LEADER 03145nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910452236003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-07846-1 010 $a9786612078460 010 $a0-253-11702-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000485103 035 $a(EBL)334276 035 $a(OCoLC)476141044 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000202786 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11166851 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000202786 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10258437 035 $a(PQKB)11014547 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC334276 035 $a(OCoLC)216934962 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse16567 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL334276 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10217788 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL207846 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000485103 100 $a20070314d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMidway inquest$b[electronic resource] $ewhy the Japanese lost the Battle of Midway /$fDallas Woodbury Isom 210 $aBloomington $cIndiana University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (442 p.) 225 1 $aTwentieth-century battles 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-253-34904-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [389]-392) and index. 327 $aCover; 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; Index 330 $aMidway, the most famous naval battle in American history, has been the subject of many excellent books. However, none satisfactorily explain why the Japanese lost that battle, given their overwhelming advantage in firepower. While no book may ever silence debate on the subject, Midway Inquest answers the central mystery of the battle. Why could the Japanese not get a bomber strike launched against the American carrier force before being attacked and destroyed by American dive bombers from the Enterprise 410 0$aTwentieth-century battles. 606 $aMidway, Battle of, 1942 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations, Japanese 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$vPersonal narratives, Japanese 606 $aVeterans$zJapan$vInterviews 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMidway, Battle of, 1942. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations, Japanese. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945 615 0$aVeterans 676 $a940.54/26699 700 $aIsom$b Dallas Woodbury$0852181 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452236003321 996 $aMidway inquest$91903036 997 $aUNINA