The summer of 1942
brought Naval stalemate to the Pacific as the American and Japanese
fleets stood at even numbers each waiting for the other to begin a
renewed offensive. "Midway" tells the story of this historic June battle
where a Japanese carrier force, in an attempt to occupy Midway island
and lure the American fleet to destruction, was meet valiently by US
forces operating off of three aircraft carriers and numerous escort
ships. It was the first battle in which naval air power was extensivly
used, and at its conclusion the Japanese Carrier force had been
completly destroyed which lead the way for the US 1943 and 44 offensives
which would eventually bring the Pacific War to a close.
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