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Summary
Author Biography
Craig L. Symonds is Professor of History Emeritus at the United States Naval Academy. He is the author of many books on American naval history, including Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles That Shaped American History as well as Lincoln and His Admirals, co-winner of the Lincoln Prize in 2009.
Table of Contents
Maps | p. ix |
Editors Note | p. xi |
Introduction | p. 3 |
CinCPac | p. 6 |
TheKidM Butai | p. 25 |
The Brown Shoe Navy | p. 44 |
American Counterstrike | p. 64 |
Seeking the Decisive Battle | p. 88 |
Pete and Jimmy | p. 111 |
The Code Breakers | p. 133 |
The Battle of the Coral Sea | p. 152 |
The Eve of Battle | p. 176 |
Opening Act | p. 198 |
Nagumo's Dilemma (4:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.) | p. 218 |
The Flight to Nowhere (7:00a.m. to 11:20a.m.) | p. 245 |
Attack of the Torpedo Squadrons (8:30 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.) | p. 266 |
The Tipping Point (7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.) | p. 288 |
The Japanese Counterstrike (ll:00a.m.to6:00p.m.) | p. 309 |
Denouement | p. 337 |
Epilogue | p. 357 |
Acknowledgments | p. 367 |
American and Japanese Aircraft Carriers | p. 369 |
American and Japanese Aircraft | p. 373 |
American Order of Battle at Midway | p. 375 |
Japanese Order of Battle at Midway | p. 379 |
How Much Did the U.S. Know of Japanese Plans? | p. 387 |
The Flight to Nowhere | p. 389 |
Notes | p. 393 |
A Note on Sources | p. 429 |
Bibliography | p. 435 |
Index | p. 443 |
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