The Midway Campaign: December 7, 1941 - June 6, 1942 (Great Campaigns) - Hardcover

Jack Greene's gripping narrative begins with detailed maps of American dispositions at Pearl Harbor and the Japanese plan of attack. Similar maps and charts bring exceptional clarity to the campaigns in the Philippines and Malaya, the early carrier raids, the battle of the Coral Sea, and the battle of Midway itself. Detailed charts graphically illustrate the composition of air, land, and naval units of both sides at each stage of the conflict. Readers will find detailed descriptions of weapons, tactics, and the units involved, including previously unavailable Japanese material. Greene never loses sight of the grand strategic picture, offering an insightful examination of Japan's aims, assumptions, strengths, and weaknesses, as well as a thought-provoking analysis of the Pacific Ocean as a single grand battlefield. -- Midwest Book Review