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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
*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!
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!
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.
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
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.
@@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
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... :)
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.
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!
@@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.
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."
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.
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.
@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.
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
@@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.
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.
@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 !
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.
@@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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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
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...
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.
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.
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 !!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
...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.
@@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
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!
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.
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.
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!
You are awesome. The level of detail & unfolding of the battle are incredible. Your patience & precision in telling the story reveals not only the drama of that week in 1942 but how whimsical the fortunes of war are & the grave & glorious consequences of it. It is inspiring. Just keep it up.
Outstanding description of the overall operations of the Battle of the Coral Sea. One of the best and clearest battle presentation I have ever viewed. Look forward to future presentations. Great job!
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!
Really appreciate this video. So nice to hear a clear, well paced, *human* (i.e. non-synth) narration! Also, the info-graphics were large enough to see clearly and follow on a smart phone. And last, the amount of detail and length is perfect. 20-30min bites are great. Keep up the great work. Very informative!
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.
I just found your channel and I'm loving it. My father was on the Lexington when it was sunk and his stories about the initial damage followed by the following explosions and abandoning the ship have always stuck with me. Your video though is the best tactical description of the battle I've ever seen. Great work.
This is excellent. I read tons of military history. The graphics are very well done. Love the flames on the ships. History is solid and well delivered. Keep it up.
Absolutely the best military doc i have ever seen.. Like woooow.. Best ever.. I would like to thank all for this presentation.. This is the gold standard of how to do a historical doc... Thanks to all.. I give this a 5 star by far and i do reviews for Google.. Just incredible..🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈
WATCH battlefield series, they are 2 hours and has good detail, and is only bested by reading the actual after action reports which are kept online at US military site, which I cant think of the full name, they also have many great books written by both officers and professional writers . The best book was the battle of the bulge by ....A samual I think.... anyway here the site history.army.mil/index.html and I just found this site yet its not as good www.armyupress.army.mil/Books/CSI-Press-Publications/World-War-II/#World-War-II
Thanks for making this, it's hard to find great 'minute by minute'of a battle like this. Coral sea was always baffling to me and a lot of the info out there would just conclude with 'it took out a Japanese carrier' so thanks for making and posting this
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.
Great video with great research and animation interspersed with actual photos and correct illustrations of the carriers!! Thank you for not using any music and robotic voice. Love that the carriers of both sides seeming dance around just to avoid the bombs and torpedoes. You score 100% for accuracy. I have absolutely zero criticism of your presentation. Excellent!!
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
@@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.
Absolutely stunning, your work gets even better with every upload! I hope what I picked up at the end was foreshadowing because a review of Midway would be amazing!
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!
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.
I'd love to see you continuing this pacific war series, covering the upcoming naval battles, similarily to how Historia Civilis handles his Caesar in Gaul and roman civil war series. Maybe even going back in time again and making a video about the Battle of the Java Sea? I can't get enough of this, this is absolutely fantastic. I've never seen a TH-cam channel producing such excellent content about the pacific naval battles. Greetings from Germany.
Couldn't agree more, This channel is super underrated and personally, I would love to see more of your original content (montemayor) like the Mexican-American War, etc.
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 detailed information on this battle, I have always had an interest in Naval battles in WW 2. Hope to see more, thanks for your time and effort. The Americans who took part in WW 2 were indeed the " greatest generation". They're heroism must never be forgotten.
Last I heard it is widely known that the Pacific Campaign was nothing to do with WW2....it was a seperate conflict which simply coinscided with the conflict in Europe and Africa.
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.
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.
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.
Takagi's guide to find hostile fleet.
Step 1 : refuel his ships.
Step 2 destroy all the secondary targets
Step 3 relax
Step 4 : profit
@@garyschultz7768 to the enemy
@@garyschultz7768 yes
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Showing the relative locations of each of the opposing ships on a real-time basis makes the battle descriptions infinitely more illuminating .
*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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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
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.
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. 🎉
The quality of animations in your videos just keeps getting better.
thanks!
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.
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!
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?
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.
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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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 🇺🇸
One of the clearest and most interesting depictions of this battle ever produced. Bravo. Simply bravo. Was starting to be worried..
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.
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
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.
Read books about the Coral Sea battle, but you bring it to life. Thanks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!! 🙏🙏
idol nandito ka rin pala XD
@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.
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
I'm not a military history guy, but I know good work when I see it. Very nicely done.
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
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This is just great!!! These are the best audio-visual presentations I've ever seen for military history in any era.
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.
The battle of Midway 1 was the first video of yours I watched, now this gem. Great work!
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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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!
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!
Brother your channel is not only about to explode but it deserves to explode. These are fantastic, please do more!
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.
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.
The preliminary actions help to set up and to build suspense for the main carrier battle. Great work.
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.
I have never seen the battle of the Coral Sea explained so well. You are the best.
The content on this channel is second to none. Absolutely incredible.
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.
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
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Would you mind explaining how the narrator incorrectly used the word "anyways" at the timestamp that you've provided?
Great presentation, not only clear but entertaining and interesting.
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
You're a Godsend, Montemayor. *History Channel is unreliable for displaying historic events.* Thanks. 🇺🇸🇯🇵
I am so addicted to this!!! So exciting hearing the battle explained play by play, its just great!!!
