
Episode 612-Death of a Carrier
independent historian and researcher covering WWII chronologically
Essential · Edition 2026-03-28
The companion to episode 613, covering the confused American reports of victory and the sinking of a carrier during the Coral Sea engagement, while the Japanese invasion force waits for its own carriers to neutralise Fletcher's Task Force 17. Harris handles the fog of war well — faulty reports, over-claimed kills, and the gap between what commanders thought was happening and what actually was. Short but precise.
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