[DOC] [TLE] Battle of the Coral Sea - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought during 48 May 1942, was a major naval 
battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy 
and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia. The battle was the 
first action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other, ..... Believing the 
Japanese carriers were still well to the north near Bougainville,... [DOC] [TLE] Air warfare of World War II - Wikipedia [PAR] The air warfare of World War II was a major component in all theatres and, 
together with ... They both built a powerful naval-air component based on aircraft 
carriers, .... One of the first military men to fly, and the youngest colonel in World 
War I, ..... In the Battle of the Coral Sea, fought between May 48, 1942 off the 
coast of... [DOC] [TLE] Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - Wikipedia [PAR] The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth 
Battles of Savo ... The action consisted of combined air and sea engagements 
over four days, ... Thus, the battle turned back Japan's last major attempt to 
dislodge Allied ... The first Japanese attempt to recapture Henderson Field failed 
when a... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about NAVAL HISTORY - StudyStack [PAR] THE MAIN 1942 BATTLE OF THIS SEA OFF AUSTRALIA WAS THE FIRST 
NAVAL BATTLE WAGED ENTIRELY BY AIR POWER, CORAL SEA. IN 241 B.C. 
THE... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about SEAS OF THE WORLD - StudyStack [PAR] THE MAIN 1942 BATTLE OF THIS SEA OFF AUSTRALIA WAS THE FIRST 
NAVAL BATTLE WAGED ENTIRELY BY AIR POWER, CORAL SEA. THE GULF 
OF... [DOC] [TLE] CHAPTER 23: World War II: The War Against Japan [PAR] Apr 27, 2001 ... In April Army bombers, flying off a naval carrier, delivered a ... The offensive 
began on August 7, 1942, when the 1st Marine ... Air battles were almost daily 
occurrences for a month or more after the ... Australian ground forces drove the ... 
The major Allied objective was control of the South China Sea and a... [DOC] [TLE] Victory at Sea - The Atlantic [PAR] Future sea battles would be fought over distances once unimaginable, and by 
sailors ... At an imperial conference in the first week of September, 1941, 
Japanese ... to cripple the main elements of the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, 
Hawaii. ... experimental concept of naval air power, long advocated by 
visionaries such as... [DOC] [TLE] The Battle of the Coral Sea - DelsJourney [PAR] Summary of the Battle of the Coral Sea (May 4-8, 1942) with maps and photos. ... 
at Midway, it was one of the first naval battles fought in the Pacific during World 
War II. ... of defeats, including at Midway one month later, a major American 
victory. ... to bomb northern Australia, cut off Australia and New Zealand from 
supplies,... [DOC] [TLE] The Pacific War - Victory at Sea - GlobalSecurity.org [PAR] Jul 28, 2013 ... The Pacific War was the largest naval conflict in history. ... Central Pacific 
campaign wherein naval air power was the only air power on which ... except for 
the three major carriers that had been out to sea when the Japanese ... What 
followed on May 7-8, 1942 was the first true carrier vs. carrier battle, where... [DOC] [TLE] The naval campaigns for New Guinea - Australian War Memorial [PAR] {2} By early 1942, Allied authorities could be in no doubt that the Japanese held 
... of the Coral Sea, which extended over 7-8 May, was the first naval battle in 
history ... For the Japanese Combined Fleet, the Battle of Midway was a major 
disaster. ... the naval air arm received a blow from which it never completely 
recovered. [DOC] [TLE] World War II facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Though Hitler killed thousands of Communists after he gained power in January 
1933, .... He called off attacks on British air bases in May 1941, but by then the 
Nazi .... In the carrier-dominated Battle of

Question: The main 1942 battle of this sea off Australia was the first naval battle waged entirely by air power
Answer: the Coral Sea