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Midway Inquest: Why the Japanese Lost the Battle of Midway

Midway Inquest: Why the Japanese Lost the Battle of Midway

Isom, Dallas W.

Hardcover

Series: Twentieth-Century Battles

Armed ForcesJapanese HistoryWorld War II

ISBN10: 0253349044
ISBN13: 9780253349040
Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr
Published: Jul 19 2007
Pages: 432
Weight: 1.75
Height: 1.20 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

Midway, the most famous naval battle in American history, has been the subject of many excellent books. However, none satisfactorily explain why the Japanese lost that battle, given their overwhelming advantage in firepower. While no book may ever silence debate on the subject, Midway Inquest answers the central mystery of the battle. Why could the Japanese not get a bomber strike launched against the American carrier force before being attacked and destroyed by American dive bombers from the Enterprise and Yorktown? Although it is well known that the Japanese were unable to launch an immediate attack because their aircraft were in the process of changing armament, why wasn't the rearming operation reversed and an attack launched before the American planes arrived? Based 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.

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