This page features a historical overview and special image selection on the Battle of the Coral Sea, 7-8 May 1942.

BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA FOUGHT OFF TOWNSVILLE visits since 17 June 2001 During April 1942, there was evidence that the Japanese were planning to invade Port Moresby. The Japanese air strength at Rabaul was reaching a peak. The Allied code breakers were now able to read with reasonable confidence, some of the Japanese naval codes. The Japanese operational plans called for six large aircraft ...

Stemming the Tide: Battle of the Coral Sea 7th - 8th May, 1942 And prologue, Early April - 7th May, 1942 Setup for battle, Early April - 4th May, 1942 The first days of April, 1942, saw Japan, once more the land of gods it seemed, in the possesion of virtually all former Western colonies in South-East Asia. Japan had won successes so spectacular in nature that by the time Admiral Nagumo's First ...

EVENTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE TODAY ARE OF CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE TO THE WHOLE CONDUCT OF THE WAR IN THIS THEATRE . . . THIS BATTLE WILL NOT DECIDE THE WAR; BUT IT WILL DETERMINE THE IMMEDIATE TACTICS WHICH WILL BE PURSUED BY THE ALLIED FORCES AND BY THE COMMON ENEMY. PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA - JOHN CURTIN, TO PARLIAMENT, 8th MAY 1942 THE PRELUDE TO BATTLE Fear of Japan's imperialist designs on ...

Battle of the Coral Sea May 4-10, 1942 A full-color annotated map of the battle zone designed by Gavan Casey This cartographic quality map covers the entire battle zone - Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Irian Jaya and the Queensland coast. Annotations include military bases, naval bases, airstrips, carriers, cruisers, strategies and tactics, casualties, winners and losers. Why ...

The Batttle of the Coral Sea April 7, 1942 Lieutenant Kiyoshinge Sato of the Imperial Japanese Army left Rabaul, on the northern tip of New Britain Island in the Coral Sea, for the interior of Talasea. His mission was to make sure that no wireless stations were left on the island, allowing the Imperial Army to launch an amphibious assault from Rabaul against Port Moresby in New Guinea and the ...

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