Mapping the PastMAP 30.3 World War II in the Pacific Japanese forces overran an enormous amount of territory in 1942, which the Allies slowly recaptured in a long, bitter struggle.ANALYZING THE MAP Locate the extent of the Japanese empire in 1942, and compare it to the Japanese-controlled territory at surrender in 1945. Where was the fighting in the Pacific concentrated?CONNECTIONS How was the course of the war’s end in Europe different from that of Asia, and what does this suggest about the difficulties that the Allies faced in fighting the Japanese?