Scratch One Flattop:The First Carrier Air Campaign and the Battle of Coral Sea

Scratch One Flattop:The First Carrier Air Campaign and the Battle of the Coral Sea(Twentieth Century Battles)by Robert C. Stern.2019 1stEdition/1stPrinting Indiana Univ.Press hardcover in like new condition(no dj issued for this title/sticker residue on back of hardcover).Bk dimensions:9.50×6.50×1.0inches,1.0lb,317pg.The last listing photo provides a summation of the book's contents and a brief about the author .The Battle of the Coral Sea was a WWII naval engagement between the Imperial Japan Navy and the combined naval/air forces of the U.S. and Australia.Fought from May 4-8 in 1942 this was the first sea battle in which aircraft carriers engaged each other and opponent ships neither saw or fired directly upon one another .The Allies and Japanese lost a combined total of over 1600 men,over 150 aircraft,with 13 naval crafts either damaged or destroyed.This strategic battle severely weakened Japan's South Pacific defenses and was a significant contributor to Japan's ultimate defeat.