In World War 2 there was a lot of similarities and differences in the strategies and tactics used in each theater of War. The leaders of each theater all had some different ideas for strategies and tactics. Also taking into account how different each theater was from the others that also shows that there would be some differences about how things were planned and carried out. The enemy being fought in each theater has to be taken into consideration when planning and doing things too. Each of these had to be taken into consideration when they were planning their strategies and eventually carrying them out. The European Theater of War and the Pacific Theater of war have their differences and similarities when it comes to their strategies, like how they will attack and what they will use to attack. Also their tactics like what they will actually do when they attack. In the …show more content…
Although when the Allies attacked they were not in an actual battle. Unlike the European theater of War which started with a converging columns strategy. In the Pacific theater of war they acted quickly because of what happened at Pearl Harbor. One of the Pacific theaters tactics was to use B-29 bombers. They were very helpful in the war. They were able to help with attacks that were farther away (Richard W. Steward 2010, p.186). They helped them attack Tokyo from bases in the Marianas (p.186). They also used Filipino guerillas as a tactic in the war. An example would be when the Filipino guerillas helped get the Americans out of the POW camps at Cabanatuan (Richard W. Stewart 2010, p.191). A tactic that was helpful in the war was the use of submarines. They helped keep Japan from attacking as much as they normally would by going after Japan’s ships