CinCPac
The Kidō butai
The brownshoe navy
American counterstrike
Seeking the decisive battle
Pete and Jimmy
The codebreakers
The Battle of the Coral Sea
The eve of battle
Opening act
Nagumo's dilemma (4:00 A.M. to 8:30 A.M.)
The flight to nowhere (7:00 A.M. to 11:20 A.M.)
Attack of the torpedo squadrons (8:30 A.M. to 10:20 A.M.)
The tipping point (7:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.)
The Japanese counterstrike (11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.)
Dénouement
Epilogue
Appendix A: American and Japanese aircraft carriers
Appendix B: American and Japanese aircraft
Appendix C: American order of battle
Appendix D: Japanese order of battle
Appendix E: How much did the U.S. know of Japanese plans?
Appendix F: The flight to nowhere.