What are the best books about the battle of midway. Learn more about this statesponsored film in the docuseries five came back. The 4day battle of midway history book for 12 year old childrens. The 4day battle of midway was not as popular as the attack on pearl harbor, although the two events were just six months apart. The core of the book focuses on events leading up to the battle and the battle itself, with a separate section examining how others have interpreted the battles often desperate engagements. A couple of people were even surprised to hear that midway airport was named after the battle, though theyd walked past the ugly commemorative sculpture in the concourse so many times. Pacific payback carrier aviators at the battle of midway. This book aims to provide knowledge on military and war history for your children to learn from.
Details of the battle were withheld from the public during the war and post war years for valid wartime reasons. The battle of midway is perhaps only nominally a documentary, with several sequences featuring fictitious families back home framing five minutes of battle footage, but audiences who saw the film may have had their first dramatic glimpse of what it meant for the country to be at war. With america still reeling from the attack on pearl harbor, it was time for a counterattack. The washington times selected as a best book of 2011 by military history quarterly deeply researched, shrewdly argued, and powerfully narrated, the battle of midway is a. There are few moments in american history in which the course. Navy task forces won an unexpected victory in the waters near midway atoll, sinking four japanese aircraft carriers and turning the tide of the pacific war. The book includes a discussion of pearl harbor and its impact on naval operations as well as the doolittle raid that followed. A battle history of the imperial japanese navy, 19411945 by paul s. Castillo takes great pains to describe the strategy, the commanders, the men, the risks, and the numerous factors that contribute to the story of this monumental battle. Midway interweaves the dramatic personal stories of the men who fought the courageous battle that was to be the pacific turning point for the united states.
This book is the best book i have ever read on the battle of midway. A memorial to a fallen unit june 1, 2017 by audrey amidon, posted in motion pictures on june 4, 1942, the japanese imperial navy attacked united states forces on the island of midway. The 4day battle of midway history book for 12 year. Selected as a best book of 2011 by military history quarterly deeply researched, shrewdly argued, and powerfully narrated, the battle of midway is a superb work of the historians craft. Buy a cheap copy of miracle at midway book by gordon w. An oral history collection smithsonian history of aviation. Symonds, 9780199315987, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In some ways, the books title the battle of midway by craig symonds is a little misleading as the pacific ocean carrier battle of june 1942 under examination doesnt seriously begin until page 218, well more than halfway through the volumes narrative text. It was that battle that defined the entire pacific war. The battle of midway by craig symonds is an excellent addition to the pivotal moments in american history series. The 4day battle of midwayhistory book for 12 year old. Richard delia in this absolutely riveting account of a key moment in the history of world war ii, leading naval historian craig l. Navy divebombers to have fought at the battle of midway, the socalled.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the battle of midway. For anyone at all interested in the battle of midway, the pacific war or the navy, this is a must read. A wholly satisfying history of americas most satisfying naval victory, won in june 1942 with vastly inferior forces. Symonds paints an unforgettable portrait of ingenuity, courage, and sacrifice at the battle of midway. The book starts with the pearl harbor story and goes all the way through to the battle of midway with a series of appendices including a fascinating one detailing all the major participants and what happened to them after the battle. Midway is loaded with pictures and maps, which lends itself to a much wider audience than just young readers.
Midway was that rarest of engagements a truly decisive battle. Tom mcgowen recounts the successful american battle to defend the pacific ocean naval base against a japanese invasion and attempt to destroy the u. There is attack and counterattack, planes goof or get through, and the destruction of. Selected as a best book of 2011 by military history quarterly.
Kids learn about the battle of midway in the pacific theater of ww2 including who fought, the commanders, the events of the battle, who won, facts, and the. I am so impressed with this book, that i have give 3 as gifts to fellow amateur students of the war, and 2 more, one to my grandson, a newly graduated marine, and one to my son, a 19 year navy vet, 9 as an officer. This naval institute guide includes some of the most vibrant and informed accounts by individuals who fought on both sides of the june 1942 battle. Battle of midway dive bomber pilot with direct hits on two.
Last year, my father passed away at age 100, one of the last surviving u. Deeply researched, shrewdly argued, and powerfully narrated, the battle of midway is a superb work of the historians craft. A journalist investigates the case of anna delvey, the instagramlegendary heiress who stole the hearts and money. This book purports to bring significant new facts to, and a major reinterpretation of, the battle of midway. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. The battle of midway, commemorated annually in the u. Here is the definitive history of the battle of midway, an american victory that marked the turning point of the war in the pacific during world war ii. This book examines the recorded history of the 1942 battle of midway from the perspective of a ww ii navy dive bomber pilot. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1.
Brave americans aboard the enterprise, the hornet and the yorktown are churning toward a rendezvous with destinya clash with the imperial japanese navy. If you can only afford one book on the battle of midway, roundtable members will tell. During the battle of midway the japanese imperial navy vice admiral chuichi nagumo jun kunimura realized that they have wakened a sleeping giant in the united states, who was once neutral in the war. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Pranges bestselling miracle at midway, jonathan parshall and anthony tully offer a. The battle of midway sounded its furious thunder in june 1942, just six months after the attack on pearl harbor. Publication date 2001 topics midway, battle of, 1942, midway, battle of, 1942, world war, 19391945 publisher new york. This history book will detail the events of the battle that began on june 4 and last on june 7, 1942. Many consider the battle of midway to have turned the tide of the pacific war. Director john ford captures combat footage of the battle of midway. Midway, released in 1976 and starring glenn ford, charlton heston, and inevitably henry fonda. The battle of midway classics of war new ed by lord, walter isbn. It easily takes its place as the best and most comprehensive account of the pivotal battle from the american perspective. The crew of the research vessel petrel is hoping to find and survey all lost ships from the 1942 battle of midway, which historians consider a pivotal fight for the u.
Navy stopped the japanese steamroller off midway island, it not only turned the progress of the war but set the navys foundation for future. If you have castillos terse and analytical midway, to say nothing of wersteins dramatization, you neednt look further. An illustrated life of simpson, the man with the donkey a is for anzac primary school gallipoli book brief history of the third reich by m. The battle of midway, america and the empire of japan. The battle of midway was released to theaters by september of 1942 and was screened in most of the nations. The 4day battle of midway history book for 12 year old. This book provides a critical look at the time between pearl harbor and just after the battle of midway where america was finding its way against the combined fleet of the japanese navy. The battle off midway island the great battles of world war ii. Every day, theyre on the go and exploring their world.
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