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The Battle of Midway (Hardcover)
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The Battle of Midway (Hardcover)
Series: Pivotal Moments in American History
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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 Pacific had been
loosened forever.
In this absolutely riveting account of a key moment in the history
of World War II, one of America's leading naval historians, Craig
L. Symonds paints an unforgettable portrait of ingenuity, courage,
and sacrifice. Symonds begins with the arrival of Admiral Chester
A. 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. 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. Indeed, Symonds sheds much light
on the aspects of Japanese culture--such as their single-minded
devotion to combat, which led to poorly armored planes and
inadequate fire-safety measures on their ships--that contributed to
their defeat. The author's 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.
Symonds is the first historian to argue that the victory at Midway
was not simply a matter of luck, pointing out that Nimitz had equal
forces, superior intelligence, and the element of surprise. Nimitz
had a strong hand, Symonds concludes, and he rightly expected to
win.
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