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Title: A Glorious Page in Our History: The Battle of Midway, 4-6 June, 1942 by Robert J. Cressman, Steve Ewing ISBN: 0-929521-40-4 Publisher: Pictorial Histories Publishing Co. Inc. Pub. Date: November, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Glorious Book
Comment: This book is the result of a cooperative effort by a number of noted experts in the field of naval history. It provides the latest known facts regarding tactical details, numerous pertinent photos and previously unpublished (to my knowledge) biographical info about many heros of the battle. Every student of the war in the Pacific needs this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Insert any superlative- it's that good.
Comment: This is another book about the critical Battle of Midway in WWII- but not just any book. I first read about this story in grade school. The fate of our country came down to a small outnumbered fleet and a few obsolete airplanes. The aircrew in particular faced almost certain death in many cases but the battle was so critical they took off anyhow... Needless to say I was hooked from then on. That has always inspired me- the unbelievable courage displayed here. I have tried to find out more ever since. This book is promoted as a pictorial history and the pictures are excellent and cover almost all of the amazing aircrew. But the narrative could also easily stand by itself. It is as detailed as any I have ever read about this. A must-have for Midway buffs. How did they get so much in this small space? The best account I have ever read about a truly inspiring story.
Rating: 5
Summary: Highly informative, superbly illustrated, first class book
Comment: There have been numerous accounts of Midway, to mention just two, Walter Lord's wonderful _Incredible Victory_ and Fuchida et al's _Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan. Each of these is superb in its own right, but what the collaborative effort of these writers had turned out is certain to rank not much from the top of the list. There are probably more illustrations in this one book than in the others combined, and the fine text clears up many points in which earlier accounts were mistaken. By tracing the history of Midway from its first U.S. occupation until much after the battle itself, a nice framework is given into which the battle is set; and in its own right, what the writers termed their book's appendix, is a superb collection of Midway-related essays that alone would have made me spend my money.
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Title: Midway: The Battle that Doomed Japan, the Japanese Navy's Story by Mitsuo Fuchida, Masatake Okumiya, Thomas B. Buell, Clarke H. Kawakami, Roger Pineau, Raymond A. Spruance ISBN: 1557504288 Publisher: United States Naval Inst. Pub. Date: March, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Battle of the Coral Sea by Chris Henry ISBN: 1591140331 Publisher: United States Naval Inst. Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Incredible Victory (Classics of War) by Walter Lord ISBN: 1580800599 Publisher: Burford Books Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Resurrection: Salvaging the Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor by Daniel Madsen ISBN: 1557504881 Publisher: United States Naval Inst. Pub. Date: 30 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $36.95 |
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