The Battle of the Coral Sea 1942: The First Aircraft Carrier Battle in History
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- To cut to the chase and skip all the preliminary actions of may 4-7, go to 18:43 to see the main carrier battle.
Corrections:
I remember finishing this video and about to upload it when i thought to myself that it needed a little intro. so I quickly recorded the introduction , and by not being careful about it I made a mistake. I should have said "OVERSTATED" not understated.
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Lundstrom, J. B. (2013). The First Team Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway. New York: Naval Institute Press.
Lundstrom, J. B. (2014). The first South Pacific campaign: Pacific Fleet strategy, December 1941-June 1942. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press.
Stille, M. (2009). The Coral Sea 1942: The first carrier battle (Vol. 214, Campaign). Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
Toll, I. W. (2012). Pacific crucible: War at sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942. New York: W.W. Norton.
Willmott, H. P. (2008). The barrier and the javelin: Japanese and Allied Strategies, February to June 1942. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute
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@@garyschultz7768 to the enemy
@@garyschultz7768 yes
My Grandfather was on the USS Lexington. He survived and lived until 2004.
Wow! He must have had quite the stories to tell.
When I was in elementary school in the early 1980s, one of the students brought her grandfather to talk to the class. And he was a Navy officer on the HMS Norfolk, one of the two ships that hunted the Bismarck. He actually relayed the story to everyone and he was so charismatic, the whole class was mesmerized. I think that visit was what spawned my interest in naval battles and naval history.
sheesh
Wow my great grandma was a nurse in the war she was on a Australia hospital ship and the Germans sank it it was a war crime and she died
@@irish-buchanans430 The Japanese sub I177 sank the Australian hospital ship Centaur, I can't find any record of the Germans sinking a Aussie hospital ship.
My Great Uncle served on the Lexington. He passed away last September at age 98.
This is the epitome of quality over quantity. These documentaries you make single-handedly are better than 90% of the things on the actual docyumentary channel. Love the subtleties like the special notes for especially heroic characters.
copied lol
Thank you for this breakdown. My grandfather was a fighter pilot for the Japanese Air Force. I didn’t learn about the battles he was in or much of anything- but that he was shot down off the coast of New Guinea. I believe he was on the carrier Shokaku. He flew a Mitsubishi zero and managed to land after his plane caught fire and he was shot in the shoulder. I have to believe this was the battle he was in. I wish I learned more when he was alive. He immigrated to the US in the 50’s after my mother, uncle, and aunt were born.
@Traci. Just so you know. The Japanese didn’t have a separate military force know as “Air Force” back in 1940’s time.
If he was on the Shokaku then he was in the Imperial Japanese Navy/IJN.
If he flew land based missions then he was most likely part of the Army. IJA.
It seems more to me that your grandfather flew land based missions if shot off the coast of New Guinea.
Was a terrible time for all. Glad to see he made it out alive.
RIP to both sides who didn’t.
Why did they want to move to the United States?
@@donarthiazi2443 probably disillusioned
@@f430ferrari5 : Just want to belatedly add that the Imperial Japanese Navy operated most of its aircraft from land bases, including Zeros. Carrier planes and seaplanes were the minority. The IJN had many land based bombers and fighters.
The Japanese had a Zero base at Lae, on the coast of New Guinea , which was involved peripherally in the Battle of the Coral Sea, flying against Port Moresby.
@@timonsolus yes it’s true the IJN had many land based planes also but the OP above said his dad was part of Japan’s Air Force and on the Shokaku.
Also while Japan didn’t have a separate Air Force those they were part of this group were a branch of the Japan’s Army.
Dude you are the future of teaching history. This sets the bar so high. Keep up the amazing work
haha, thanks bro! i try to outdo myself in every new video!
Montemayor Can't wait for the next one!
I agree
Can't wait for the battle of Midway.
I'll bet that is the first time that statement has ever been made, ha ha.
Brilliant.
I came here after watching the Midway clip.
PLEASE do the Hunt for the Bismarck and the Battle of Jutland.
Bismark would be awesome, or the battle of river plate when the Grafs-Spee was sunk
Would love to see Jutland
Not saying I wouldn't love Montemayors Jutland video but there's a great one out there by the History Channel I believe that's pretty good for now.
Oooooohhh... yeah. Hunt for the Bismark! I'd love to have all the pertinent facts and visuals of such an interesting naval struggle.
@@tx-ur4qw baz battles did a really good bismark, better than extra credits which tend to be very sensationalized and pro-British/American
I had two uncles who were on the USS Lexington (Lady Lex) at the Battle of the Coral Sea. Both survived despite one being an boiler tech and the other being an Master at Arms whose duty station was Anti Aircraft loader and very close to where the torpedoes hit. When I see those pictures of the abandon ship off the port bow it hits home how close to death both of them were. Your videos are excellent, thank you for posting.
