Invasion of Tulagi (May 1942)

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  World War II Pacific theater in August, 1942.
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  Pacific Ocean divided up into WWII Allied commands.
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  South Pacific, 1942.
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  Map of southwest Pacific area in 1942-1943.
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  Strategic situation in South Pacific, summer 1942. Red circles are Japanese bases. Blue arrows are Allied shipping and communication lines between U.S. and Australia and New Zealand.
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  Allied lines of communication in the South Pacific, 1942.
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  The Coral Sea area in 1942.
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  Solomon and Santa Cruz Islands and New Caledonia area, 1942.
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  Map of the Solomon and Santa Cruz Islands.
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  Guadalcanal
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  Aerial view of southeast end of Tulagi, showing prison, August 7, 1942.
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  Officers and petty officers of the 3d Kure Special Naval Landing Force which seized Tulagi and Gavutu in May 1942. The majority of these Japanese subsequently died defending their capture against U.S. Marines.
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  Japanese Vice Admiral Shigeyoski Inoue.
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  Japanese Rear Admiral Aritomo Goto.
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  Japanese Rear Admiral Kiyohide Shima.
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  U.S. Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher.
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  Commander Eric Feldt, director of the Coastwatchers.
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  Martin Clemens (center standing), British government official on Guadalcanal and member of the coastwatchers.
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  Map of the Battle of the Coral Sea, also showing the Japanese occupation of Tulagi and the Allies attack on Tulagi.
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  Japanese cargo ship Koei Maru is straddled by bombs dropped from aircraft from the USS Yorktown in Tulagi harbor on May 4, 1942. The ship escaped without serious damage.
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  Japanese cargo ship Koei Maru is straddled by bombs dropped from aircraft from the USS Yorktown in Tulagi harbor on May 4, 1942. The ship escaped without serious damage.
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  Japanese destroyer Yuzuki flees Tulagi harbor on May 4, 1942 in an attempt to evade air attack from U.S. carrier aircraft from the USS Yorktown.
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  U.S. Douglas SBD dive bombers return to the U.S. carrier Yorktown after attacking Japanese ships in Tulagi harbor on May 4, 1942.
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  The airfield at Lunga Point on Guadalcanal, later called Henderson Field by the Allies, seen under construction by the Japanese in July, 1942.
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  Remains of Japanese destroyer Kikutsuki, destroyed by U.S. carrier aircraft on May 4, 1942 on Tulagi island photographed in August, 1943.