War in the Pacific National Historical Park

A former battlefield, War in the Pacific National Historical Park honors World War II soldiers while luring visitors with island beaches. While the park is noted for its historical riches, visitors and inhabitants alike are drawn to the island's natural features by the mild climate, sandy beaches, and blue oceans. This is one of the things about Guam you should know.

During World War II, the Pacific Theater covered one-third of the earth's surface but only 1/145th of its total landmass. It entailed tremendous distances, as well as new military strategy, tactics, equipment, and weaponry. It also engaged the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Canada, China, France, and the Soviet Union, in addition to Japan and the United States. The inhabitants of the Pacific islands, whose homelands and oceans were battlegrounds, were caught in the middle. Visitors to the park can learn about the events that led up to the Pacific War's breakout, the Battle of Guam, and the Mariana Islands' role in helping to end World War II (1941-1945).