Shattered sword
Subtitle: the Japanese story of the Battle of Midway
By: Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully.
Contributors: Tully, Anthony, 1961-
Publisher: Potomac Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 613
Subjects: Midway, Battle of, 1942; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, Japanese; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Japanese; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American
Description: "The Battle of Midway 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 Miracle at Midway, comes a myth-smashing new interpretation of this great naval engagement."

"Making extensive use of untapped Japanese primary sources, including Imperial Navy operational records never before used by Western authors, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully reconstruct the actual sequence of the critical events of June 4, 1942, looking afresh at the decisions of the U.S and Japanese commanders, and placing them within the seldom-understood context of the Imperial Navy's doctrine and technology. Readable and filled with insights and reassessments, Shattered Sword is the first substantive contribution to our understanding of the Battle of Midway in more than a generation. With a foreword by a leading World War II naval historian John Lundstrom, it will become an indispensable part of any military history buff's library."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.