Kaptain Kanada here, Love your country as much as my own. If and when our time come I hope our kids will stand as tall as yours did from that time.
Normal voice, plenty of pauses, graphics so clear, reporting of history without bias creeping into the tone (the narrators who sound excited when a Japanese ship is sunk and sad when an American one is sunk 😂) or into the content itself - this is bang on, cheers for doing it
Imagine if someone was like "I can't believe narrators that are happy when Nazi bombers are shot down but sad when when it happens to Allied ones." 😂
It's all kept very grounded with the loss of lives on screen. You can point at one side or another being the bad guy all you want, men still died. That's never a reason to celebrate.
@@Asdayasman
Of course it's a reason to celebrate. Some people need to die.
Stop being such a candyass.
Why don't you watch the March of Bataan.
See if you have any emotion.... SMH.
@@SkipaJig4Bass soldiers dont give out orders, they only follow them. japanese society back then emphasized respect for your higher ups. japaenese soldiers rarely questioned their orders. im sure not all of them were screaming with joy
imagine if the japanese plane landed successfully in Yorktown
Japan pilot : wow, what a day
US marine : what ?
Japan pilot : what ?
Nani ?! (As in what in japanese )
Kirk Douglas would have taken him out
should have let them land. Would have been an intelligence gold mine.
@@beachbumsf Unacceptable risk. Plane on landing approach to a carrier would have looked much the same as plane on attack vector. Not to mention ordnance of the said enemy planes unknown.
Why does that Dauntless have Japanese markings?....Waiiiit a minute!
I have read about this battle in various books for years, it is impossible to figure out what the hell is going on or make any kind of mental image from the print. Thanks for the graphics, for the objective time table of events and the sober narration. well done sir.
yeah unfortunately there isnt much coverage on this battle and when i first read about it this battle years ago i was just as confused. So I have helped myself and others get a clear picture of what was happening haha. win-win. and thanks!
I agree wholeheartedly that animating the ships' movements makes a huge difference. The static charts of ship movements normally found in books are often quite hard to decipher, even when they include time markers on the course tracks. Especially for a battle as confusing as Coral Sea, your animations make things so much clearer.
Looking forward to seeing a video on Midway...I'm sure CarDivs 1 and 2 will be able to look after themselves just fine... :)
Thank you Wolfeson! Im glad i could be of some help, and yup Midway will def be the most dramatic battle of the pacific war
I am pretty stupid so the First Rate Animation 'n the equally First Rate Narration helped me to understand.
By-the-way, I was born stupid, ergo there is no shame in being stupid (Just look at Obama; he's not ashamed either.) But there is shame in being willfully ignorant...
Thanks again, Montemayor. After Midway, please do the Battle of the Kearsarge 'n the Alabama.
Showing the relative locations of each of the opposing ships on a real-time basis makes the battle descriptions infinitely more illuminating .
I read the book on the Battle of Midway, which also explains the Battle of the Coral Sea. While the book explains the battle in detail, I still failed to visualize the actual movements of both fleets. Thank you so much for providing a visual aide with great detail to such important battle!
The graphics add a lot to understanding.
Same here. 🎉
My grandfather fought in WW2 and Korea as a rear gunner, bomber and fighter pilot. He was on the Lexington at Coral Sea Battle and received the distinguished flying cross. Modestly, he said "we all got one". He died in 2010. Thank you for this video. Also if anyone ever reads this please Google the picture of the sailors who ran down to get ice cream after the Lexington was hit and put it in their helmets, people are crazy.
The USS Lexington fought well. Thank you for your grandfather's bravery. Without him in the Coral Sea and the sky of Korea, I still wouldn't be able to eat ice cream freely in South Korea until now.
"During World War II, the medal's award criteria varied widely depending on the theater of operations, aerial combat that was engaged in, and the missions that were accomplished. In the Pacific, commissioned officers were often awarded the DFC, while enlisted men were given the Air Medal. In Europe, some crews received it for their overall performance through a tour of duty. The criteria used were however not consistent between commands or over time."
Amazing!
What is more important than ice cream?
A grateful Australian here. This battle demonstrates how important power projection in this region was and still is. Your content in the first minute demonstrates how critical that route is between Australia and America.
These are hands down the very best battle report style videos I have ever seen. I especially like how you give consideration to the decisions commanders must make without the benefit of hindsight.
