Even if one thinks one knows all there is to know about Midway, Mr. 'Craig Symonds has delivered yet another outstanding work, a work that will set the standard for studies of the Battle of Midway for years to come. a lucid, intensely researched, mildly revisionist account of a significant moment in American military history.' - Kirkus Reviews, starred review Navy in winning the war in the Pacific.' - The Dallas Morning News 'Important.documenting a role too often overlooked and too little understood: the essential role played by the U.S. Symonds has marshaled the data of seven decades to produce an account that is clear and readable, benefiting from his easy expertise in naval matters.' - The Wall Street Journal Its story deserves retelling, and Symonds' book does a wonderful job of it.' - The American Spectator

'The Battle of Midway was the hinge on which the war in the Pacific turned. Symonds' account of the battle itself is masterful, weaving together the many disparate threads of attack-attacks which failed in the early going-that ultimately created a five-minute window in which three of the four Japanese carriers were mortally wounded, changing the course of the Pacific war in an eye-blink. He focuses throughout on the people involved, offering telling portraits of Admirals Nimitz, Halsey, Spruance and numerous other Americans, as well as the leading Japanese figures, including the poker-loving Admiral Yamamoto. Nimitz at Pearl Harbor after the devastating Japanese attack, and describes the key events leading to the climactic battle, including both Coral Sea-the first battle in history against opposing carrier forces-and Jimmy Doolittle's daring raid of Tokyo. Symonds begins with the arrival of Admiral Chester A. Symonds paints an unforgettable portrait of ingenuity, courage, and sacrifice. In this absolutely riveting account of a key moment in the history of World War II, leading naval historian Craig L.

By sunset, their vaunted carrier force, the Kido Butai, had been sunk and their grip on the Pacific had been loosened forever. At dawn of June 4, 1942, a rampaging Japanese navy ruled the Pacific. 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.

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