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Editorial
September 8, 1942
The Daily Monitor Leader
Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan
What is this article about?
Editorial urges US to bypass island-by-island recapture in Solomon Islands, instead targeting Japan directly via air assaults, aided by Chinese advances and Russian threats, to efficiently defeat the enemy.
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ISLAND-JUMPING
Washington has not seen fit, thus far, to give full details regarding the Solomon Islands offensive.
Presumably the action still is in a phase such that the public can not be informed without aiding the Japs.
One may, however, express belief that the strategists have not fallen into the error of trying to recapture, island by island, what the Nipponese have seized. That would be a waste of time and lives. The way to beat Japan is to go after Japan itself.
The present successes of the Chinese and the renewed threat of a Japanese attack against Russia apparently bring closer the day when there will be available bases from which can be launched the final, all-out air attacks that will crush Tokyo. When that is done the far-flung tentacle will not have to be cut off one at a time. They will die with the body-Japan proper.
Washington has not seen fit, thus far, to give full details regarding the Solomon Islands offensive.
Presumably the action still is in a phase such that the public can not be informed without aiding the Japs.
One may, however, express belief that the strategists have not fallen into the error of trying to recapture, island by island, what the Nipponese have seized. That would be a waste of time and lives. The way to beat Japan is to go after Japan itself.
The present successes of the Chinese and the renewed threat of a Japanese attack against Russia apparently bring closer the day when there will be available bases from which can be launched the final, all-out air attacks that will crush Tokyo. When that is done the far-flung tentacle will not have to be cut off one at a time. They will die with the body-Japan proper.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Affairs
War Or Peace
What keywords are associated?
Solomon Islands
Island Jumping
Japan Offensive
Air Attacks
Wwii Strategy
What entities or persons were involved?
Washington
Japanese
Chinese
Russia
Japan
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Strategy Against Japan Bypassing Island By Island Recapture
Stance / Tone
Advocacy For Direct Assault On Japan
Key Figures
Washington
Japanese
Chinese
Russia
Japan
Key Arguments
Us Strategists Should Avoid Recapturing Islands One By One As It Wastes Time And Lives
Direct Attack On Japan Itself Is The Way To Victory
Chinese Successes And Japanese Threat To Russia Enable Bases For Final Air Attacks On Tokyo
Island Holdings Will Collapse Once Japan Proper Is Crushed