It was also where Japan was holding many of their prisoners of war. America was successful here because they were able to shield the shear amplitude of American’s invading. The battle was spread across much of the Southeastern Pacific. The Americans were able to catch the Japanese Navy off guard, and cause a great deal of damage to its naval fleet. “Japanese losses included four aircraft carriers, three battleships, six heavy and four light cruisers, and eleven destroyers, along with several hundred aircraft and over 10,500 sailors. Allied losses were one light carrier, two escort carriers, two destroyers and one destroyer-escort.” (History.com) Which posed to be irreparable for Japan, and permitted the invasion of