Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan, the Japanese Navy's Story (Bluejacket B...

Description: Product Description : Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan, the Japanese Navy's Story (Bluejacket Books) This landmark study was first published in English by the Naval Institute in 1955 and was added to the Classics of Naval Literature series in 1992 Widely acknowledged for its valuable Japanese insights into the battle that turned that tide of war in the Pacific the book has made a great impact on American readers over the years Two Japanese naval aviators who participated in the operation provide an unsparing analysis of what caused Japans staggering defeatMitsuo Fuchida who led the first air strike on Pearl Harbor commanded the Akagi carrier air group and later made a study of the battle at the Japanese Naval War College Masatake Okumiya one of Japans first divebomber pilots was aboard the light carrier Ryujo and later served as a staff officer in a carrier division Armed with knowledge of topsecret documents destroyed by the Japanese and access to private papers they show the operation to be illconceived and poorly planned and executed and fault their flag officers for lacking initiative leadership and clear thinking With an introduction by an author known for his study of the battle from the American perspective the work continues to make a significant contribution to World War II literature( it is an used product )

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