The Battle of Midway.

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There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so dramatically as at the Battle of Midway. At dawn of June 4, 1942, a rampaging Japanese navy ruled the Pacific. By sunset, their vaunted carrier force (the Kido Butai) had been sunk and their grip on the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Symonds, Craig L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2011.
Series:Pivotal moments in American history.
Subjects:
1939-1945
Midway, Battle of, 1942.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, Japanese.
Bataille de Midway, 1942.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales américaines.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Military operations, Naval > American
Military operations, Naval > Japanese
Midway Islands
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Maps; Editor's Note; Introduction; 1 CinCPac; 2 The Kido Butai; 3 The Brown Shoe Navy; 4 American Counterstrike; 5 Seeking the Decisive Battle; 6 Pete and Jimmy; 7 The Code Breakers; 8 The Battle of the Coral Sea; 9 The Eve of Battle; 10 Opening Act; 11 Nagumo's Dilemma (4:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.); 12 The Flight to Nowhere (7:00 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.); 13 Attack of the Torpedo Squadrons (8:30 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.); 14 The Tipping Point (7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.); 15 The Japanese Counterstrike (11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.); 16 Denouement; Epilogue; Acknowledgments.
  • APPENDIX A: American and Japanese Aircraft CarriersAPPENDIX B: American and Japanese Aircraft; APPENDIX C: American Order of Battle at Midway; APPENDIX D: Japanese Order of Battle at Midway; APPENDIX E: How Much Did the U.S. Know of Japanese Plans?; APPENDIX F: The Flight to Nowhere; Notes; A Note on Sources; Bibliography; Index.

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