What software are you using for your animation work in this whole video? I'd love to know, it's fantastic :-)
My bet would be Adobe Animate (formerly Flash)
In the Savo Island video, there was a watermark "© MapTiler © OpenStreetMap contributors". So it probably has something to do with MapTiler
definitely Powerpoint
@@takethepower9409 lol
My father Comander Donald A. Christensen USN Retired, served aboard the Lexington CV2. He was a carpenters mate and part of a damage control party and fought fires until the order to abandon ship was given. 🇺🇸
Guess we have something in common. My great uncle was on the Lexington. He was a bomber pilot. He was aboard when the abandon ship order was given. He said that the joke was, save the ice cream. A luxury in the navy. Only the aircraft carriers had it. They would pass it out to ships that rescued pilots that had been shot down as a reward.
I would love to hear his thoughts on Admiral Nimitz
@winner trump ... My father was a carpenters mate when the Lex was sunk. Commissioned in 1952, retired as a Commander in 1967 after 30 years of service. Are you sure you can add ? Lol !
@winner trump Bro just stop. His dad Honorably served. I bet you didn’t.
My grandpa is named Donald G. Christense! He was military police,a dog handler in the Vietnam war. Specifically he guarded missiles in the US, so he was lucky enough to stay out of direct combat.
Who else is here rewatching videos while patiently waiting for Midway Part II?
Yeeeeeeeah
I'm making a scenario that's basically
"What if Japan won the battle of the Coral Sea on May 6th" and his Midway and Coral Sea vids are pretty much my go to source...
When is part 2 coming out
Yessir
Me :"v
Great video. I grew up in Lexington, MA. In the town library the tattered and burned remains of the flag from the USS Lexington is framed on permanent display. Its neat to see and gives you a good idea of the seriousness of the battle.
Regarding the Japanese ship recognition issues. The Japanese identified a fleet tanker (USS Neosho) as a carrier and commited a large number of their strike aircraft to attack the tanker in the belief it was a carrier. Remarkable considering the amount of damage the tanker took, it survived only to be scuttled later. There is a book about this tanker and it's role in the battle of the Coaral Sea. It was a very interesting insight into the shortcomings that all sides faced in wartime, beit ancient or modern and it will happen in future conflicts.
Your ability to research, plan, and make these videos is phenomenal. I wish I had a history teacher that was as fact-based as you are. These videos never cease to amaze me, keep up the great work.
Thank you Gus Thomas! there is a lot of work put into these videos, I appreciate that you noticed the effort.
Thank you mentioning both sides had their own heroes during the battle
My purpose was to show bravery on both sides, I'm glad you noticed.
@@MontemayorChannel I really appreciate your videos it really brings these battles to life. I'm glad you said bravery and not heroes like the original poster because there is a difference. I don't see heroes when I look at the Japanese in WWII. They were pretty wicked awful but their kamikaze pilots were brave I guess, but not heroic in my opinion.
@@vaskylark You're forgetting that the Imperial Army and the Imperial Air Force were two completely different branches. I would call the sacrifices of both sides heroic, as heroic is synonymous with brave
@@joaovilaca1436 JV you know it has been around 80 years since that took place maybe you might think about letting it go, here this might help. It is to my understanding that not every single Japanese soldier was involved in that conduct and best believe we were no boy scouts we did our share of killing civilians, stealing, along with other types of things that will never see the light of day, we won the war thus we got to tell the history of it. In War you kill, end of story
This is BY FAR the best, most detailed account of the Battle of the Coral Sea that I have EVER SEEN! And I am a US Naval history junkie.
Montemayor you are genius with those animations and narration with details. I'm European and i never knew of those events and battles, only some foggy awareness that the II war also happened on Pacific Ocean.
Thank you for your work. I'm seeking more of it.
*You, sir, deserves so much respect and honor for your awesome work.*
Born in China, grew up in Germany. I've been always interested in historical naval battles, especially those between USA and Japanese forces during WW2.
The first film I've ever watched in my life, as a child back then, was Midway.
Despite reading tons of books about these battles in the pacific ozean, in all 3 languages, Chinese, English & German, and also having watched tons of films, normal ones and documentary ones.
NONE of them could even come close to your videos, in terms of accuracy, the amount of information, the route of every strike group, route of planes, mistakes both side had made by false decisions & maneouvering, etc.
And also, what amazes me the most, is my sheer level of excitement during watching your videos. For a documentary historical video, without any action scenes, one would expect to simply watch it.
But I feel that my heartrate goes up and up while watching at your videos. And also I already know exactly what will happen next, I cannot but simple follow each of your graphics and your explanations like a little child during christmas time who is about to receive his present.
I thank you thank you so much dear sir, for providing us with this kind of awesomeness work to let us remember the great battles of the past and the heroes on both side who participated in them.
