📍 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 ...

At dawn on May 8, 1942, the Japanese fleet launched a search mission to locate the U.S. carriers, with aircraft deployed from various bases and accompanied by additional screening forces. By ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Battle of the Coral Sea represented a new chapter in the history of naval warfare: for one, the fight was led by aircrafts, with neither the U ...

Today, I extend my heartfelt greetings to the people of Australia as we commemorate the 83rd anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea—a pivotal moment in the fight against tyranny and a defining ...

In a series of engagements of the United States and Australian Navies against the Imperial Japanese Navy from May 4-8, the Japanese experienced their first failure of a major engagement since they ...

Chester Nimitz, born in Fredericksburg, Texas, in 1885, rose to become a key figure in the U.S. Navy during World War II. As Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, Nimitz led crucial victories at ...

CinCPac -- The Kidō butai -- The brownshoe navy -- American counterstrike -- Seeking the decisive battle -- Pete and Jimmy -- The codebreakers -- The Battle of the Coral Sea -- The eve of battle -- ...