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War Rages in the Pacific

War Rages in the Pacific. 21 May 2010. Battle of Coral Sea – 1942 . Japanese eyeing Australia New type of warfare Aerial naval battle (planes taking off from aircraft carriers did the fighting) Victor? Tactically: Japanese victory Strategically: Allied victory. Battle of Midway – 1942.

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War Rages in the Pacific

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  1. War Rages in the Pacific 21 May 2010

  2. Battle of Coral Sea – 1942 • Japanese eyeing Australia • New type of warfare • Aerial naval battle (planes taking off from aircraft carriers did the fighting) • Victor? • Tactically: Japanese victory • Strategically: Allied victory

  3. Battle of Midway – 1942 • Why a tiny group of islands in the middle of the Pacific? • Location, Location, Location • Doolittle Raids by USA • Opportunity for Japan to finish off US Pacific Fleet • Both sides hesitant to engage

  4. Midway (cont’d) • Significance • IJN severely crippled • 4 aircraft carriers, 100s of planes and pilots • Shift in Japanese tactic • No longer conquering but fighting a defensive war • Tide of war shifts in favor of Allies

  5. Battle of Iwo Jima

  6. Battle of Okinawa

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