(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 ...

Introduction -- 1. Part 1. Winning the unwinnable war (1936-December 1941) -- Part 2. South to Rabaul (1 January-20 February 1942) -- 2. Beyond Rabaul (21 February-10 March 1942) -- 3. Setting the ...

"An Atlantic Monthly Press book." Preface, dated 1953, refers to corrections checked and collated "since the first edition." -- P. xi. Task organizations containing lists of American and Japanese ...

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 ...

When one thinks of U.S. Navy aircraft carrier operations in the months leading up to the Battle of Midway, one name that readily comes to mind is Lt. Edward "Butch" O'Hare, the F4F-3 Wildcat pilot ...

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 ...

During the battle of the Coral Sea, both the U.S. Navy and Imperial Japanese Navy were searching for each other’s carriers. On May 7, a critical miscommunication occurred within the Japanese command, ...

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 ...

The Battle of Midway between the US and Japanese navies began on June 4, 1942. The three-day battle was a decisive defeat for the Japanese and turned the tide of the war. Now, 79 years later, the ...