LEADER 03974nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910777780203321 005 20230617003018.0 010 $a1-281-72191-3 010 $a9786611721916 010 $a0-300-12831-2 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300128314 035 $a(CKB)1000000000472010 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23049492 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000265377 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11218027 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000265377 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10294116 035 $a(PQKB)10210728 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420056 035 $a(DE-B1597)485245 035 $a(OCoLC)952732442 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300128314 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420056 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10170082 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL172191 035 $a(OCoLC)923589304 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000472010 100 $a20050317d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe unknown Battle of Midway$b[electronic resource] $ethe destruction of the American torpedo squadrons /$fAlvin Kernan ; foreword by Donald Kagan and Frederick Kagan 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 225 1 $aThe Yale library of military history 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-300-10989-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 169-175) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tFOREWORD --$tPREFACE --$tONE. The Destruction of the American Battle Line at Pearl Harbor --$tTWO. Trading Armor for Speed: The New Battle Line --$tTHREE. Obsolete ''Devastators'' and Obsolescent ''Wildcats'' --$tFOUR. Duds: The Great American Torpedo Scandal --$tFIVE. Indians and ''Ringknockers'' --$tSIX. Attack --$tSEVEN. ''The Best-Laid Schemes o' Mice an' Men Gang Aft Agley'' --$tEIGHT. ''Sorry about That'' --$tAPPENDIX 1. Flight Personnel of the Torpedo Squadrons at Midway --$tAPPENDIX 2. Chronology of American Torpedo Attacks at Midway --$tAPPENDIX 3. The Hornet Air Group Course on the Morning of June 4 --$tAPPENDIX 4. Gas Consumption in the TBD --$tNOTES --$tBIBLIOGRAPHY --$tINDEX 330 $aThe Battle of Midway is considered the greatest U.S. naval victory, but behind the luster is the devastation of the American torpedo squadrons. Of the 51 planes sent to attack Japanese carriers only 7 returned, and of the 127 aircrew only 29 survived. Not a single torpedo hit its target. A story of avoidable mistakes and flawed planning, The Unknown Battle of Midway reveals the enormous failures that led to the destruction of four torpedo squadrons but were omitted from official naval reports: the planes that ran out of gas, the torpedoes that didn't work, the pilots who had never dropped torpedoes, and the breakdown of the attack plan. Alvin Kernan, who was present at the battle, has written a troubling but persuasive analysis of these and other little-publicized aspects of this great battle. The standard navy tactics for carrier warfare are revealed in tragic contrast to the actual conduct of the battle and the after-action reports of the ships and squadrons involved. 410 0$aYale library of military history. 606 $aMidway, Battle of, 1942 606 $aMilitary planning$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aTorpedo bombers$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations, American 615 0$aMidway, Battle of, 1942. 615 0$aMilitary planning$xHistory 615 0$aTorpedo bombers$xHistory 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations, American. 676 $a940.54/26699 700 $aKernan$b Alvin B$0196446 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777780203321 996 $aThe unknown Battle of Midway$93785722 997 $aUNINA