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Author | : Jean Boudriot |
Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Jean Boudriot |
Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Craig L. Symonds |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 2013-10-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0199315981 |
A close-up look at the battle of Midway Island analyzes this crucial naval victory, which marked the turning point for the American fleet in the Pacific theater of World War II.
Author | : Gordon W. Prange |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 359 |
Release | : 2014-05-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 148048945X |
New York Times bestseller: The true story of the WWII naval battle portrayed in the Roland Emmerich film is “something special among war histories” (Chicago Sun-Times). Six months after Pearl Harbor, the seemingly invincible Imperial Japanese Navy prepared a decisive blow against the United States. After sweeping through Asia and the South Pacific, Japan’s military targeted the tiny atoll of Midway, an ideal launching pad for the invasion of Hawaii and beyond. But the US Navy would be waiting for them. Thanks to cutting-edge code-breaking technology, tactical daring, and a significant stroke of luck, the Americans under Adm. Chester W. Nimitz dealt Japan’s navy its first major defeat in the war. Three years of hard fighting remained, but it was at Midway that the tide turned. This “stirring, even suspenseful narrative” is the first book to tell the story of the epic battle from both the American and Japanese sides (Newsday). Miracle at Midway reveals how America won its first and greatest victory of the Pacific war—and how easily it could have been a loss.
Author | : Donald S. Sanford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Midway, Battle of, 1942 |
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Author | : Scott McGaugh |
Publisher | : Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2011-09-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781589808966 |
The dark inner world of Tim Wells exposed. Dark psychological forces dwelt inside the mind of meek college professor Tim Wells, driving him to shatter his perfect marriage and leave behind a wake of death and destruction in a suburban community turned upside down. When Wells strangled his wife in their Rochester, New York home, the murder dominated the media. Forensic psychologist Dr. Jerid M. Fisher intensively interviewed the incarcerated murderer and the couple's family and friends, searching for answers.
Author | : Jonathan Parshall |
Publisher | : Potomac Books, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 734 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1597973092 |
Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange s bestselling "Miracle at Midway," Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, "Shattered Sword" makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources. It also corrects the many errors of Mitsuo Fuchida s "Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan," an uncritical reliance upon which has tainted every previous Western account. It thus forces a major, potentially controversial reevaluation of the great battle. The authors examine the battle in detail and effortlessly place it within the context of the Imperial Navy s doctrine and technology. With a foreword by leading WWII naval historian John Lundstrom, "Shattered Sword" will become an indispensable part of any military buff s library. Winner of the 2005 John Lyman Book Award for the "Best Book in U.S. Naval History" and cited by "Proceedings" as one of its "Notable Naval Books" for 2005."
Author | : Hugh Bicheno |
Publisher | : Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780304357154 |
Before Midway, the force of the Imperial Japanese Navy was almost unchallenged in the Pacific. This titanic naval battle was to turn the situation around, and give control to the US Navy, only six months after their appalling losses at Pearl Harbor - a victory that was only to be won with the loss of the USS Yorktown. This book is a brand new look at the historic battle, which for the first time put the Japanese on the back foot.
Author | : Lee Durkee |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 602 |
Release | : 2002-04-17 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780393322903 |
Mississippi teenager Noel Weatherspoon--a clairvoyant, asthma sufferer, insomniac, dopehead, would-be erotic photographer or baseball star, vandal, and somnambulant mercy killer--finds his life spinning out of control as he struggles to cope with his romantic failures, dark secrets, religious zealots, and more. A first novel. Reprint.
Author | : Alvin Kernan |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2005-11-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300128312 |
“A memoir and more . . . Kernan brings this maritime battle superbly to life. . . . And he narrates the air assault in gripping detail” (The Wall Street Journal). The Battle of Midway is considered the greatest US naval victory, but behind the luster is the devastation of the American torpedo squadrons. Of the 51 planes sent to attack Japanese carriers only 7 returned, and of the 127 aircrew only 29 survived. Not a single torpedo hit its target. A story of avoidable mistakes and flawed planning, The Unknown Battle of Midway reveals the enormous failures that led to the destruction of four torpedo squadrons but were omitted from official naval reports: the planes that ran out of gas, the torpedoes that didn’t work, the pilots who had never dropped torpedoes, and the breakdown of the attack plan. Alvin Kernan, who was present at the battle, has written a troubling but persuasive analysis of these and other little-publicized aspects of this great battle. The standard navy tactics for carrier warfare are revealed in tragic contrast to the actual conduct of the battle and the after-action reports of the ships and squadrons involved. “An incisive and laconic writer, Kernan knows his facts and presents them with deep feeling. A World War II must-read.” —Booklist “I read The Unknown Battle of Midway in one sitting. It is a momentous piece of work, reeking of the authenticity of carrier warfare as experienced by the flight crews.” —Sir John Keegan, author of A History of Warfare “An emotionally powerful story, not merely one of war but of its lasting effects.” —The Times Literary Supplement
Author | : Scott McGaugh |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Aircraft carriers |
ISBN | : 9781593150273 |
Throughout its 47-year career, the USS Midway sailed at the center of almost every international crisis and conflict in the latter half of the 20th century. Its crew set new standards of naval aviation. A captured German V-2 rocket was launched off the carrier in 1947, marking the dawn of naval missile warfare. Midway taught the Navy how to fly among the icebergs during sub-Arctic winter air operations off the coast of Greenland. Time and again, Midway rescued thousands of refugees on its humanitarian missions. During an odyssey that spanned the end of World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the Cold War, detente, and even Desert Storm, Midway answered every call, both military and peacekeeping. Based on more than 300 interviews with Midway sailors who served aboard America's longest serving carrier between 1945 and 1992, readers of Midway Magic join the crew, experiencing these historic accomplishments alongside the men who were there. Book jacket.