Best regards from Germany! And Merry Christmas to ya all there!
Well said mate .... Particularly the "heartrate" bit ..... :)
I second your words, well spoken and very true. I was a member aboard the last Yorktown (CG-48,) before they retired her in the early 2000's. We had to learn this story in the Navy, but this was way better than what the Navy put together.
I'll also add that there's a superstition about the naming convention associated with the Yorktown... Every odd Yorktown has sunk and we were the last odd number with #5.
It seemed every other day the ship would leak massive amounts of diesel fuel in the bilge. The Navy retired her shortly after 3 failed trips to dry dock consecutively and I'm glad that they broke the curse for our vessel! It was coming fast!
Right on!! I couldn't agree more. Exceptional historical depiction and deep analysis of cause and affect of historical events.
You might check "Military History Visualized" series on TH-cam. And for an expert and detailed examination of the Guadalcanal campaign, "Neptune's Inferno". Guadalcanal was the US navy's greatest defeat, and few know of it.
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As an Australian I want to say I am so grateful for the sacrifice of the American and Australian lives to stop the Japanese push in world war 2.
It's your gratitude and living memory of these important sacrifices that make it worth while. God bless Australia.
And British...
@@lovablesnowman My apologies, I wasn't aware of that. Basically, all the men and women that put it all on the line to stop The Japanese Empire. I'm(we are) eternally grateful.
@@silentblackhole no worries bro. Anglo nations unite
God bless Australia 🇦🇺 , from America 🇺🇸
I already know how the battle goes, and I'm *still* doing that Jon Stewart wide-eyed popcorn-eating thing.
Superlative work.
Man，This is good. I love reading Wikipedia about past battles, almost always invariably fail to grasp the full picture. It is amazing to see how these commanders were dealing with fogs of war, incomplete, inaccurate, misinformation.
Wikipedia can be a good source for information. Don't rely on any one source for the entire picture. Wikipedia is simply just a good place to start.
@John Smirk Did you seriously say, "Wikialeftism?" Put away the tinfoil hat and step away from the keyboard.
@John Smirk u sound like a very uninformed workd class ass. In one statement u say how Wikipedia blows and that they omit facts constantly, then in your next semen scented breath u claim to never visit the site at all. To top it off u try to politicize an information based website an attribute its content to liberalism. Now im forced to edit my original, somewhat flattering, factual assesment of your feeble-minded comments. John Smirk not only do you sound like a very uninformed world-class ass but your the type of moron who most likely argues against what they are fighting for. I bet if u seen the recent facebook posts of Democrat Elizabeth Warren calling for the winner of the popular vote to determine the presidential election instead of the electoral college based system, your immediate response would parallel numerous other party-line based arguments. I could only imagine u see the word "Democrat" and immediately join the opposition. I believe i already know the reason u would give for your opposition...( why, so we can have three states controlling the outcome of the election. I dont want Los Angeles, New york and um, um, um the other state to determine what the rest of the country thinks). Pathetic.
@@deanmariorenzi9597 I was with your criticism until you wasted time on becoming the ass you were opposed to here. Shit. It looks like we have a cluster fuck stand still. I am not sure which of you are right or wrong. I guess it really doesn't matter a lick because
Zhubo Tang was speaking to history and you fucks hijacked it with bullshit.
I hate to break it to you, but John Smirk is right on task. There is a lot of revisionist bullshit around. It's important to be a good judge of knowledge and character.
Support good honest and true information, save the nonsense for the bad.
@@MTPatriot1787 To say wikapedia has been taken over by social marxists and the left is ridiculous. I say both of them are wrong. Specially John since he clearly has an agenda against anyone on the left and seems to think they have control over every aspect of academia. It's fine to call out wrongful historical revisionism, but John is nowhere near right on the money and that other guy just regressed into being a troll.
"To cut to the chase and skip all the preliminary actions... " Anyone who thinks the details you present so well through the entire video are unimportant is an idiot. Excellent work.
haha i really thought that i would get complaints over the length of the video but it seems no one minds! thank you!
You did a hell of a job here. Very informative and the graphics help to make sense of it all. I really hope you do the 1st & 2nd Naval Battles of Guadalcanal. I'll never forget reading about them for the first time and how the 1st battle was described as a bar-room brawl with the lights out! A similar presentation and explanation comparable to this one would be fantastic!
Montemayor , anyone interested in this type of material will want details. In fact, I'm not sure I've ever seen someone cover the details of a battle by including the pre-battle planning, conditions, and assessment with such understanding and thoroughness. You definitely are putting out better content than others in this area.
