The 3 Pacific sea battles that turned the tide of WWII | Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal
As smoke cleared from the unexpected attack on the American forces at Pearl Harbor in December 1941 by the Imperial Japanese navy, the United States faced an urgent and daunting question: how to halt the relentless expansion of the Japanese Empire across the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean? What would become the Pacific Theater of World War Two was unlike any other battlefield in history. It spanned thousands of miles of open ocean, hundreds of remote islands, and incomprehensibly dense jungles.
As a result, both the United States and Japan had to develop new strategies for seeking out and defeating each other across the vast expanses of the Pacific Ocean. In reality, it would mean that a few crucial victories could quickly become pivotal moments determining who would hold the balance of power in the region. In this video we will explore the three most significant sea battles in this theater: Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal.
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