the northwest take it away March 21st the Marines destroy the command post The 24th seal all the caves victory seems close However on the 25th one last attack was made Led by Karibuyasha 300 men they say Pilots Marines and Seabees fight for over an hour Suffering many casualties in the process don’t cower Hold strong and they did destroy this final resistance Karubuyasha was killed somewhere along the instance March 26th the island was declared secure The airfields could now be used to strike and deal Blows at Japan itself closing in on them Iwo Jima really tested the heart and soul of men The 147th regiment would begin Slowly sweeping the island with flamethrowers grenades 6,000 more Japanese would be killed in the end The island of Iwo Jima left smoldering The Black sands

April 1st 1945 US Marines landed to take the fight To the Japanese soldiers awaiting them Determined to defend the island any way they can Okinawa the last of the island chain Leading straight to Japan launching bombing raids The Japanese fight fierce backs against the wall Suffering heavy casualties for the emperors cause Operation Iceberg the Typhoon of Steele A largescale assault by the allies for real To capture the island gave them a base to build Air facilities to bomb the mainland instill Fear into the hearts of the Japanese and kill Any hope for victory end the war they feel But first fierce combat would claim lives surreal On a scale so massive 82 days no chill The 10th army landed on the Hagushi beaches April fools Easter Sunday no resistance believe it Diversionary tactics were performed elsewhere To draw attention from the main invasion there They swept across the island to the North with ease Capturing two air basses within hours you see Kedema and Yomitan taken with light resistance General Buckner moves to phase 2 in an instant They move to take Northern Okinawa seize Heading up Ishikawa bringing hell with them By the 7th of April Motobu was sealed And the Japanese soldiers were cornered there Mountainous terrain and hills featured every where Fighting intense ferocious death will take you here Yae-Dake would be cleared on April 18th Meanwhile the 77th infantry assault le shima Kamikaze attacks made the battle dangerous Local women charged with spears at the Marines they rush So unsettling the fight explosions followed by screams Many more destined to die for a hollowed out dream The marines pushed on losing men causing loss Gunfire is echoed in the air all across The entire island and by 21st Northern Okinawa secured to the south its worse. The 7th and the 96th crossed the narrow land Of southern Okinawa fierce fights awaited them In west central Okinawa east of highway 1 The 96th encountered pockets of resistance strong The Japanese held positions that were fortified A place that would come to be known as Cactus Ridge A place that decides who dies who lives No giving in keep moving that’s the way it is The 7th infantry wasn’t faring any better To the southeast known as the Pinnacle More fortified positions and it’s critical That they fight no matter what it’s so integral 1500 soldiers died in the brutal fighting 4500 Japanese killed or captured failing Is their cause every day that keeps drifting by But this was only but a taste before the Shuri Line Faced with more fighting every step more fierce Close to victory farther away still At Kakazu Ridge two fortified hills The Japanese hid in caves many marines are killed Civilians caught in the flames forced to gather supplies The evilness of this war again personified The marines wouldn’t be stopped but at the cost of life Sacrifice for more gain there’s no end in sight General Ushijima would launch an offensive On April 12th in the evening fighting back in an instant Well organized and sustained a nightmare amassed For the US Marines trying to hold them back They would retreat eventually only just to repeat The assault the next night staving off defeat April 14th they would mount one last attack But the overwhelming fire power of theMarines held fast April 9th the 27th infantry landed on west To join the 96th and 7th General Hodge will contest Heavily the Japanese and launch a new attack A bombardment so fierce would proceed the clash The largest one the Pacific theater has seen Naval ships roared and planes over head would scream Dropping bombs and Napalm but the Japanese were hid Well protected on the opposite side they missed Ushijima once again desperate to strike back With an amphibious assaults behind the Marines line They managed to get in the open firing their guns off But the Marines held strong so once again they lost No matter what the Japanese do it seems their overwhelmed But they will not give in bringing hell once again The end of April and the battle still rages on But time is ticking out on the Rising Sun On May 11th the Americans attacked again 10 days of brutal fighting character death and fear Explosions scream gun fire screams The pattern of fight desperation is clear The 96th infantry managed to take Conical Hill Rising high above the land a key point revealed Meanwhile the 1st and 6th took Sugar Loaf Hill Surrounding the Japanese strategically they feel The monsoon rains fell turning the battlefield traits Into something more like WW1 they say The ground turned into mud both sides were mired Garbage pit a graveyard dead bodies retire Decay and sink into the mud maggots live in your pockets After sliding down hills horrifying and noxious The fighting was sustained though the end is near Take the Shuri line and Shuri Castle with that fear Naval ships shelled the castle forcing a retreat By the Japanese their taken with relative ease They tactically would retreat successfully in the night Using the advantage of the rains and darkness alike 30,000 Japanese escape to the last line At Kiyan Peninsula no surrender in sight Slaughter would rule the day in this place so sad Including civilians caught in between the brutal clash 4,ooo Japanese sailors committed suicide In the tunnels dug in yes they would rather die Than be captured by the advancing US Marines Generals die on both sides Buckner and Ushijima June 21st the last resistance of Japan fell under The bloodiest pacific battle by number 240,000 dead on both sides the fall Of Japan is emanate Soon The Bombs Will Fall!