Fax only problem i had with the video was some on the numbers were wrong like the lexington being able to carry more than the yorktown. Keep u the work
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Excellent very detailed presentation. I would've loved for my father to have heard this. He was on the Yorktown at the Coral Sea and Midway, but alas he died 20yrs ago. To compare notes. He was fished out of the water by the destroyer Russell at Midway. Thanks. I was a Recon Marine in VN(67).
Well, my dad didn’t serve in WW2, but he was on an Aircraft carrier; the USS Carl Vinson.
My Great-Grandfather served in WW2 on the Cimarron, almost died twice in one day
@@zekedia2223 Would you care to share the story of how your great grandfather nearly died twice?
@@noteperson0 I’d be happy to. I will preface this by saying, I got my names mixed up. He was on the USS Manatee (AO-58), a Cimarron class Fleet Oiler. Apologies.
That aside, the first time was in the Great Marianas Turkey shoot. He manned one of the AA guns. At one point during the action, what I assume was a Zero flew down low, and strafed the decks. Luckily, it must’ve run out of cannon ammunition, so it was only machine guns. As it strafed the deck, he was almost hit by the strafing run. According to him, or rather, according to my dad who told me these stories, the only thing that prevented the bullet from going straight through his chest was a solid metal ring he was wearing. My dad said that my great-grandpa was adamant about this, like he was 100% that the ring was the difference between his living and death.
To me, that seems a bit unrealistic (a ring bouncing a 7.7mm bullet), but either way, he almost got torn up in a strafing run, so that’s 1.
Now, I don’t know which battle the second one is, but I assume it was probably Leyte Gulf, considering it involves kamikazes. The USS Manatee was refueling another ship. This Japanese plane comes barreling down, and narrowly misses both of the ships, landing right between them. If it had hit the Manatee, there’s a good chance it could’ve sunk much the same way the USS Mississippi (AO-59) did, with magazine explosions and oil fires.
2:28 longest U.S. carrier in human history
Yes
@@awhahoo you’re a weeb.
@@mustangbeauty4 and you killed younglings.
The Smol Gay Cinnamon Roll damn you didn’t have to pull that one
@@nicholaswilson1851 oh well
I've never watched any presentation ever where they showed the angle of each torpedo attack. It's very thorough and VERY dramatic.
I hope you realize he took some artistic liberties in the torpedo angles.
The quality of animations in your videos just keeps getting better.
thanks!
Poor Neosho and Sims
they had no idea what was coming at them... or why the enemy seems to have sent an entire air wing at them when they are just a single support ship and a single escort
As they were sinking, the captain was heard saying "Hello! Overkill!....WTF guys?
I do not think there is anyone that can produce such clear spoken and clearly defined portrayals of history as you can! It is a joy to listen and watch. Thanks
Thank u for this amazing content
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It’s the best. I hope he does the battle of layte gulf
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Idk how Wil got here to a video where his content is far off from, who knew a vlogger would end up in a video talking about the first carrier battle in history?
One of the clearest and most interesting depictions of this battle ever produced. Bravo. Simply bravo. Was starting to be worried..
Imagine being a pilot in battle and nearly landing on the enemy's ship. FUCC 😂
Imagine if it happened, that would have been awkward
If they was armed and got that close, game over.
@@NativeMatt Yeah they got very lucky they had dropped the bombs just prior to it. So crazy to think about.
Agreed.. what happens when u make it back to your ship? Do you hide it and not say anything so no one thinks you a moron. Or do you sit around the dinner table with a glass of sake and say something like this.... “ yo, you ain’t gonna believe this shit. Me and my two boys, we just got done hunting those yank bastards, couldn’t find shit. But that ain’t the worst part... we see our carrier and try to land. But those suns of beeches Americans, they done switched carriers on us.. “. ( laughter breaks out ). “ so then I decided to do the only thing I could. I pull a ‘ maverick’. I go inverted and flick those asshats off. What do they do? With no sense of humor they start shooting “. ( more laughter) “ can you believe how bad their sense of humor must be? Well maybe they were laughing, since they couldn’t shoot for shit. “
Now that is some good dialogue
Dad was aboard the Lexington as a observer for COMPACFLT when they abandoned ship. when the destroyer that fished him out of the water got back to Pearl. For the weeks before Midway they discussed what went wrong and how to fix it After all this was the first US carrier action. And they changed air resonances, anti aircraft protection and placement and support ship screening. Then dad was assigned to the Enterprise for Midway. Where they almost made the same mistake because the Navy PBY crews who conducted most of the resonance flights. Were not schooled in proper identification and sighting reports.
Your documentaries of the battle of Midway, Coral Sea, and Pearl Harbor, are seriously next-level. I can’t wait to watch more.
