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MidwayHugh Bicheno

Midway

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"In 1942, Admiral Yamamoto, who had so successfully engineered the attack on Pearl Harbor, implemented a new strategy: the Imperial Japanese Army would seize the Pacific island of Midway and lure the US Navy into a decisive carrier battle. And, they felt confident of victory. But, right from the start, the plan proved disastrous--and the Japanese lost decisively, with all four major units sunk. Once and for all, the balance of power in the Pacific shifted, with the United States in control. Filled with exciting images of air clashes, and fiery devastation on the ground, as well as…

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  • Paperback · English · 2007
    Cassell · 192 pages · 9780304357154
Midway, Battle of, 1942Naval operationsWorld War, 1939-1945World war, 1939-1945, naval operations