The annals of war at sea present no more intense, heart-shaking shock than these two battles, in which the qualities of the United States Navy and Air Force and the American race shone forth in splendour. . . The bravery and self-devotion of the American airmen and sailors and the nerve and skill of their leaders was the foundation of all.

Winston Churchill

On The Battle of The Coral Sea (May 4-8 1942)

and Midway Island (June 4-7, 1942)