(WHTM) — It was the first sea battle in history where the warships never saw each other. The battle of the Coral Sea would be fought almost entirely by airplanes launched from aircraft carriers. As ...

Certainly! Here's the revised description with all links and additional text removed: --- Get the 2-year plan for €2.03/month + four months free! That's a whopping 83% saving, making it one of the ...

However, the seemingly inconclusive battle was a turning point for the Allies. Australia and its foothold in New Guinea remained secure, forcing Japanese forces to commit to a costly and ultimately ...

On the desk in the breezy, rambling headquarters building in Pearl Harbor Navy Yard lay charts, reconnaissance reports, intelligence advices. These charts, reports, advices were the hither end of a ...

The skirmish was one of the major naval battles in the Pacific during World War II, despite naval ships never actually firing on each other. A Japanese invasion fleet was headed for Port Moresby ...

📍 It’s 1942, and Japan is on a mission to dominate the Pacific, zeroing in on Tulagi and Port Moresby as key footholds. With a massive fleet at their command, Japanese forces are ready to strike, but ...

Key point: Japan lost the momentum at Coral Sea. Many history books say the turning point of the Pacific War was the Battle of Midway in June 1942. But a month before Midway, in a patch of ocean 3,500 ...

"Death of the Shoho," an oil painting by by Robert Benney, 1942, now in the collections of U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. Here, aflame from stem to quarter, the Japanese aircraft carrier ...