Battle of the Coral Sea

The Battle of Coral Sea “People will forget what you said; people will forget what you did; but they will always remember how you made them feel” (Lieutenant Commander Kight). The Battle of Coral Sea was the first air-sea battle in history and a turning point in the Pacific. It was a catch between the United States and the Japanese. Methodically the Japanese won but cleverly it was an American victory. The Battle of Coral Sea began on May fourth, 1942 and went to May eighth, 1942. It lasted…

(WWII) through their achievements in three of the main battles that occurred throughout the campaign. The three battles in which Australian forces played a major role were the Battle for Kokoda, the Battle of the Coral Sea, and Milne Bay. In the battle for Kokoda, Australia fought off the Imperial Japanese Army in places like Templeton's crossing, Kokoda village, and Deniki, preventing advancements to Port Moresby. In the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Australians fought the Imperial Japanese Navy…

events occurred: The attack on Pearl Harbor The Battle of Coral Sea The Battle of Midway The Battle of Guadalcanal The Battle of Leyte Gulf The Battle of Iwo Jima And, The Battle of Okinawa Matt: First up, the attack on Pearl Harbor.…

played on the heart strings of the people, which then led to the plan of World domination. Germany had many powerful allies in the Second World War, this included the USSR, but Germany betrayed the USSR by attacking them in 1941. This was known as the Battle of Stalingrad which the Germans called Operation Barbarossa. The Second World War was fought between the Axis Powers, this included Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and the USSR (until 1941), and the Allies, which were…

The Battle of Midway was one of the battles leading up to WW2. In 1942, the Battle of Midway one of the most influential U.S. victories against Japan during World War II. During the four days of battle, the U.S. Pacific Fleet succeeded in destroying four Japanese aircrafts. The only battle that the U.S fleet lost was The Battle of Yorktown. In six months of offensives prior to Midway, Japanese had triumphed in lands throughout the Pacific. These lands include Malaysia, Singapore,…

The article “Hidden Battles on the Reefs: How Will Coral Reefs Fare in a Changing Ocean?” was written by Tom DeCarlo and was published in Volume 51, Issue 2 of the journal Oceanus in 2016. I accessed the article through the University of West Florida’s library’s website by searching for the Opposing Viewpoints in Context database under the “A-Z Database List.” Once in the database, one can search the title of the article in the search box to locate it. DeCarlo intended this article to be read by…

global presence through sea power as the foundation to becoming a world power. The increases of technology in ship construction was the catalyst for sea power with modernization and enlargement of ships, implementations of steel and steam, electrical systems, and the use of battleship naval ordnance. The Battle of Midway showed the importance of this technology and was arguably the most pivotal naval battle in history. As depicted in Decisions at Sea, Craig Symonds details the Battle of Midway…

The battle at Midway island, approximately half the distance between Asia and the United States, in June of 1942 was one of the most significant battles that the American military would fight during the course of World War II, and author Craig Symonds reports the details in his book, The Battle at Midway. Despite many accounts of this battle, Symonds offers a unique and incredibly researched narrative that brings his work into its own interpretation, separate from others. Symonds description of…

Coral Reefs One of the world’s most species rich and bio diverse ecosystems are the tropical coral reefs. Emmysarus, a staff writer/ blogger for Scribol stated in their article “The World’s Most Endangered Ecosystems: Coral Reefs, “Unfortunately, areas which are home to the richest biodiversity often suffer from the greatest amount of damage and disruption”. These “rainforests of the sea” are home to thousands of species of fish and invertebrates that live among the hundreds of different and…

and the East China sea, virtually isolated from major land masses; it is the largest of the 72- island chain. Okinawa is home to over one million people, the most densely populated island of the Ryukyu archipelago, with a vast majority residing in Naha city. Okinawa's islands are comprised of limestone and coral rocks; the limestone formation has resulted in many caves and, because of the vast amount of coral rocks, Okinawa has many coral reefs. The island is home to many sea creatures with an…