Miracle at midway

Deskripsi

“Miracle at Midway” by Gordon W. Prange (completed by Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon) is a detailed history of the Battle of Midway (June 1942), a turning point in the Pacific Theater of World War II, told from both the American and Japanese perspectives. It draws on archival sources and eyewitness interviews to reconstruct how U.S. intelligence breakthroughs, tactical decisions, operational risk-taking, and a measure of luck allowed Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his forces to ambush and decisively defeat the Japanese Imperial Navy—losing four carriers in the process—despite Japan’s earlier string of victories. The book weaves together strategic preparations, critical moments of the battle, analyses of command decisions, and reflections on how Midway shaped the later course of the war, while showing how fragile the American victory could have been

Subjek

Detail

Penerbit

MCGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY

Tahun

1982

ISBN

0-07-050672-8

Kolasi

xvii, 469 hal.; app.; bibl.; ind.; ill.; 23,5 cm

Bahasa

English

Klasifikasi

940.542 6