Midway 1942
Subtitle: turning point in the Pacific
By: Mark Stille ; illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Contributors: Gerrard, Howard, ill
Series: Campaign -- 226; Campaign (Osprey Publishing) -- 226.
Publisher: Osprey Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; Long Island City, NY
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781849082952
Subjects: Midway, Battle of, 1942; Military; HISTORY; World War II; History
Description: The battle of Midway was the turning point of the war in the Pacific. After a series of stunning victories, Japan's naval air arm received a devastating blow that saw the destruction of four aircraft carriers. This battle, which pitted four Japanese carriers against three US carriers, ended in one action Japan's dream of controlling the Pacific and handed the naval initiative to the US Navy under the command of Admiral Chester Nimitz. Taking advantage of recent research into the battle, this new study seeks to dispel the many myths still lingering around this pivotal encounter, with original a.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 94) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Title; Imprint; CONTENTS; ORIGINS OF THE CAMPAIGN; CHRONOLOGY; OPPOSING COMMANDERS; OPPOSING FLEETS; ORDERS OF BATTLE; OPPOSING PLANS; THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY; THE AFTERMATH; FURTHER READING; 95INDEX.