world war 2

American naval forces defeat the japanese navy at the battle of midwway

Jun 7, 1942

the outnumbered U.S. Pacific Fleet succeeded in destroying four Japanese aircraft carriers while losing only one of its own, the Yorktown, to the previously invincible Japanese navy. it was the turning point of the halway mark.

operation torch, the allied invasion of north africa begins

Nov 12, 2015

On November 8, 1942, the military forces of the United States and the United Kingdom launched an amphibious operation against French North Africa, in particular the French-held territories of Algeria and Morocco