03341nam 2200637 a 450 991045756430332120200520144314.01-283-29707-897866132970750-19-990853-2(CKB)2550000000049462(EBL)777002(OCoLC)756484262(SSID)ssj0000554397(PQKBManifestationID)12244030(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000554397(PQKBWorkID)10517196(PQKB)11541840(MiAaPQ)EBC777002(Au-PeEL)EBL777002(CaPaEBR)ebr10501026(CaONFJC)MIL329707(EXLCZ)99255000000004946220110325d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Battle of Midway[electronic resource] /Craig L. SymondsOxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc20111 online resource (752 p.)Pivotal moments in American historyDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-931598-1 0-19-539793-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.CinCPac -- The Kidō butai -- The brownshoe navy -- American counterstrike -- Seeking the decisive battle -- Pete and Jimmy -- The codebreakers -- The Battle of the Coral Sea -- The eve of battle -- Opening act -- Nagumo's dilemma (4:00 A.M. to 8:30 A.M.) -- The flight to nowhere (7:00 A.M. to 11:20 A.M.) -- Attack of the torpedo squadrons (8:30 A.M. to 10:20 A.M.) -- The tipping point (7:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.) -- The Japanese counterstrike (11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.) -- Dénouement -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: American and Japanese aircraft carriers -- Appendix B: American and Japanese aircraft -- Appendix C: American order of battle -- Appendix D: Japanese order of battle -- Appendix E: How much did the U.S. know of Japanese plans? -- Appendix F: The flight to nowhere.There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so dramatically as at the Battle of Midway. At dawn of June 4, 1942, a rampaging Japanese navy ruled the Pacific. By sunset, their vaunted carrier force (the Kido Butai) had been sunk and their grip on the Pacific had been loosened forever. In this absolutely riveting account of a key moment in the history of World War II, one of America's leading naval historians, Craig L. Symonds paints an unforgettable portrait of ingenuity, courage, and sacrifice. Symonds begins with the arrival of Admiral ChestePivotal moments in American history.Midway, Battle of, 1942World War, 1939-1945Naval operations, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945Naval operations, JapaneseElectronic books.Midway, Battle of, 1942.World War, 1939-1945Naval operations, American.World War, 1939-1945Naval operations, Japanese.940.54/26699Symonds Craig L516874MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457564303321Battle of Midway844630UNINA04599nam 22006371a 450 991041652230332119880715000000.09780472128037047212803510.3998/mpub.18669(CKB)4100000011405599(OCoLC)1184507967(MdBmJHUP)muse91956(MiU)10.3998/mpub.18669(MiAaPQ)EBC6403502(MiAaPQ)EBC6743494(Au-PeEL)EBL6743494(OCoLC)1247628573(ScCtBLL)5a461e96-806a-40e8-8352-dbb691694528(ODN)ODN0009815997(EXLCZ)99410000001140559919880715d1982 ub 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPolitical leadership in contemporary Japan /edited by Terry Edward MacDougallAnn Arbor, Michigan :University of Michigan Press,1982.1 online resource (xiii, 145 p.)Michigan Papers in Japanese Studies ;no. 19780472901982 0472901982 9780939512065 0939512068 Includes bibliographies.Those who do not read Japanese seldom have access to analytic studies of the fascinating and surprisingly diverse world of contemporary Japanese political leadership. This volume constitutes a step toward bringing to the English reader some sense of the norms, beliefs, styles, and modes of exercising power of Japanese political leaders and the organizational and political contexts which are changing leadership role expectations. The second volume in this series concentrates more explicitly on leadership recruitment, although the subject is also addressed here. All of the essays in this volume highlight specific politicians, while attempting to develop analytic categories to understand the broader significance of these types of leaders. Included are the following: a Liberal Democratic Party prime minister and faction leader (Fukuda Takeo) who rose "almost effortlessly" to the pinnacle of power on the basis of an elitist educational and bureaucratic career background and another (Tanaka Kakuei) who took advantage of the chaotic wartime and immediate postwar period to overcome the limitations of his commoner background by developing an entrepreneurial style that makes him even today "the most powerful in Japan"; a younger conservative leader (Kono Yohei) who, with certain others of his generation, found life within the restrictive but predictable career paths of ruling Liberal Democrats less attractive than the risky option of forming his own New Liberal Club; an unconventional Socialist chairman (Asukata Ichio) who bucks the pull toward coalition making among the opposition parties in favor of his belief that this major but perpetual opposition party must first reconstruct itself and structure a new popular consensus that can legitimize a coalitional alternative to the Liberal Democrats; parliamentary leaders (like lower-house speaker Maeo Shigesaburo, directors of the House Management Committee, and heads of the Diet policy committees of the various parties) who are projected into increasingly influential roles by changing electoral trends and popular expectations; an innovative and dynamic mayor (Suzuki Heizaburo) who, taking advantage of the considerable authority afforded by Japan's "presidential" system of local chief executives, pursues his own priorities, mobilizing the requisite support despite the lack of national guidance and the oppositions of former backers; and the "power behind the throne" (Matsunaga Yasuzaemon and Komori Takeshi) whose visions move prime ministers and governors as well as their own followers in powerful public and private bureaucracies.Michigan papers in Japanese studies ;no. 1.Political partiesJapanPoliticiansJapanLeadershipJapanPolitics and government1945-Political partiesPoliticiansLeadership.324.252POL000000SOC000000SOC008000bisacshMacDougall TerryMacDougall Terry Edward1941-1023458University of Michigan.Center for Japanese Studies.MiUMiUBOOK9910416522303321Political Leadership in Contemporary Japan2431452UNINA