Battle of the Coral Sea

by Denise FrisinoBattle of the Coral Seas, Navy, Pacific Theatre, UncategorizedPosted on No Comments

Between the island of New Guinea and Australia lies the Coral Sea, with the Solomon Islands just beyond. While later in World War II, major conflicts would rage in the Solomon’s, the likes of Guadalcanal, few are familiar with the most important sea battle known by the Aussie’s as “The Battle that saved Australia”. The …

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World War II – The War Over Los Angeles

by Denise FrisinoBattle of LA, World War IIPosted on 3 Comments

The heavens were clear the evening of February 24, 1942, but Los Angeles, California was on high alert. The Japanese enemy was lurking in the waters off shore, somewhere. At this point during World War II, the Japanese forces had swept through Asia, Burma, into parts of Borneo, with the Philippine Islands swiftly falling. Japan …

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