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World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy achieved a pyrrhic victory against the United States at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
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1939–1945 global conflict
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Imperial Japanese Navy
Principal naval force of the Empire of Japan
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Pyrrhic victory
Victory at a cost tantamount to defeat
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Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Fourth carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II
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