Battle of the Coral Sea (mar 4, 1942 – mar 8, 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.
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Date:
mar 4, 1942
mar 8, 1942
~ 4 days