03085nam 2200661 a 450 991081111920332120200520144314.01-282-07846-197866120784600-253-11702-X(CKB)1000000000485103(EBL)334276(OCoLC)476141044(SSID)ssj0000202786(PQKBManifestationID)11166851(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000202786(PQKBWorkID)10258437(PQKB)11014547(MiAaPQ)EBC334276(OCoLC)216934962(MdBmJHUP)muse16567(Au-PeEL)EBL334276(CaPaEBR)ebr10217788(CaONFJC)MIL207846(EXLCZ)99100000000048510320070314d2007 ub 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrMidway inquest why the Japanese lost the Battle of Midway /Dallas Woodbury IsomBloomington Indiana University Pressc20071 online resource (442 p.)Twentieth-century battlesDescription based upon print version of record.0-253-34904-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-392) and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Map: Pacific Theater of Operations; Battle of Midway Search & Course Chart; One Why This Inquest; Two Prelude; Three The Run-up to Midway; Four The Fatal Decision; Five Gamble Lost; Six To Launch or Not to Launch; Seven Ironies; Eight Denouement; Nine Aftermath; Ten Postmortem; Appendix A. Nagumo's Official Report (Excerpts); Appendix B. SRMN-012, Traffic Intelligence Summaries,pp. 499-505; Appendix C. Reconstruction of Japanese CAP activity; Appendix D. A War Game Exercise; Notes; Selected Bibliography; IndexMidway, 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 EnterpriseTwentieth-century battles.Midway, Battle of, 1942World War, 1939-1945Naval operations, JapaneseWorld War, 1939-1945Personal narratives, JapaneseVeteransJapanInterviewsMidway, Battle of, 1942.World War, 1939-1945Naval operations, Japanese.World War, 1939-1945Veterans940.54/26699Isom Dallas Woodbury1607509MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811119203321Midway inquest3933830UNINA