Naval Campaigns Midway

For six months following its surprise attack on the American fleet at Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) had dominated the war in the Pacific. But 4 June 1942 would see the tide turn, with three US Navy (USN) aircraft carriers waiting in ambush for the IJN near a tiny atoll whose name would become immortalized in history: Midway. By the end of that day, the Japanese would lose four fleet carriers, and the course of the war would drastically change. Naval Campaigns: Midway covers not only this action but also other major carrier battles of World War Two, including Midway, Pear...