[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
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[Homer_J_Simpson]

Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
Southern Asia, 1941: Japanese Centrifugal Offensive (and Continued Operations), January-May 1942
Southwest Russia, 1942: German Summer Offensive, Operations, 7 May-23 July 1942
North Africa, 1940: Rommel’s Second Offensive, 21 January-7 July 1942

[hinckley buzzard]

The Battle of the Coral Sea is known as the first naval battle in which the opposing fleets never laid eyes on each other.

[rmlew]

I seem to remember history differently. The Battle of the Coral Sea was a strategic victory and tactical defeat. We did stop the Japanese advance. However we traded the loss of one fleet carrier, USS Lexington, and the damage of another, USS Yorktown, for sinking one light Jap carrier, and damaging a fleet carrier (Shokaku?). We also lost a destroyer and oiler. We didn’t get a real clear victory until Midway, where we traded the valiant Yorktown for 4 Japanese carriers.