Midway 1942: Turning point in the Pacific (Campaign, 226)

In 1993 Osprey Publishing released the 30th volume in its now legendary Campaign series, entitled, Midway 1942: Turning Point in the Pacific. Now, 17 years later, Osprey brings readers up-to-date with the latest scholarship on this important Pacific War battle of World War II (1939-1945). The new edition clarifies many of the myths of the battle. For example: - the contention that the Americans were outnumbered (overall true, but not where it mattered between the two carrier forces) - that the Aleutians operation was a diversion for the Midway operation - that the sacrifice of the American torpedo bombers was a key to victory - that the battle resulted in high Japanese aircrew losses - that the battle was a victory of superior intelligence - that the battle was the decisive battle of the Pacific War (Guadalcanal was a much more strategically important victory for the Americans) Campaign 226 gives an accurate order of battle for both sides. It provides a detailed description and critique of the Japanese plan and describes how it had a profound influence on the outcome of the battle. It also provides a fresh description and analysis of the weapons, aircrew, and doctrine of the opposing carrier air arms. The new book has a complete set of new pictures which are keyed to the narrative. Osprey's crack cartography team has provided three brand-new 3-D “birds-eye-view maps” that help readers visualize the air war like never before. And war illustrator, Howard Gerrard, has turned in three stunning new 2-page battle scenes depicting the attack on the USS Yorktown by Hiryu torpedo planes, the attack on Hiryu by American dive-bombers, and the US attack of Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma.

In 1993 Osprey Publishing released the 30th volume in its now legendary Campaign series, entitled, Midway 1942: Turning Point in the Pacific. Now, 17 years later, Osprey brings readers up-to-date with the latest scholarship on this important Pacific War battle.
 
The new edition clarifies many of the myths of the battle. For example:
 
- the contention that the Americans were outnumbered (overall true, but not where it mattered between the two carrier forces)
 
- that the Aleutians operation was a diversion for the Midway operation
 
- that the sacrifice of the American torpedo bombers was a key to victory
 
- that the battle resulted in high Japanese aircrew losses
 
- that the battle was a victory of superior intelligence
 
- that the battle was the decisive battle of the Pacific War (Guadalcanal was a much more strategically important victory for the Americans)
 
Campaign 226 gives an accurate order of battle for both sides. It provides a detailed description and critique of the Japanese plan and describes how it had a profound influence on the outcome of the battle. It also provides a fresh description and analysis of the weapons, aircrew, and doctrine of the opposing carrier air arms. The new book has a complete set of new pictures which are keyed to the narrative.
 
Osprey’s crack cartography team has provided three brand-new 3-D “birds-eye-view maps” that help readers visualize the air war like never before. And war illustrator, Howard Gerrard, has turned in three stunning new 2-page battle scenes depicting the attack on the USS Yorktown by Hiryu torpedo planes, the attack on Hiryu by American dive-bombers, and the US attack of Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma.

In less than one day, the might of the Imperial Japanese Navy was destroyed and four of her great aircraft carriers sank burning into the dark depths of the Pacific. Utilizing the latest research and detailed combat maps, this book tells the dramatic story of the Japanese assault on Midway Island and the American ambush that changed the face of the Pacific war. With sections on commanders, opposing forces, and a blow-by-blow account of the action, this volume gives a complete understanding of the strategy, the tactics, and the human drama that made up the Midway campaign, and its place as the turning point in the Pacific war. The battle of Midway was the turning point of the war in the Pacific. After a series of stunning victories, Japan's naval air arm received a devastating blow that saw the destruction of four aircraft carriers. This battle, which pitted four Japanese carriers against three US carriers, ended in one action Japan's dream of controlling the Pacific and handed the naval initiative to the US Navy under the command of Admiral Chester Nimitz. Taking advantage of recent research into the battle, this new study seeks to dispel the many myths still lingering around this pivotal encounter, with original a. Slaget ved Midway den 4. juni 1942 er en af søkrigshistoriens største sejre. Det søstrategiske formål for den japanske admiral Yamamoto var at tilintetgøre den amerikanske hangarskibsflåde, der ikke var på Pearl Harbor, da denne flådestation blev bombet. I bogen beskrives de operative beslutningsprocesser om angrebsflyenes omarmering, der holdt de japanske angrebsfly på dækket, da amerikanernes dykbomber på to minutter satte tre hangarskibe i brand, der tillige med et fjerde senere sænkedes Cover; Title; Imprint; CONTENTS; ORIGINS OF THE CAMPAIGN; CHRONOLOGY; OPPOSING COMMANDERS; OPPOSING FLEETS; ORDERS OF BATTLE; OPPOSING PLANS; THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY; THE AFTERMATH; FURTHER READING; 95INDEX. Maps, photographs, illustrations, and historical documents help recount the events surrounding the battle of Midway in 1942 and explain why it was a key turning point in the war