The Seventy-four Gun Ship: Hull construction
Author : Jean Boudriot
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 23,12 MB
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN :
Miracle at Midway
Author : Gordon W. Prange
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 35,68 MB
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 148048945X
Book Description
New York Times bestseller: The true story of the WWII naval battle portrayed in the Roland Emmerich film is “something special among war histories” (Chicago Sun-Times). Six months after Pearl Harbor, the seemingly invincible Imperial Japanese Navy prepared a decisive blow against the United States. After sweeping through Asia and the South Pacific, Japan’s military targeted the tiny atoll of Midway, an ideal launching pad for the invasion of Hawaii and beyond. But the US Navy would be waiting for them. Thanks to cutting-edge code-breaking technology, tactical daring, and a significant stroke of luck, the Americans under Adm. Chester W. Nimitz dealt Japan’s navy its first major defeat in the war. Three years of hard fighting remained, but it was at Midway that the tide turned. This “stirring, even suspenseful narrative” is the first book to tell the story of the epic battle from both the American and Japanese sides (Newsday). Miracle at Midway reveals how America won its first and greatest victory of the Pacific war—and how easily it could have been a loss.
The Battle of Midway
Author : Craig L. Symonds
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 35,33 MB
Release : 2013-10-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0199315981
Book Description
A close-up look at the battle of Midway Island analyzes this crucial naval victory, which marked the turning point for the American fleet in the Pacific theater of World War II.
Midway
Author : Donald S. Sanford
Publisher :
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 10,97 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Midway, Battle of, 1942
ISBN :
Book Description
USS Midway
Author : Scott McGaugh
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,17 MB
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781589808966
Book Description
The dark inner world of Tim Wells exposed. Dark psychological forces dwelt inside the mind of meek college professor Tim Wells, driving him to shatter his perfect marriage and leave behind a wake of death and destruction in a suburban community turned upside down. When Wells strangled his wife in their Rochester, New York home, the murder dominated the media. Forensic psychologist Dr. Jerid M. Fisher intensively interviewed the incarcerated murderer and the couple's family and friends, searching for answers.
The Secret of Midway (Ghosts of War #1)
Author : Steve Watkins
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 11,88 MB
Release : 2014-12-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0545665868
Book Description
History comes alive -- with ghosts! In the basement of his family's junk shop, Anderson and his friends Greg and Julie discover a trunk full of old military stuff, including a battered navy peacoat from World War II with a mysterious letter in the pocket. Curious, Anderson takes both home. Only that's not all he brings home . . .Later that night, the owner of the coat and letter appears in Anderson's room - the ghost of a World War II sailor.But who is the ghost and why hasn't he crossed over? And what does he want with Anderson?Soon Anderson, Julie, and Greg are wrapped up in a mystery that's over seventy years old. Can the friends figure out what happened to the ghost before it's too late?
Midway Inquest
Author : Dallas W. Isom
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 21,76 MB
Release : 2007-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 025311702X
Book Description
Midway, 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.
Midway
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,30 MB
Release : 2023
Category : Artists' books
ISBN :
Book Description
"'Midway is a photo & poetry zine designed by Essence Sonata Enwere in 2023. Essence shot the images found within the zine while riding the Amtrak train going from Minneapolis to Chicago. Their rule was to only take photos while the train was moving to add to its narrative. There is more to Midway than simply a physical journey through the Midwest countryside; it is also a narrative journey about rediscovering one's self through the mundanity of life. Essence pays tribute to and records a style of life that we are rapidly losing as a society. Midway is meant to look surreal & feel almost fake, nostalgic despite the fact you have never been. They aimed for this piece to reflect the quiet mundanity & glory of the lost Midwest, these moments are midway between city to city and reflect the pulse of humanity just as much as a lit-up skyline. Midway represents being midway between hustle & bustle so you find yourself through the quiet.' - Essence Enwere" --
Shattered Sword
Author : Jonathan Parshall
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 49,45 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1597973092
Book Description
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."
Midway Magic
Author : Scott McGaugh
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,79 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Aircraft carriers
ISBN : 9781593150273
Book Description
Throughout its 47-year career, the USS Midway sailed at the center of almost every international crisis and conflict in the latter half of the 20th century. Its crew set new standards of naval aviation. A captured German V-2 rocket was launched off the carrier in 1947, marking the dawn of naval missile warfare. Midway taught the Navy how to fly among the icebergs during sub-Arctic winter air operations off the coast of Greenland. Time and again, Midway rescued thousands of refugees on its humanitarian missions. During an odyssey that spanned the end of World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the Cold War, detente, and even Desert Storm, Midway answered every call, both military and peacekeeping. Based on more than 300 interviews with Midway sailors who served aboard America's longest serving carrier between 1945 and 1992, readers of Midway Magic join the crew, experiencing these historic accomplishments alongside the men who were there. Book jacket.
