Description
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWhile the subject of quite a number of books, the Battle of the Coral Sea has found in Stern, this generation's master storyteller. His research into sources on both sides is exhaustive and he has used Japanese translators where necessary and appropriate to best illuminate materials. His effort has taken years of meticulous scholarship and it shows. At the same time, the general reader will enjoy and benefit from this account of the U.S. Navy's first serious battle of the Pacific War as much as the professional scholar. Highly recommended.
-- Lisle A. Rose * The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1. The Reckless Bet
2. Reprisal Raids
3. Setting the Scene
4. Opening Moves—2-6 May 1942
5. Seconds Out—7 May 1942
6. The Main Event—8 May 1942
7. Assessment and Withdrawal—8-11 May 1942
8. Aftermath
Appendixes
Notes
Bibliography
Index
