the Battle of the coral sea, fought during 4–8 May 1942 and it was a major naval battle in the pacific theater of world war 2 between the japanese empire's navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia.
The Battle of the Coral Sea was one of the great and important naval battles taking place in the Pacific during World War II. It was the first aircraft carrier battle, when the enemy fleets did not even see for a moment, and all losses were caused to the other side by the Air Force.
Although allied ship losses were evidently greater, they managed to prevent the Japanese landing in Port Moresby and thus a direct threat to Australia. In addition, for the Japanese side, the losses were more painful, being replaced incomparably worse, because two damaged Japanese aircraft carriers could not participate in any operation in the next few months. Moreover, it turned out how short-sighted was the Japanese approach to pilots who were considered to be dispensable. Their frequent sacrifice led to high losses of experienced pilots, which Japan failed to replace quickly enough and signed on the performance of the Air Force in further battles.
The expedition was launched in retaliation for Villa's attack on the town of Columbus, New Mexico, and was the most remembered event of the Mexican Border War.
"The stars represented the seven states in the Confederacy. Soon after the Civil War began, Confederate soldiers noticed that the Stars and Bars caused confusion on the battlefield. The flag looked too similar to the American flag. ... The effect was that the Stars and Bars flag caused confusion on the battlefield."
