Shattered Sword

Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange's bestselling Miracle at Midway, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, Shattered Sword makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources. It also corrects the many errors of Mitsuo Fuchida's Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan, an uncritical reliance upon which has tainted every previous Western account. It thus forces a maj.

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Departure; 2 Genesis of a Battle; 3 Plans; 4 Ill Omens; 5 Transit; 6 Fog and Final Preparations; 7 Morning Attack-0430-0600; 8 A Lull before the Storm-0600-0700; 9 The Enemy Revealed-0700-0800; 10 Trading Blows-0800-0917; 11 Fatal Complications-0917-1020; 12 A Fallacious Five Minutes-1020-1025; 13 The Iron Fist-1020-1030; 14 Fire and Death-1030-1100; 15 Up the Steel Steps-1100-1200; 16 Japanese Counterstrikes-1200-1400; 17 Last Gasp-1400-1800; 18 Scuttlings-1800-Dawn, 5 June; 19 Retreat.

20 And Death to the Cripples & 1 A Bitter Homecoming; 22 Why Did Japan Lose?; 23 Assessing the Battle's Importance; 24 The Myths and Mythmakers of Midway; Glossary of Terms; Appendix 1: List of Personnel; Appendix 2: Japanese Order of Battle; Appendix 3: The Carriers of Kido Butai; Appendix 4: The Aircraft of Kido Butai; Appendix 5: Japanese Amphibious Operations against Midway-An Analysis; Appendix 6: Discovery of Carrier Kaga; Appendix 7: Japanese Aircraft Tail Codes at the Battle of Midway; Appendix 8: Japanese Radar at Midway; Appendix 9: Chronology of Japanese Fighter Operations.

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