Battle of the Coral Sea - World War IIThe Battle of the Coral Sea was a major naval conflict which took place a month before the Battle of Midway. Because Midwa

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the battle written by participants *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table

A study of the historic World War II naval battle, the first involving aircraft carriers and first in which neither warship was in sight of the other. By the be

The Battle of the Coral Sea is unique in the annals of naval history. It is the first battle in which enemy fleets never came within sight of one another. Inste

From the sinking of the British passenger liner Athenia on September 3, 1939, by a German U-boat (against orders) to the Japanese surrender on board the Missour