Shattered sword : the Japanese story of the Battle of Midway / Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parshall, Jonathan B., 1962-
Other Authors: Tully, Anthony P., 1961-
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2005.
Subjects:
Midway, Battle of, 1942.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
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Physical Description:xxvi, 613 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Format: Book
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
  • Glossary of terms
  • Appendix 1. List of personnel
  • Appendix 2. Japanese Order of Battle
  • Appendix 3. The carriers of Kidō Butai
  • Appendix 4. The aircraft of Kidō Butai
  • Appendix 5. Japanese amphibious operations against Midway: an analysis
  • Appendix 6. Discovery of carrier Kaga
  • Appendix 7. Japanese aircraft tail codes at the Battle of Midway
  • Appendix 8. Japanese radar at Midway
  • Appendix 9. Chronology of Japanese fighter operations
  • Appendix 10. Japanese strike rosters, operations MI and AL
  • Appendix 11. Aleutians force distributions.