Bombs from a Japanese aircraft falling around the Dutch cruiser Java during the Battle of the Java Sea, 27 Feb 1942Cruiser Exeter under air attack during the Battle of the Java Sea, 27 Feb 1942; note bombs falling astern of the cruiserMap noting Japanese landings on Java, 1 Mar 1942Men of the Japanese 2nd Division celebrating successful landing, Merak, Java, 1 Mar 1942
Bombs from a Japanese aircraft falling around the Dutch cruiser Java during the Battle of the Java Sea, 27 Feb 1942Cruiser Exeter under air attack during the Battle of the Java Sea, 27 Feb 1942; note bombs falling astern of the cruiserMap noting Japanese landings on Java, 1 Mar 1942Men of the Japanese 2nd Division celebrating successful landing, Merak, Java, 1 Mar 1942
Japanese bicycle infantry, Java, Mar 1942Map noting the operations of the Japanese Navy First Air Fleet/Carrier Striking Force, 7 Dec 1941-12 Mar 1942Map showing Japanese offensives in the Dutch East Indies, Dec 1941-Apr 1942
Japanese bicycle infantry, Java, Mar 1942Map noting the operations of the Japanese Navy First Air Fleet/Carrier Striking Force, 7 Dec 1941-12 Mar 1942Map showing Japanese offensives in the Dutch East Indies, Dec 1941-Apr 1942


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View of repair crew inspecting the dislodged forward elevator aboard Shokaku, damaged by the first bomb hit received at the Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942
View of repair crew inspecting the dislodged forward elevator aboard Shokaku, damaged by the first bomb hit received at the Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942



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