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The History of WWII Podcast

Episode 611-Battle of the Coral Sea: First Blood

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Education, History, Society & Culture

4.44.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

With imperfect information, both sides strike at the other. Still, Adm. Fletcher’s potential to wreck havoc is greater than the Japanese. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hello, and thank you for listening to the history of World War II podcast.

1:19.3

Episode 611, The Battle of the Coral Sea, First Blood.

1:26.5

Last time, we saw the opening move of the Japanese plan to take Port Moresby in New Guinea, ruined.

1:29.6

Admiral Fletcher, Task Force 17th commander,

1:35.3

staying south of Guadalcanal and thus out of range of the Japanese, hit their landed troops and ships at Touloggi, an island just above Guadalcanal. There had been two American raids

1:42.0

thus far, and in truth, the Americans could have done better.

1:46.8

But since it was still relatively early in the day, Fletcher would hit them again.

1:52.6

The second attack wave started landing back on the Yorktown at 1.13 p.m.

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