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Map of the Pacific theatre, 1941-1945

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Map showing the Second World War’s Pacific theatre of operations, 1941–1945. The dark line marks the high tide of Japanese expansion across the Pacific in July 1942.

This image Appears In 2 Articles:

  • Map of the Pacific theatre, 1941-1945
    War in the Pacific
  • Eleanor Roosevelt's visit, 1943
    US Forces in New Zealand

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japanese
pacific war
Credit

Map from Ian McGibbon (ed.), The Oxford Companion to New Zealand military history, Oxford University Press, Auckland, 2000

How to cite this page

'Map of the Pacific theatre, 1941-1945', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/japanse-expansion-in-ww2, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 20-Dec-2012

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