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In May 1942, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) prepared to capture Port Moresby on New Guinea. Its airfield could be used to dominate the Coral Sea and isolate Australia from the United States. The invasion force – spearheaded by aircraft carriers Shokaku and Zuikaku – was unaware that the Americans had cracked their codes andContinue reading “The Coral Sea, 7th May 1942”