Battle of the Coral Sea (4 mars 1942 – 8 mars 1942)
Description:
The Japanese want to control New Guinea so that Australia and New Zealand are isolated from the USA (their ally). It is a very important battle because it is the first important defeat of the Japanese empire during the Second World War (they cannot invade Port Moresby).Image 1: The American aircraft carrier USS Lexington explodes on 8 May 1942, several hours after being damaged by a Japanese carrier air attack.
Image 2: A 13 May 1942 editorial cartoon from the Japanese English-language newspaper Japan Times & Advertiser depicts a dejected Uncle Sam joining John Bull in erecting grave markers for Allied ships which Japan had sunk, or claimed to have sunk, at Coral Sea and elsewhere.
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
4 mars 1942
8 mars 1942
~ 4 days