The Pacific War is the term that is commonly applied to the Pacific theater of Action (PTO) in World War II. The theater was the largest geographically. In comparison to the European theater, the Pacific War was mainly a naval war.

Belligerents

Allied Forces

United States

• US Army
• US Army Air Force
• US Navy
• US Marines Corps

United Kingdom (British Empire)

• British Army
• Royal Air Force
• Royal Navy

Commonwealth of Australia

• Royal Australian Army
• Royal Australian Air Force
• Royal Australian Navy

Republic of China

• Republic of China Army
• Republic of China Air Force
• Republic of China Navy

Axis Forces

Japan

• Imperial Japanese Army
• Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
• Imperial Japanese Navy
• Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
• Imperial Japanese Naval Landing Forces

Kingdom of Thailand

• Royal Thai Army
• Royal Thai Air Force
• Royal Thai Navy

List of Battles in Chronological Order

1941

• Attack on Pearl Harbor (Hawaii Operation) - 8 (Japan)/7 (US) December 1941
• Battle of Wake Island - 8-23 December 1941

1942

• Marshalls–Gilberts raids - 1 February 1942
• Doolittle Raid - 18 April 1942
• Battle of the Coral Sea (Operation MO) - 4-8 May 1942
• Battle of Midway (Operation MI) - 3-7 June 1942

Guadalcanal campaign

• Battle of the Eastern Solomons - 24-25 August 1942
• Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands - 25-27 October 1942

1943

1944

• Operation Hailstone - 17-18 February 1944
• Battle of the Philippine Sea - 19-20 June 1944
• Battle of Leyte Gulf - 23-26 October 1944

1945

In Fiction

The events of the Pacific War have been depicted in numerous films, shows, anime and games.