In June 1942, one of the strangest battles in military history took place off the Midway Islands. For the first time ever, two opposing forces went to battle without being in direct contact – the two fleets were located nearly 200 kilometres apart. T ...
In June 1942, one of the strangest battles in military history took place off the Midway Islands. For the first time ever, two opposing forces went to battle without being in direct contact – the two fleets were located nearly 200 kilometres apart. The battle was fought with sorties of torpedo and dive-bombers, large calibre shells, and submarines.
Thanks to brilliant intelligence work, the Americans won a crushing victory that played an important role in Japan’s ultimate defeat in the pacific. The battle signalled announced a new era in naval warfare. The age of the battleship was over and the aircraft carrier now ruled the seas.
Johan Lupander is a military historian and has previously written a series of articles on the subject. Midway 1942 is his first book.