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Hace 5 días · The North Africa campaigns were a series of World War II battles for control of the Suez Canal, a vital lifeline for Britain’s colonial empire, and the oil resources of the Middle East. Learn more about the history and significance of the North Africa campaigns in this article.
Hace 3 días · The Battle of the Coral Sea, from 4 to 8 May 1942, was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and naval and air forces of the United States and Australia. Taking place in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, the battle was the first naval action in which the opposing fleets neither sighted nor fired upon one another, attacking over the horizon from aircraft carriers instead.
Hace 1 día · The campaign followed the successful Allied defensive actions at the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway in May and June 1942. Along with the battles at Milne Bay and Buna–Gona , the Guadalcanal campaign marked the Allies' transition from defensive operations to offensive ones and effectively allowed them to seize the strategic initiative in the Pacific theater from the Japanese.
Hace 1 día · The Battle of Midway is a famous battle in naval history and the largest strategic offensive organized by the Japanese Navy in World War II. In this battle, the Japanese navy, which had absolute superiority, suffered heavy losses,...
Hace 5 días · La bataille de Midway (en anglais Battle of Midway, en japonais ミッドウェー海戦, middowei kaisen) est un engagement aéronaval majeur et décisif de la Seconde Guerre mondiale qui oppose les marines du Japon et des États-Unis. Elle se déroula dans les premiers jours de juin 1942 au large des Îles Midway, lors de la guerre ...
Hace 4 días · The Significance Of The Battle. On June 6, Yamamoto ordered his ships to retreat, thereby ending the Battle of Midway. As a result of the United States' victory over Japan, the Japanese abandoned ...
Hace 6 días · Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto devised a plan to lure the American aircraft carriers into a decisive battle near Midway to crush remaining American forces in the Pacific.
