"An Atlantic Monthly Press book." Preface, dated 1953, refers to corrections checked and collated "since the first edition." -- P. xi. Task organizations containing lists of American and Japanese ...

When one thinks of U.S. Navy aircraft carrier operations in the months leading up to the Battle of Midway, one name that readily comes to mind is Lt. Edward “Butch” O’Hare, the F4F-3 Wildcat pilot ...

On December 7, 1941, planes from six Japanese carriers destroyed the U.S. battleships at Pearl Harbor. Their success opened the way for Japan to conquer Southeast Asia and the Philippines. Yet by ...

The day after the main battle at Midway, the Japanese cruiser Mikuma is retreating westward, damaged and trailing oil... With air cover lost and American carriers still in the area, the situation is ...

Summary and Key Points: The Midway-class aircraft carriers, named after the iconic Battle of Midway, consisted of three ships—USS Midway, USS Coral Sea, and USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. -Designed in ...