And Savo Island can definitely be added to that list.
Excellent work, well done. My late uncle was in the Coral Sea Battle as an able seaman with the RAN. After the war he kept in touch with his American colleagues for decades. When we were kids we met several of them when they came out to Australia for the Coral Sea Battle commemorations. Also, my father was with the 8th Australian AIF and taken POW to the Japanese at the fall of Singapore in February 1942. He was in Changi, then on the brutal Burma Siam Railway and finally at the notorious Fukioka Camp 17 in Japan, only about 65 km from Nagasaki as the crow flies. They witnessed the atomic bomb explosion, something they would never forget. After the Japanese surrender the American liberation forces did a fantastic job of locating all the thousands of POW's and repatriating them back to Australia, England, Holland and the US. So I take a special interest when things like this come up. Thanks again, great job.
My late uncle was an infantryman who fought against the Japanese in Papua New Guniea. I do not know which unit exactly he was with. Too young to really ask questions like that the last time I saw him. He walked his whole life with a limp from a piece of shrapnel that was lodged in his hip from one of those engagements. Huge respect to your Father and your Uncle. And to you also. Best wishes from Melbourne.
Excellent video. Lexington’s issues were A. her single rudder, a holdover from her battlecruiser design. B. damage control. Americans were inexperienced with carrier damage control, and were ineffective at properly containing fires and preventing spread of gasoline fumes. The Americans learned their lesson with Lexington. The Japanese wouldn’t learn the lesson at Midway, and at the Battle of Philippine Sea, the new armored carrier Taiho was lost for the same reasons.
I wonder if the overkill on the Shoho was more about moral. Huge moral boost for the west and the US Navy. What a great video, glad I found this
Incredible. Keep producing great content!
Excellent very detailed presentation. I would've loved for my father to have heard this. He was on the Yorktown at the Coral Sea and Midway, but alas he died 20yrs ago. To compare notes. He was fished out of the water by the destroyer Russell at Midway. Thanks. I was a Recon Marine in VN(67).
@@jefffung8679 thank you for your service!! 🙏🙏
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@Wesson Parker shut up bot
Why dont you shut up! I work for the History Channel and quality content like this is putting us out of business! Oh well, Im off to write another piece on transsexual alien poltergeist hunters.
This video was an exceptional product worthy of a college level history course. I strongly suggest you continue to produce the sequential naval battles in the Pacific. A link for donations would be welcome imho. Thanks again for the great work.
The content on this channel is second to none. Absolutely incredible.
You make the most comprehensive and interesting tactical summaries of the pacific war. I’ve watched a lot of them, but this is gold for any WWII buff. Someone said in another video “quality over quantity”; could not agree more. Hands down, the BEST OVERVIEWS IVE EVER SEEN. You clearly have put tons of time into the minutia of individual ship actions, and I absolutely love the efforts on all aspects of editing, graphics, and story telling. If only I could get my wife this excited about this. You may be the answer. Cheers brother!
My Cousin Melton Ricketts was killed by the 500 Lb bomb that went through the decks , He was awarded the MOH because altho mortally wounded he Fought the fire till he fell dead beside the Firehose !!
No kidding? That's something. I salute him.
Justin G bad ass.
The presence of mind and body to begin to attack the fire caused by the bomb blast that was killing him is remarkable. Placing his duty to his ship and shipmates over his own life. A true hero.
Oooo FUCKING RAH, OUR STEEL MANMADE ARMORED CASTLES WILL FLOAT OVER THE ENEMIED Corpses
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Ernest_Ricketts
SALUTE!
Read books about the Coral Sea battle, but you bring it to life. Thanks.
2:29 “however the Americans unleashed their secret weapon the LONG carrier.”
I like how you mistakenly took the path line as a carrier
Lado Tech it’s a joke
The US long carrier was actually the inspiration for the runway in Fast and Furious 6
long carrier specs: 25 miles long, 3 miles wide, complement of 250 aircraft, 3 submarines, and 16 16-inch guns
250 aircraft? I thought it would be lesser than that
Thank you for not using stock footage of the war. Really appreciate seeing photos of the actual battle here. Well done.
thanks for noticing man. if the pictures aren't of the actual battle that im presenting, i wont use em. thankfully with these naval battles so fare there is a good amount that i can use.
The animated maps, excellent narration, and on-the-mark commentary make this the best explanation of a naval battle that I have ever seen. After hearing about it for so long, I finally understand the Battle of the Coral Sea.
Fantastic narration covering the Battle for the Solomon Islands. I appreciate the details of the strategies, tactics, and over all objectives well discussed from both sides of the battle. Thank you and keep these great videos coming!
