Bibliograph

Shattered sword, the Japanese story of the Battle of Midway, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully

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Shattered sword, the Japanese story of the Battle of Midway, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Shattered sword

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

166627214

Responsibility statement

Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully

Sub title

the Japanese story of the Battle of Midway

Summary

Shattered Sword; is the winner of the 2005 John Lyman Book Award for the "Best Book in U.S. Naval History"; and was cited by Proceedings as one of its "Notable Naval Books"; for 2005

Table Of Contents

Departure -- Genesis of a battle -- Plans -- Ill omens -- Transit -- Fog and final preparations -- Morning attack : 0430-0600 -- A lull before the storm : 0600-0700 -- The enemy revealed : 0700-0800 -- Trading blows : 0800-0917 -- Fatal complications : 0917-1020 -- A fallacious five minutes : 1020-1025 -- The iron fist : 1020-1030 -- Fire and death : 1030-1100 -- Up the steel steps : 1100-1200 -- Japanese counterstrikes : 1200-1400 -- Last gasp : 1400-1800 -- Scuttlings : 1800-dawn, 5 June -- Retreat -- And death to the cripples ... -- A bitter homecoming -- Why did Japan lose? -- Assessing the battle's importance -- The myths and mythmakers of Midway

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