Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War.
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With a foreword by leading WWII naval historian John Lundstrom, Shattered Sword will become an indispensable part of any military buff's library.
The authors examine the battle in detail and effortlessly place it within the context of the Imperial Navy's doctrine and technology.
It thus forces a major, potentially controversial reevaluation of the great battle.
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.
Unlike previous accounts, Shattered Sword makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources.
Prange's bestselling Miracle at Midway, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement.
Now, for the first time since Gordon W.
It is without question one of the most famous battles in history.
Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War
