Environment/Circumstances Armies Met have Affected Views of each Other

How Might The Environment/Circumstances In Which These Armies Met Have Affected Their Views Of Each Other?
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How Might The Environment/Circumstances In Which These Armies Met Have Affected Their Views Of Each Other?
In With the Old Breed, Eugene Sledge focuses on the war in the Pacific during WWII. Sledge mostly focuses on the war in Peleliu and Okinawa. Among the most commonly used words in the memoir are Japanese, marines, mortar, shells, firing combat, and enemy, reflecting the writer’s experience as a soldier in the Pacific. Before the US and her allies’ entry into WWII, Japan had extended imperialism in the Korean peninsula, South East Asia, and the pacific. The battle for Okinawa and the surrounding islands in south Japan occurred towards the end of WWII and was vicious. The Japanese had enemy suicide crews who preferred dying and not being captured (Sledge, 2008). The Japanese armies and the American Marines were in opposing camps, and there were relentless attacks against each other.
American marines encountered shelling and firing in the Pacific necessitated getting into the defensive mode and planning counter-offensives. In chapter 4, “assault into hell,” Sledge (2008) wrote that the air was full of diesel fuel and the odor of explosives, and the soldiers had to wait for signals to start their assault on Peleliu in Palau. Peleliu Island experienced some was fiercest battles during WWII, and the US marine likely viewed the Japanese soldiers as battle-hardened. The US and her allies made numerous landings in the Pacific and, at first, were heavily attacked, but over time they defeated the Japanese at Peleliu. Brave men were lost during WWII before Japan’s surrender, and even as the US army was skilled, they encountered heavy fighting than they expected.
The Japanese were the main military power in the pacific before the US entry into WWII, but the Japanese also committed numerous atrocities, and the Americans matched their Japanese viciousness. The horrors of the Pacific War then likely influenced Americans’ perception that the Japanese were brutish. The Japanese fought to win at all costs and were brutal, and for the young marines to be successful in battle, they had to be trained realistically (Sledge, 2008). Still, Americans had underestimated Japan’s power and resolve to win the war over the Pacific. Industrial prowess allowed the Japanese to make advanced weapons. However, this was a surprise to th...