Miracle at Midway

by Prange, Gordon W. (Author); Goldstein, Donald M. (Author); Dillon, Katherine V. (Author)

• ISBN13: 9780140068146
• ISBN10: 0140068147
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1983-11-01
• Publisher: Viking Pr

Summary

With the infamy of Pearl Harbor still fresh in their minds, the men of the U.S. Pacific Fleet waited for the Japanese Imperial Navy at Midway Island. This time, however, the element of surprise had shifted, and the American troops would be the victors of a battle that marked the turning point of the war in the Pacific. Like At Dawn We Slept, Miracle at Midway brings together eyewitness accounts from the men on both sides-those who commanded and those who fought. The sweeping narrative takes you into the thick of the action and shows exactly how American strategies and decisions led to America's triumphant victor and the crushing defeat of Japan. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Key Personnel	p. xv
"A Breath of Fresh Air"	p. 1
"We Should Occupy Midway"	p. 13
"A Shiver over Japan"	p. 21
"One Touch of an Armored Sleeve"	p. 30
"The Expected and Constant Threat"	p. 40
"Required to Aim at Two Hares"	p. 49
"There Was No Rest"	p. 58
"Can You Hold Midway?"	p. 69
"An Admiral's Admiral"	p. 79
"The Moment of Fulfillment"	p. 87
"The Principle of Calculated Risk"	p. 97
"On a Major Mission"	p. 107
"Constant Vigilance Has to Be Maintained"	p. 114
"Not the Least Doubt About a Victory"	p. 124
"The Clock Was Running Ever Faster"	p. 132
"In High Spirits and Full of Confidence"	p. 141
"Take Off for Attack!"	p. 151
"Extra Luck Riding with Us"	p. 160
"Even the Midst of the Pacific Is Small"	p. 169
"This Was to Be the Day of Days"	p. 177
"Hawks at Angels Twelve"	p. 187
"There Is Need for a Second Attack"	p. 199
"A Complete Failure"	p. 207
"There They Are!"	p. 216
"The Japanese Were Not As Yet Checked"	p. 223
"What the Hell Is Headquarters Doing?"	p. 231
"At Last They Have Come"	p. 238
"They Were Almost Wiped Out"	p. 249
"A Burning Hell"	p. 259
"A Calamity Like This"	p. 267
"We, with Hiryu Alone"	p. 276
"Determined to Sink an Enemy Ship"	p. 283
"Don't Let Another Day Like This Come to Us Again!"	p. 292
"There Is No Hope"	p. 307
"I Will Apologize to the Emperor"	p. 316
"Why Should I Not Sleep Soundly?"	p. 322
"I Trembled with Great Sorrow"	p. 334
"A Sober and Sickening Sight"	p. 345
"Midway to Our Objective"	p. 355
Analysis-Japan: "A Mass of Chaos"	p. 370
Analysis-United States: Brilliance "Shot with Luck"	p. 383
The Meaning of Midway-Forty Years Later	p. 391
Appendix	p. 399
Notes	p. 401
Abbreviations	p. 430
Order of Battle	p. 432
Chronology	p. 437
Selected Bibliography	p. 446
Index	p. 457
List of Illustrations
The Pacific Theater, 1941-1942	p. xviii
Midway Islands, June 1942	p. 62
Battle of Midway, Air Searches, Midway Area	p. 180
Secret Phase I	p. 294
Secret Phase II	p. 295
Air attack group track chart	p. 369
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