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The Battle of the Coral Sea, from 4 to 8 May 1942, was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and naval and air forces of the United States and Australia.
Jun 19, 2024 · Battle of the Coral Sea, (May 4–8, 1942) World War II naval and air engagement in which a U.S. fleet turned back a Japanese invasion force that had been heading for strategic Port Moresby in New Guinea.
Often overshadowed by the Battle of Midway, the hard-fought carrier naval battle in May 1942 in the waters of the Coral Sea north of Australia marked the end of the phase of Japanese triumphs in the Pacific War and proved to be of strategic significance.
Learn about American and Australian Cooperation in the Battle of the Coral Sea. Watch original World War II flm footage of the Battle of Coral Sea on NHHC's YouTube channel....
Mar 28, 2020 · Learn about the decisive Battle of the Coral Sea, where strategic intelligence, naval air power, and Allied unity halted Japanese expansion, altering the course of the Pacific War.
Nov 5, 2009 · On May 3, 1942, during World War II, the first modern naval engagement in history, the Battle of the Coral Sea, begins. A Japanese invasion force succeeds in occupying Tulagi of the Solomon ...
Battle of the Coral Sea, 4-8 May 1942: Summary. By April 1942 the Japanese had formed a defensive perimeter, which stretched from the Kuriles southward through the Marshall Islands to New Britain, then westwards to Java, Sumatra, the Andaman Islands, and Burma.
