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Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway

by Jonathan Parshall

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Publisher Comments:

Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange's bestselling Miracle at Midway, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, Shattered Sword makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources. It also corrects the many errors of Mitsuo Fuchida's Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan, an uncritical reliance upon which has tainted every previous Western account. It thus forces a major, potentially controversial reevaluation of the great battle. The authors examine the battle in detail and effortlessly place it within the context of the Imperial Navy's doctrine and technology. With a foreword by leading WWII naval historian John Lundstrom, Shattered Sword will become an indispensable part of any military buff's library. Winner of the 2005 John Lyman Book Award for the Best Book in U.S. Naval History and cited by Proceedings as one of its Notable Naval Books for 2005.

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Told from the Japanese perspective, using largely Japanese sources, this volume represents the first substantive contribution to the West's understanding of Midway in more than a generation.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781574889239
Subtitle:
The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
Author:
Parshall, Jonathan
Author:
Tully, Anthony
Author:
Lundstrom, John B.
Publisher:
Potomac Books
Subject:
Military - World War II
Subject:
World war, 1939-1945
Subject:
Asia - Japan
Subject:
Midway, battle of, 1942
Publication Date:
November 2005
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
613
Dimensions:
10.16x7.48x1.76 in. 3.37 lbs.

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