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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011

1 online resource (xii, 452 p.) : ill., maps

ISBN 9780199908530 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 9780195397932 (acid-free paper)

Pivotal moments in American history

Includes bibliographical references and index

CinCPac -- The Kido butai -- The brownshoe navy -- American counterstrike -- Seeking the decisive battle -- Pete and Jimmy -- The codebreakers -- The Battle of the Coral Sea -- The eve of battle -- Opening act -- Nagumo’s dilemma (4:00 A.M. to 8:30 A.M.) -- The flight to nowhere (7:00 A.M. to 11:20 A.M.) -- Attack of the torpedo squadrons (8:30 A.M. to 10:20 A.M.) -- The tipping point (7:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.) -- The Japanese counterstrike (11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.) -- Denouement -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: American and Japanese aircraft carriers -- Appendix B: American and Japanese aircraft -- Appendix C: American order of battle -- Appendix D: Japanese order of battle -- Appendix E: How much did the U.S. know of Japanese plans? -- Appendix F: The flight to nowhere.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

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(OCoLC)756484262