Chapter?28.1:?War?on?Two?Fronts,?The?American?People?in?Wartime? ? General?Douglas?MacArthur? American?general?in?charge?of?1?of?the?2? broad?offensives?to?invade?Japan.?Move?North from?Australia,?through?New?Guinea,?back?to? Philippines.? Admiral?Chester?Nimitz? American?admiral?in?charge?of?1?of?the?2? broad?offensives?to?invade?Japan.?Move?west? from?Hawaii?towards?Japanese?islands? (central?Pacific)? Battle?of?Coral?Sea?(May?7?8,?1942?Northwest? of?Australia)? ? Allies?1st?important?victory?when?Americans? forces?turned?back?Japanese?fleet.?? Battle?of?Midway?(June?3?6,?1942?Northwest?of Hawaii)? ? American?Navy?destroyed?4?Japanese?aircraft? carriers?and?regained?control?of?the?central? Pacific?for?US.? Battle?of?Guadalcanal?(August?1942?Southern?