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The Battle Of Midway (2011)

by Craig L. Symonds(Favorite Author)

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ISBN

0195397932 (ISBN13: 9780195397932)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

review 1: The Battle of Midway by Craig Symonds is an excellent addition to the Pivotal Moments in American History series. This book provides a critical look at the time between Pearl Harbor and just after the Battle of Midway where America was finding its way against the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy. The book includes a discussion of Pearl Harbor and its impact on naval operations as well as the Doolittle raid that followed. Some time is spent on the Battle of the Coral Sea as well as the victories of the Japanese navy in the Philippines and elsewhere in the Pacific to Indian Ocean. The books primary focus is on the destruction of the Kido Butai (the combined fleet of carriers) that the Japanese had put into battle. Although outnumbered in carriers the US carriers had ... moresome advantages in terms of armor and firefighting systems that would prove important when the Japanese believe they had sunk carriers that could return to active duty quickly. Symonds does an excellent job covering the successes and the failures on both sides of the war at Midway and easily sells the reader that this was the turning point in the Pacific forcing the Japanese onto the defensive. Overall a very well written narrative and one of the best books in the series.
review 2: Continuing my journey through WW2 I wanted to continue my understanding of the far east campaigns and in particular some of the Naval campaigns that happened on the American front. Most people have seen the film, but I wanted more details on the full aspects of the Battle of Midway, the build up to it following Pearl Harbour and the advance across the Pacific until the final victory over the Japanese Empire.This book isn't just about the one Battle, it takes you through the whole sea war in the Pacific, the major sea battles and the major landings and ground campaigns that also took place. The author has carried out an excellent job in researching the facts regarding the whole of the campaign based on the historical records and presets them in a well documented form that isn't overwhelming to non military people.If you are interested like me in WW2 history and this is a blank area in your knowledge I would highly recommend this as a read. less

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