USA quickly established supremacy in the Pacific in 1942 - 1943. It had about twice the resources available as in OTL and there is greater urgency vs. Japan (in OTL about a third of the US resources were used against Japan, there is no Europe-First strategy in ATL). There is growing concern over Stalin’s land grab in Asia and continued frustration with Chiang Kai Shek’s inactivity vs. Japan or Russia. Roosevelt decides against Admiral King’s blockade-and-bomb strategy and in favor of Marshall’s plan for amphibious assault - Operation Olympic. Back to See Paris and Die