I have been a WW2 history nerd since 5th grade. I did not know the Dauntless was ever used as a CAP fighter! I had to go look it up as I did not realize it had two .50 caliber machine guns in the nose! Well done!
This battle demonstrates just how powerful the fog of war can be. So many close calls and so many mistakes.
...and reading 'Black Shoe Admiral' was an education to me about one of the main causes of the fog of war,
crappy interpersonal communications among people who allowed petty jealousies, ambitions and vanity to
subjugate their professionalism and common sense.
Don't shoot till you see the white of their eyes
@Nathan Fitzer. Pretty much the exact opposite of carrier battle doctrine.
Sometimes I wonder whether time traveling overlords made sure the allies won in the Pacific. We got all the lucky breaks.
@@cambium0 Ultimate victory seemed rather unavoidable unless suing for peace as the Japanese had no way of actually disrupting US industrial output effectively even if they cleared most of the pacific fleet and obviously no way of catching up with said output.
But yes, the Americans got very lucky, especially at Midway, the entire pacific war was a giant game of rock paper scissors.
Two minor comments , Rear Admiral Crace , RN was actually an Australian , and his tactics in avoiding an air attack were later copied by other Allied Fleets in the Pacific. Good idea, well explained. Regards from Australia
This in-depth analysis absolutely blows my mind. Great work man. Really humanizes the mistakes and shows just how close, at any moment, that it could've been an incredibly different outcome.
With dentifying military equipment, at 11:46 I don't blame that recon for misidentifying the Neosho and Sims. Having advised naval officials before, I know it can be pretty difficult to identify potential hostiles, especially if they haven't focused training towards visual identification from the air (whether that was due to a lack of top-down imagery of american ships at the time for Japan beats me). Ships look waaay different compared from top-down view than from the horizon, especially from that high up, as seen in that battle photo of Neosho.
And, that image at 15:20, with the aircraft just inside the smoke coming off of the fantail of the Shoho, is absolutely nuts.
That was an excellent synopsis of the Coral Sea engagement. Thanks for posting this!
Wow, this is tactical military history at it's best. Nothing gets better than thoroughly detailed animations combined with exhaustive historical research. You have a Patreon supporter here whenever you open an account sir.
I have never seen the battle of the Coral Sea explained so well. You are the best.
Amazing work!! I love how unbiased you are; I find myself wincing at the bad luck on either side. Keep it up and can't wait to learn more from you!
The few videos that this man has on his channel puts most history documentaries to shame. These videos never fail to fascinate me
I'm not a military history guy, but I know good work when I see it. Very nicely done.
The closed captioning is greatly appreciated by those of us with hearing damage, some of it from carrier service!
And he speaks quickly through some words and mispronounces others. He also doesn't understand the word "anyways" @7:55 is used incorrectly. His voice sounds one of Latino American.
0?0 7 yelling, I will be a problem
@@BOHICA_
Would you mind explaining how the narrator incorrectly used the word "anyways" at the timestamp that you've provided?
Incredible the way you put this together - I’ve learned a lot watching your videos. Keep on keeping on bro - you’re an educator at heart. Thank you.
Excellent description of this battle! And your coverage of the Midway battle was even better.
18:47 This is excellent. I've been studying the Pacific War for 50 years and this is the best account of this battle I've encountered. And I haven't gotten to the battle proper.
27:22 excellent point. Japanese torpedoes could seriously ruin your day.
Bravo Montemayor.
Early in the war the Japanese torpedo planes, and(aviation) torpedoes were much more effective than those of the U.S.
This has not been emphasized enough. Design flaws in the design of America torpedos resulted in no torpedo detonations at Midway or Coral Sea in spite of many courageous attacks. Ensign Gay was the only survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8 decimated at Midway, a squadron that failed to score a single hit. A testament to our total unpreparedness for WW ll.
The battle of Midway 1 was the first video of yours I watched, now this gem. Great work!
Phenomenal work! You have earned a viewer here!
Clear and coherent dialog,
Detailed in content, yet simple and engaging at the same time!
Keep up the great work!
By far the most entertaining animated history Channel I've ever seen, and that's saying something because I follow a number of creators, your work has a large amount of information, from routes of Ships and Planes, Non-Biased explications, well researched reports on both sides, etc
This is just great!!! These are the best audio-visual presentations I've ever seen for military history in any era.
This is a really nice summary of Coral Sea! Thank you!
no problem!
Mate, your analysis of these battles sets the bar high for all historians of war. G'day from Australia 🇦🇺.
Have read many books on this battle. Thanks to you I can now understand exactly how this happened.
The preliminary actions help to set up and to build suspense for the main carrier battle. Great work.
