{"product_id":"midway-inquest-why-the-japanese-lost-the-battle-of-midway-hardback-9780253349040","title":"Midway Inquest; Why the Japanese Lost the Battle of Midway (Hardback) 9780253349040","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMidway Inquest\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWhy the Japanese Lost the Battle of Midway\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDallas W. Isom (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253349040\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 July 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages, 18 b\u0026amp;w photos, 2 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 3 cm, 0.794 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\". . . presents a carefully crafted indictment of Japanese decision making during this pivotal World War II sea battle.\"May 2008\"—\u003ci\u003eProceedings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Any student of the Pacific War will enjoy this book, even if you disagree with part of it. It is a fascinating look at decisions made in the heat of battle.August 2008\"—\u003ci\u003ePaper Wars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Even Nelson's victory at Trafalgar and Togo's at Tsushima Strait—where outnumbered naval forces also won spectacular victories—pale in comparison with the most striking aspect of the Battle of Midway: the lethal damage that determined the outcome was done during a two minute period when three of the four Japanese aircraft carriers were set ablaze by American dive bomber\"—\u003ci\u003efrom Midway Inquest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMidway, the most famous naval battle in American history, has been the subject of many excellent books. However, none satisfactorily explain why the Japanese lost that battle, given their overwhelming advantage in firepower. While no book may ever silence debate on the subject, Midway Inquest answers the central mystery of the battle. Why could the Japanese not get a bomber strike launched against the American carrier force before being attacked and destroyed by American dive bombers from the Enterprise and Yorktown? Although it is well known that the Japanese were unable to launch an immediate attack because their aircraft were in the process of changing armament, why wasn't the rearming operation reversed and an attack launched before the American planes arrived? Based on extensive research in Japanese primary records, Japanese literature on the battle, and interviews with over two dozen Japanese veterans from the carrier air groups, this book solves the mystery at last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Chapter One - Why This Inquest\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two - Prelude\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three - The Run-up to Midway\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four - The Fatal Decision\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five - Gamble Lost\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Six - To Launch or Not to Launch\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Seven - Ironies\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Eight - Denouement\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Nine - Aftermath\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Ten - Post-mortem\u003cbr\u003e Appendixes\u003cbr\u003e  Appendix A - Nagumo's Official Report (excerpts)\u003cbr\u003e  Appendix B - SRMN-012, Traffic Intelligence Summaries, pp. 499-505\u003cbr\u003e  Appendix C - Reconstruction of Japanese CAP activity\u003cbr\u003e  Appendix D - War Game Exercise\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52742566215960,"sku":"9780253349040","price":28.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/midway-inquest-why-the-japanese-lost-the-battle-of-midway-hardback-9780253349040","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}