War in the Pacific and Europe

Q: Compare and Contrast "island hopping" in the Pacific and D-Day in Europe.

A: These military advances were on opposite sides of the world, but were made for the same cause. In the Pacific, soldiers were constantly being transported from island to island. Whether it be Guadalcanal, or Iwo Jima, they were moving to territories that always seemed to be occupied by the Japanese. During D-Day, the soldiers were against a different the Nazis in Normandy. The type of battles were different as well. The Japanese used guerilla warfare and were very sneaky, where as in D-Day it was all out war. However, these two were similar because they fought against the Axis Powers