Shattered sword : the untold story of the Battle of Midway / Jonathan B. Parshall and Anthony P. Tully

Object Details

Author

Parshall, Jonathan B. 1962-

Tully, Anthony P. 1961-

Contents

Departure -- Genesis of a battle -- Plans -- Ill omens -- Transit -- Fog and final preparations -- Morning attack: 0430-0600 -- A lull before the storm: 0600-0700 -- The enemy revealed: 0700-0800 -- Trading blows: 0800-0917 -- Fatal complications: 0917-1020 -- A fallacious five minutes: 1020-1025 -- The iron fist: 1020-1030 -- Fire and death: 1030-1100 -- Up the steel steps: 1100-1200 -- Japanese counterstrikes: 1200-1400 -- Last gasp: 1400-1800 -- Scuttlings: 1800-Dawn, 5 June -- Retreat -- And death to the cripples ... -- A bitter homecoming -- Why did Japan lose? -- Assessing the Battle's importance -- The myths and mythmakers of Midway -- Glossary of terms -- Appendix 1. List of personnel -- Appendix 2. Japanese Order of Battle -- Appendix 3. The carriers of Kidō Butai -- Appendix 4. The aircraft of Kidō Butai -- Appendix 5. Japanese amphibious operations against Midway: an analysis -- Appendix 6. Discovery of carrier Kaga -- Appendix 7. Japanese aircraft tail codes at the Battle of Midway -- Appendix 8. Japanese radar at Midway -- Appendix 9. Chronology of Japanese fighter operations -- Appendix 10. Japanese strike rosters, operations MI and AL -- Appendix 11. Aleutians force distributions

2005

Type

Books

Physical description

xxvi, 613 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic

Midway, Battle of, 1942

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, Japanese

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, Japanese

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American

Record ID

siris_sil_840760

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