From 1931-1945 this wars dragged on This war cost lives On a scale that couldn’t be comprehended Never before and never since it’s ending A rumor is started about a secret weapon So powerful destruction in a second Devised in a lab so curious it’s sad Progress for the sake of driving the whole world mad Invade Japan that’s really what their facing More death and carnage can’t justify its amazing Cause women men and children would fight in the streets The US knew that ever close to victory Sacrifice more Marines but there must be another way Manhattan is the project the world won’t be the same Again In a flash it’s over bring peace we’ll pretend I am become I am become Death Destroyer of worlds I am become Destroyer of Worlds Nuclear Fission discovered by German Scientist Made the world fear they would be the first to gain Nuclear weapon technology A bomb with the power to change Everything so the US started research 1939 Oppenheimer heads the research there’s no wasting time They would develop two bombs destine to blow the mind Little Boy Fat Man two bombs thousand die Trinity 1945 July 16th A test bomb detonated it’s an eerie scene Visibly shaken Oppenheimer knows the world has changed For the better maybe not only time will tell Two cities were selected to feel this wrath Hiroshima Nagasaki there’s no turning back Fate has put them in the sights death from the sky For the people unsuspecting abruptly change their lives Enola Gay B-29 bomber Turned into a harbinger of death Little boy uranium-235 Is the payload it carried in its depths Tibbets and his men took off from North Field Six hours flight from Hiroshima set course Only a few men inside new what the weapon could do Incinerate it won't even leave a corpse The city of Hiroshima unsuspecting death Was looming coming from above no less It was the site of Field Marshall Hata's Headquarters so the bomb must be dropped Right here with stock piles of arms and munitions It was designated for the flame to rise Civilians unsuspecting go about their days 350,000 voices will cry Enola Gay arrived 31,000 feet Clear visibility the bomb was armed so discrete All clear was given at 7:09 Tibbets began the bombing run after an hours’ time Little boy was released then at 8:15 44 seconds it took to fall then explosion release 16 kiloton explosion a bright flash of light 80,000 people died in the bombs cruel might After the bomb was dropped Truman pleaded and warned Japan they must surrender unconditional terms But Japan was defiant determined to fight on Even after the Soviets attacked and declared war They would endure more destruction they proceed no fear Unconvinced the allies could produce more bombs it's clear So the US prepared their second attack A bomb named Fat Man stronger and that's a fact Bockscar under command of Sweeney Took off August 9th in the sun Fat Man plutonium isotope bomb Was the payload carried on this run Sweeney’s mission identical to Enola Gay Six hours flying then drop the bomb to blow them away Kokaru was in fact the main target Nagasaki was the second if they couldn't started Nagasaki had industrial importance Mitsubishi factories ships and planes by the dozen The city spared firebombing cause it's hard to find At nighttime so the city functioned at peace so fine 263,000 people there that day Old fashioned structures across the landscape Peaceful day unaware of the pending doom Death is coming and darkness soon Smoke clouds and lack of fuel meant they couldn't delay So they proceed to Nagasaki ready to engage The all clear was given at 10:53 Moments later Fat Man was dropped so keen 47 seconds later the bomb explodes More powerful than little man it fails to show The effects were hampered by hillsides But 35,000 still die and firestorms arise More bombs were planned in subsequent days To reap more devastation on the Japanese ways With the Soviet invasion and the bombs devastation Hirohito had no choice surrendering engagement Telling his people the enemy possess A weapon that could whip out the Japanese nation So on August 15th surrender was announced September 2nd ends the war yes all around It’s over!