Victory at Midway: The Battle That Changed the Course of World War II

ISBN-10: 1476629951
ISBN-13: 9781476629957
Category: History
Pages: 206
Language: English
Published: 2018-01-13
Publisher: McFarland
Author: James M. D’Angelo

Description

In the five months after Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Navy won a string of victories in a campaign to consolidate control of Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. In June of 1942, Japan suffered a devastating defeat at the Battle of Midway and was never again able to take the offensive in the Pacific. Bringing fresh perspective to the battle and its consequences, the author identifies Japan's operational plan as a major factor in its Navy's demise and describes the profound effects Midway had on the course of the war in Europe.

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