This embarrassing loss prompted Tsar Nicholas II to create the Second Pacific Squadron, comprised of 11 battleships, 8 cruisers, and 9 destroyers from Russia’s Baltic Fleet, a grouping many thought would tip the power balance to Russia. 1 The first significant naval victory for Japan was the decimation of the Russian fleet at the Battle of the Yellow Sea, on August 10, 1904. Much to the world’s surprise, Japan won nearly every battle during the conflict. Historians talked about the turning point in the Pacific theater during World War II.When the tiny island state of Japan went to war with the continental nation of Russia in 1904, the world expected a lopsided defeat for Japan no Asian country had ever defeated a modern imperial power from Europe. “Pacific War Turning Point: Midway or Guadalcanal?” was part of The Bernard and Irene Schwartz Distinguished Speakers Series WWII & NYC of the The New York Historical Society. After each author made his presentation, they held a discussion and responded to questions from members of the audience. A video clip from “Victory at Sea” was played without sound. Craig Symonds argued the Battle of Midway was the decisive engagement that shifted momentum in the Allies favor, while Richard Frank asserted that the Guadalcanal campaign thwarted future Axis plans and resulted in a permanent blow to the Japanese war machine. T20:01:22-04:00 Historians talked about the turning point in the Pacific theater during World War II.
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