[dfwgator]

That’s true in general of the Pacific war, people are more familiar with European history and have a more natural bond with the Continent than we do with Asia.

While Japan was a formidable enemy, I don’t think people really feared the Japs invading the country.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

My uncle Max, with an 8th grade education, served as a cook with MacArthur's return to the Philippines. He made Master Sgt in two years’ service—almost unheard of at the time.
He explained the cooks ahead of him had a short life span...

[Charles Martel]

That’s true in general of the Pacific war, people are more familiar with European history and have a more natural bond with the Continent than we do with Asia.

Also, as the "WWII + 70 Years" threads showed us here, much of the news coming out of the Pacific was heavily filtered and/or delayed. IIRC, the full extent of the damage done and the complete death toll from the Pearl Harbor attack wasn't disclosed to the public until after the Battle of Midway.

BTW, there's a good multi-part documentary about the Pacific war (saw it on Amazon). "Eagle Against the Sun" is the title, I believe. It does a good job of explaining the Japanese strategy and goals, as well as gathering up most of the far-flung puzzle pieces of that conflict.