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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!
You are awesome. The level of detail & unfolding of the battle are incredible. Your patience & precision in telling the story reveals not only the drama of that week in 1942 but how whimsical the fortunes of war are & the grave & glorious consequences of it. It is inspiring. Just keep it up.
Dude you rock. This is exactly how history should be taught worldwide. Badass bro. Thanks.
Outstanding description of the overall operations of the Battle of the Coral Sea. One of the best and clearest battle presentation I have ever viewed. Look forward to future presentations. Great job!
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!
I am impressed by your even-handed treatment of the material without significant bias. Good work!
Really appreciate this video. So nice to hear a clear, well paced, *human* (i.e. non-synth) narration!
Also, the info-graphics were large enough to see clearly and follow on a smart phone.
And last, the amount of detail and length is perfect. 20-30min bites are great.
Keep up the great work. Very informative!
As an Australian, it's nice to learn about this battle, as it was the one that arguably most affected our history. Thanks
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.
Thank you for this posting. My father was on the heavy cruiser, Portland which was involved in the battle.
I just found your channel and I'm loving it. My father was on the Lexington when it was sunk and his stories about the initial damage followed by the following explosions and abandoning the ship have always stuck with me. Your video though is the best tactical description of the battle I've ever seen. Great work.
This is excellent. I read tons of military history. The graphics are very well done. Love the flames on the ships. History is solid and well delivered. Keep it up.
Incredible, your documentaries are fantastic. I learn more from your great videos and commentary than any other source. Keep it up, and THANK YOU.
Absolutely the best military doc i have ever seen.. Like woooow.. Best ever.. I would like to thank all for this presentation.. This is the gold standard of how to do a historical doc... Thanks to all.. I give this a 5 star by far and i do reviews for Google.. Just incredible..🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈
Mike try this - th-cam.com/video/U_UryFjKUsM/w-d-xo.html
battle of Jutland aninmation
I second that comment.
Bloody hell mate, why so glum? Fire up a bit, no need to be as miserable as that.
WATCH battlefield series, they are 2 hours and has good detail, and is only bested by reading the actual after action reports which are kept online at US military site, which I cant think of the full name, they also have many great books written by both officers and professional writers . The best book was the battle of the bulge by ....A samual I think.... anyway here the site history.army.mil/index.html and I just found this site yet its not as good www.armyupress.army.mil/Books/CSI-Press-Publications/World-War-II/#World-War-II
Try The Color of War and WWII in HD
I love these. Thank you!
No problem!
Definitely ' A ' grade. .
More, please!!!
I Love this stuff!!
Thanks for making this, it's hard to find great 'minute by minute'of a battle like this. Coral sea was always baffling to me and a lot of the info out there would just conclude with 'it took out a Japanese carrier' so thanks for making and posting this
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!
This is a really nice summary of Coral Sea! Thank you!
no problem!
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
These are the best narrations regarding WW2 that I've ever watched or listened to in my 40 years of being alive on this planet.
Great video with great research and animation interspersed with actual photos and correct illustrations of the carriers!! Thank you for not using any music and robotic voice. Love that the carriers of both sides seeming dance around just to avoid the bombs and torpedoes. You score 100% for accuracy. I have absolutely zero criticism of your presentation. Excellent!!
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.
Absolutely stunning, your work gets even better with every upload! I hope what I picked up at the end was foreshadowing because a review of Midway would be amazing!
Thank you! and yes, i plan to cover midway next
After enjoying your Midway narrative I equally enjoyed this description of Coral Sea. Brilliant work sir! Please make many more
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!
Your videos are of such high quality that I use them for my homeschooling. You are such an incredible resource for engaging educational purposes.
U came out of nowhere and took over the internet when it comes to battle history!!!
Great exposition of this battle. The animation is very helpful to understanding this battle. Thanks for your work!
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.
You’ve got extra-ordinary talent in making awesome videos. Eagerly awaiting for more.
I'd love to see you continuing this pacific war series, covering the
upcoming naval battles, similarily to how Historia Civilis handles his
Caesar in Gaul and roman civil war series. Maybe even going back in time
again and making a video about the Battle of the Java Sea? I can't get
enough of this, this is absolutely fantastic. I've never seen a TH-cam
channel producing such excellent content about the pacific naval
battles. Greetings from Germany.
Couldn't agree more, This channel is super underrated and personally, I would love to see more of your original content (montemayor) like the Mexican-American War, etc.
Outstanding presentation. Informative, clear, and with great visuals. Thank you.
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!
Your videos are such high quality and informative. Thanks for all the effort
I watched Midway last night and Coral sea tonight. I enjoyed every minute you bring these battles to life for me.Thanks!
Very detailed information on this battle, I have always had an interest in Naval battles in WW 2. Hope to see more, thanks for your time and effort. The Americans who took part in WW 2 were indeed the " greatest generation". They're heroism must never be forgotten.
Last I heard it is widely known that the Pacific Campaign was nothing to do with WW2....it was a seperate conflict which simply coinscided with the conflict in Europe and Africa.
This video is unreal. The subject isn’t too crazy but the delivery is awesome. Thanks for putting in the work on this.
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.
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