The Battle of Midway

Format

Book

Description

xii, 452 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Series

Pivotal moments in American history

Published

Oxford ;New York :Oxford University Press,c2011.

ISBN(s)

9780195397932 (hbk. : acid-free paper), 0195397932 (hbk. : acid-free paper),

Contents

• CinCPac
• The Kidō butai
• The brown shoe navy
• American counterstrike
• Seeking the decisive battle
• Pete and Jimmy
• The code breakers
• The Battle of the Coral Sea
• The eve of battle
• Opening act
• Nagumo's dilemma (4:00 A.M. to 8:30 A.M.)
• The flight to nowhere (7:00 A.M. to 11:20 A.M.)
• Attack of the torpedo squadrons (8:30 A.M. to 10:20 A.M.)
• The tipping point (7:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.)
• The Japanese counterstrike (11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.)
• Dénouement
• Epilogue
• Appendix A: American and Japanese aircraft carriers
• Appendix B: American and Japanese aircraft
• Appendix C: American order of battle
• Appendix D: Japanese order of battle
• Appendix E: How much did the U.S. know of Japanese plans?
• Appendix F: The flight to nowhere

Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-442) and index.

Series statement

Pivotal moments in American history

Pivotal moments in American history.

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