Good movie, the pivotal battle of Midway, six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Rating: Null/10 (15 March 2020)

My wife and I watched this at home on BluRay from our public library. Then a few weeks later I watched it again, it was a worthwhile second viewing. With the COVID-19 sweeping the USA now it is a good time to stay away from real crowds!
I wonder how many travelers to Chicago know that Midway airport was named in remembrance of the Battle of Midway? The island, called Midway Atoll now, is about halfway between Japan and California, roughly 1000 miles NW of Hawaii. In June 1942, just six months after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway set the course for the rest of the war with Japan.
The key to getting the upper hand were code breakers, some were musicians in civilian life before the war, they were able to figure out when and where the next attack would be. So even though the US forces were outnumbered, and many planes and pilots were lost, they managed to sink the Japanese carriers and cripple their operations. Japan never recovered.
The movie is very accurate, some viewers may complain about the special effects but those are secondary to the story which recounts what happened. The disc has extras, including interviews with two remaining survivors of the Battle of Midway.
Good movie of an important battle in the 1940s war with Japan.