Midway

The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle

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Midway

The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle

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A detailed re-examination of Midway, one of the most significant battles in the Pacific Theater of World War II.

In April 1942, the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy was at the zenith of its power. It had struck a severe blow against the US Navy at Pearl Harbor in December 1941, before spearheading the Japanese advance through Southeast Asia and rampaging across the South Pacific. Only a few months later, in June 1942, the US Navy managed to inflict a decisive defeat on this mighty force off Midway Atoll and the strategic initiative in the Pacific Theater passed to the US Navy.

Midway is the most famous naval battle of the Pacific War, and one of the most mythologized. The traditional view of the battle, popularized in its immediate aftermath and surviving through to the present day, is of a heavily outnumbered American force snatching victory in the face of overwhelming odds. This view is simplistic and, in many respects, wrong.

Pacific War expert Mark Stille provides a detailed analysis of this pivotal battle, and argues that Midway was neither a miraculous American victory, nor a product of good fortune, but that the plans, personalities, doctrines, ships and weapons of the two sides meant that a Japanese defeat was the more likely outcome. This new study provides an unparalleled level of insight and thorough analysis into one of the decisive moments of the Pacific War.

Table of Contents

Prologue
Introduction
List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Chapter 1: The Road to Midway
Chapter 2: Yamamoto Plans His Battle
Chapter 3: Nimitz Plans an Ambush
Chapter 4: The Combined Fleet
Chapter 5: American Forces at Midway
Chapter 6: Midway – The Opening Phases
Chapter 7: Fletcher's and Spruance's Decisions
Chapter 8: Nagumo's Decisions
Chapter 9: The American Carriers Strike
Chapter 10: The Japanese Strike Back
Chapter 11: The Victory Complete
Chapter 12: Final Actions
Chapter 13: Winners and Losers
Chapter 14: The Meaning of Midway
Appendices
Bibliography
Notes
Index

Product details

Published Sep 12 2024
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 400
ISBN 9781472862082
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 16-page plate section in black and white.
Series General Military
Short code GNM
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Mark Stille

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