Islands have played a huge part in the war. The island of Japan of course, although significantly larger than most islands has seen its share of huge wars started by themselves over the past few centuries and beyond. But for small islands, they end up finding themselves in between sides as the countries surrounding themselves fight it out for one reason or another. Rarely, if ever, have these small land masses found themselves fighting in the battle. Rather they find themselves at the mercy of the country that lands there first. Usually these countries will land there in order for them to have a good and hidden military base somewhere in the sea nearer to the battle zone. These islands end up critical pieces of property during war time. They can be great places to store supplies or end up as refueling stations for ships and planes.

They also can be great places for small air strips. These air strips are crucial when an opposing side has to navigate the globe in order to wage war against their opponent. So if you think moving to some island will help you to steer clear of a war, then you may want to think again.