In waging war against Japan, the United States relied mainly on a strategy of

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The United States employed the strategy of "leapfrogging" across the South Pacific, which involved bypassing heavily fortified Japanese strongholds and instead taking control of less heavily defended islands in order to establish air and naval bases closer to Japan. This strategy allowed for a more efficient use of resources and avoided the high casualties that would have been incurred by attempting to invade heavily fortified Japanese positions head-on.

In Waging War Against Japan, the United States Relied Mainly