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2) Midway
Author
Publisher
Galahad Books
Pub. Date
[1981]
Language
English
Description
The decisive turning point in the whole Pacific War was the Battle of Midway, fought in early June 1942. Although it now seems inevitable that the Americans would turn back the Japanese tide of victory, it did not seem so at the time. The United States and its allies had suffered a series of setbacks which forced the American to defend Hawaii at Midway with only three aircraft carriers, one of which, Yorktown, had recently undergone extensive repairs...
Publisher
National Geographic Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Robert Ballard leads a team of experts and four World War II veterans to Midway Island where the U.S. and Japan fought one of the fiercest battles of the war. They're in a race against time to find at least one of the downed aircraft carriers including the U.S.S. Yorktown.