The Battle of Midway Craig L. Symonds.

The Battle of Midway Craig L. Symonds.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Electronic book from Proquest Ebook Central Academic Complete
Main Author:	Symonds, Craig L.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.
Series:	Pivotal moments in American history.
Subjects:	Midway, Battle of, 1942. World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American. World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, Japanese. Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

CinCPac
The Kido butai
The brownshoe navy
American counterstrike
Seeking the decisive battle
Pete and Jimmy
The codebreakers
The Battle of the Coral Sea
The eve of battle
Opening act
Nagumo's dilemma (4:00 A.M. to 8:30 A.M.)
The flight to nowhere (7:00 A.M. to 11:20 A.M.)
Attack of the torpedo squadrons (8:30 A.M. to 10:20 A.M.)
The tipping point (7:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.)
The Japanese counterstrike (11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.)
Denouement
Epilogue
Appendix A: American and Japanese aircraft carriers
Appendix B: American and Japanese aircraft
Appendix C: American order of battle
Appendix D: Japanese order of battle
Appendix E: How much did the U.S. know of Japanese plans?
Appendix F: The flight to nowhere.