The Japanese abandoned their offensive across the South Pacific to Fiji and Samoa as a result of carrier losses suffered in the Battle of Midway and a later attempt to capture the strategic town of Port Moresby was defeated during the Battle of Milne Bay and Kokoda Track campaign.
The Japanese abandoned their offensive across the South Pacific to Fiji and Samoa as a result of carrier losses suffered in the Battle of Midway. A later attempt to capture the strategic town of Port Moresby was defeated during the Battle of Milne Bay and the Kokoda Track campaign.