The Battle of Midway has received tons and tons of ink (and deservedly so) because it was considered to be the turning point in the war against Japan. But in order to turn something around, it has to first be halted. So if Midway was the turning point, the Battle of the Coral Sea pretty much [...]
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The Start of Better Things
Posted in Pacific, World War II (1939-1945), tagged 1942, Admiral Takeo Takagi, Coral Sea, Lexington, Port Moresby, Shoho on May 7 | 1 Comment »