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Title: Return to Midway: The Quest to Find the Yorktown and the Other Lost Ships from the Pivotal Battle of the Pacific War by Robert D. Ballard, Rick Archbold, Ken Marschall ISBN: 0-7922-7500-4 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: October, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Return to Midway
Comment: Overall, this book does a good job of telling the story of the re-discovery of the carrier Yorktown, which was lost in the Battle of Midway in June, 1942. The book also gives a pretty good, albeit slimmed down, account of the battle, as well as talking to veterans of the battle who are still alive today. The only problem I have with this book is that very little of the book is actually devoted to illustrating the Yorktown (either in words or pictures) as she appears today, resting on the floor of the ocean. Out of 200 pages in the book, maybe 25 are actually used to show the results of the discovery, and I would really have enjoyed more of this material. Regardless, this is a good book, and should be a welcome addition to the collection of any World War II or nautical enthusiast.
Rating: 5
Summary: Return to Midway
Comment: In June 1942, off the coast of midway island, a badly outnumbered american carrier force utterly destroyed a larger japanese force. The cost was Japan: Four carriers and a crusier. The american loss was the carrier yorktown and a destroyer. The japaneses never launched an offensive again. In May 1998, Dr. Robert Ballard, the man who has explored the wrecks of the Titanic, Bismarck, Lusitania, Britannic and ships lost in Iron Bottom Sound off Guadalcanal, discovered the U.S.S Yorktown after a long, grueling expedition. Filled with photos and illustrations from both the battle and the expedition, Bob Ballard has done it again.
Rating: 5
Summary: Another Triumph
Comment: Bob Ballard again uses his expertise and access to cutting-edge technology to explore an underwater historical treasure. There are few moments in the 20th Century as critical as the Battle of Midway, yet prior to this expedition little or no attention has been paid to the lasting physical artifacts of that battle scattered on the sea floor. As always seems to be the case with Ballard's expeditions, the only regret is that he was not able to search the area longer and find more of the carriers ... but hopefully there's another expedition in the works!
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Title: Lost Subs by Spencer Dunmore, Jonathan Blair, Brian Skerry ISBN: 0306811405 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Lost Ships of Guadalcanal: Exploring the Ghost Fleet of the South Pacific by Robert D. Ballard, Rick Archbold ISBN: 0446516368 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: October, 1993 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Ghost Fleet: The Sunken Ships of Bikini Atoll by James P. Delgado ISBN: 0824818687 Publisher: University of Hawaii Press Pub. Date: 1999 List Price(USD): $19.83 |
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Title: Warship Boneyards by Kit Bonner, Carolyn Bonner ISBN: 0760308705 Publisher: Motorbooks International Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Ghost Liners: Exploring the World's Greatest Lost Ships by Dr. Robert D. Ballard ISBN: 0316080209 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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