Midway: The Incredible Victory
- ISBN-10
- 1840222360
- ISBN-13
- 9781840222364
- Series
- Midway
- Category
- Midway, Battle of, 1942
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-12-16
- Author
- Walter Lord
Description
They had no right to win. Yet they did, and in doing so they changed the course of the war. More than that, they added a new name -- Midway -- to that small list that inspires men by example -- Marathon, the Marne, the Somme and Rorke's Drift.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2014-04-21
- 400 pages
- Ebook
- Bitter Lemon Press
Similar books
-
Miracle at Midway
By Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon, Gordon W. PrangeAt approximately twenty miles out, Irwin spotted two divisions of Japanese bombers in a large Vee formation, each containing seven to nine planes.36 These were almost certainly Soryu's level bombers, led by Lieutenant Heijiro Abe.37 ...
-
Midway Inquest: Why the Japanese Lost the Battle of Midway
By Dallas W. IsomBased on extensive research in Japanese primary records, Japanese literature on the battle, and interviews with over two dozen Japanese veterans from the carrier air groups, this book solves the mystery at last.
-
Miracle at Midway
By Gordon William Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon"[This is] the definitive history of the battle of Midway, an American victory that marked the turning point of the war in the Pacific during World War II. [It] brings...
-
The Seventy-four Gun Ship: Hull construction
By Jean BoudriotThe Seventy-four Gun Ship: Hull construction
-
The Battle of Midway
By Craig L. Symonds"First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 2013"--Title page verso.
-
The Battle of Midway
By John TorresAfter Japan’s devastating attack on U.S. forces stationed at Pearl Harbor, it seemed the Japanese ruled the seas.
-
Victory at Midway: The Battle That Changed the Course of World War II
By James M. D’Angelo... destroyed the laundry facility and the dispensary; demolished the navy mess hall, galley, brig and contactor's buildings; destroyed the torpedo and bombsight facilities; and burned the seaplane hangar to the ground.
-
Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
By Jonathan Parshall, Anthony TullyEven before the addition of “Carlson's Raiders,” the Sixth Defense Battalion's order of battle included five five-inch guns, four threeinch antiboat guns, twelve three-inch AA guns, forty-eight .50-caliber machine guns, and thirty-six ...
-
Midway Airport
By David E. KentIn 1903, Chicago fell in love with flying.
-
Midway
By Hugh BichenoThis book is a brand new look at the historic battle, which for the first time put the Japanese on the back foot.