I love these. Thank you!
No problem!
Definitely ' A ' grade. .
More, please!!!
I Love this stuff!!
Your work is really good, totally subscribed dude...
You’ve got extra-ordinary talent in making awesome videos. Eagerly awaiting for more.
As an Australian, it's nice to learn about this battle, as it was the one that arguably most affected our history. Thanks
Excellent work. Perhaps the best summary I've ever heard of the battle, in part because you link actions and consequences to decisions and vice-versa, rather than delivering a mere chronology of events.
Thank you Greg Laxton!
My history teacher showed us your videos and we all got above average grades on our test the next day!
One of the best presentations of this sort I've yet seen.
I am so addicted to this!!! So exciting hearing the battle explained play by play, its just great!!!
I don't know how many books I've read on Coral Sea, Midway, etc. But your videos crystallize everything better than any book can. Thank you. You truly make history come alive.
Excellent video, my man. Detailed and clearly illustrated, you present battle in a way that lets a viewer understand the fundamentals of warfare--among them reconnaissance, logistics, and pure dumb luck. Hoping for more material from you!
Thank you for this posting. My father was on the heavy cruiser, Portland which was involved in the battle.
Well done!
I hope you are researching The Battle off Samar. The guts Taffy 3 showed that day deserve to be widely recognized.
Yeah the Battle off Samar unfortunately doesn't receive much coverage which is a shame because its an epic story. At the moment ill be working on Midway, then i want to do some tank battles, then go back to the Guadalcanal campaign... but who knows, maybe Samar in the future. i would have to research it more thoroughly.
It's great to finally find the real deal. My mother was in Germany during the war - brought from Greece as a Ostarbeiter (eastern worker) so I've had a personal interest in WWII history - that led me to doing oral histories for vets and I wanted to thank you for sharing your genius. It's so obvious and it's a real gift. When I send you money, it's not a gift. This is priceless.
Previously watched the three videos on Midway and this one was conveniently in queue. Outstanding job!
So interesting I love how you stick to the facts, keep things simple, the animations are clear. Just the right amount of sound effects and BGM.
Great presentation, not only clear but entertaining and interesting.
Very well produced and written video, which clearly and concisely demonstrates what transpired in the battle, excellent use of graphics to show how the engagement unfolded - superb!
Very impressed. Your military history content gets better and better.
It's nice to watch history content from someone who understands tactical, operational, and strategic characteristics. This is a history resource that I would recommend to people who are curious about history and those I know who are fellow history buffs.
It's nice to see more content featuring different era of the naval warfare battlespace. It gives context for how the modern battlespace (and it's accompanying domains) were developed and advanced from these old salty dogs.
Bravo Zulu Montemayor. Keep up the great work. History is more important today than ever.
Hey man these videos are fantastic. I am in the Navy and will for sure be showing these videos to the little sea babies we get onboard. The lessons in these videos are timeless for anyone who is to make the Navy as a job: find the enemy, make decisions based on incomplete information, expect the unexpected, strike the enemy, avoid unnecessarily complicated plans, etc.
The US Navy is going to have to train their leaders of the future to grapple with the reality they cannot steamroll everyone in the future (looking at China). Future leaders need to start coming to grips with this and the reality they will have to make good decisions based off of trashy information. Studying how people in the past both successfully and unsuccessfully made these decisions will hopefully help leaders of the future make better decisions :)
Thank you! i feel honored that you would show this to others in the Navy. and yes, I agree there are many lessons to be learned from this battle. Similar occurrences and mistakes would occur again a month later at Midway.
Just look at the dudes channel
You're a Godsend, Montemayor. *History Channel is unreliable for displaying historic events.* Thanks. 🇺🇸🇯🇵
Incredible, your documentaries are fantastic. I learn more from your great videos and commentary than any other source. Keep it up, and THANK YOU.
Thank you for a concise and elegant presentation! The events and timeline of the Battle of the Coral Sea has always seemed a bit confusing to me from documentaries I've wathed. Not anymore - Very nicely done and your effort is appreciated.
I am so impressed with the way this was put together. Kudos to you. It was gripping, accurate and visually stunning. It really brings the battle to life!
This puts History Channel type documentaries largely to shame. I read the Wiki article for this battle but I wanted to see an animated map of the maneuvers to really get a sense of the confusion present at the time and, more importantly, why that confusion arose. This cleared that up tremendously well and had tons of other great information besides. Thanks for making this and keep it up!
EDIT: Just looked at your channel - you've only been at this for a year? That's incredible. I'll definitely be checking back for more.
Mannn, thx for content. Priceless. Keep working, this is truly gold.