what naval battle battle is considered the turnpoint of the war in the pacific?
Pacific War Maps | Nihon Kaigun Pacific Naval Battles in World War II. The Pacific War was the largest naval conflict in history. Across the huge expanses of the Pacific, the two most powerful navies in the world found themselves locked in a death struggle. The war was fought in every possible climate, from Arctic conditions in the Aleutians, to the appalling heat and swelter of the South Pacific.