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First published in English in 1955, this was the first Japanese account of their decisive defeat to be made available to the general public. There has been a great deal of research since then, but modern scholarship shows these authors' judgement to be correct and their use of secret Japanese... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
People edit
- Isoroku Yamamoto: (1884-1943) Japanese Admiral. Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
- Chester W. Nimitz: (1885-1966) American admiral. A five-star admiral in the United States Navy. He held the dual command of Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet, for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. He served as Chief of Naval Operations from 1945 until 1947.
- Raymond A. Spruance: (1886-1969) American admiral. Commanded US naval forces during two of the most significant naval battles in the Pacific theater, the Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The Battle of Midway was the first major victory for the United States over Japan and is seen by many as the turning point of the Pacific war. The Battle of the Philippine Sea was also a significant victory for the US.
- Chūichi Nagumo: (1887-1944) Japanese Admiral. Commander of the Carrier Strike Force that attacked Pearl Harbor and Midway Island.
Organizations edit
First Sentence edit
As day broke over the western Inland Sea on 27 May 1942, the sun's rays slanted down on the greatest concentration of Japanese fleet strenth since the start of the Pacific War.
Table of Contents edit
Foreword by Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Introduction by Admiral Nobutake Kondo
Author’s Prefaces
Editors’ Preface
1. Sortie From Hashirajima
2. Evolution of Japanese Naval Strategy
3. Debate on Future Strategy
4. Doolittle Ends Debate
5. Midway Operation Plan
6. Preparations for Battle
7. Heading for Battle
8. Gathering storm
9. The Nagumo Force Fights
10. Admiral Yamamoto’s Operations
11. Finale
12. Analysis of the Defeat
Appendix 1. US and Japanese Losses in the Battle of Midway
Appendix 2. Combined Fleet Task Organization, 5 June 1942
Index
Series & Lists edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mitsuo Fuchida (Author)
- Masatake Okumiya (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Naval Institute
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1955
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 266
Publisher: Naval Institute
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1955
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 266
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: D774.M5 F812
- Dewey: 940.545
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Military › World War II › Naval
- Books › History › Military › Naval
- Books › History › Military › Aviation
- Books › Nonfiction › Foreign Language Nonfiction › Japanese
- Books › History › Australia & Oceania › Australia
- Books › History › Asia › Japan
- Books › History › Australia & Oceania › New Zealand
- Books › History › World
- Books › History › Europe
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Book Review: Although the winner "always writes history," when one considers most naval battles that old maxim falls flat on it's face. Attempting to write a balanced account of the Japanese side of the Battle of Midway from a purely American perspective would be simply impossible. Dive bomber pilots boring down on their targets at 250 knots were often unreliable witnesses, nor were they aware of what their opponents were thinking at the moment. Mitsuo Fuchida was the first Japanese participant of the battle to have a book published in the West depicting Midway from his nation's perspective. Slated to command Akagi's torpedo bomber squadron, Fuchida was rendered hors de combat due to an emergency appendectomy performed several days prior to the battle. Reduced to being a passive viewer, Fuchida broke both of his ankles abandoning ship and spent the rest of the war as a staff officer. Despite having led the attack on Pearl Harbor and the February 19, 1942 bombing of Darwin, he renounced his Samurai past and became a Christian missionary in 1952.
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