There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so dramatically as at the Battle of Midway. At dawn of June 4, 1942, a rampaging Japanese navy ruled the Pacific. By sunset, their vaunted carrier force (the Kido Butai) had been sunk and their grip on the Pacific had been loosened forever.
Chapter 3: The Brown Shoe Navy
Chapter 4: American Counterstrike
Chapter 5: Seeking the Decisive Battle
Chapter 8: The Battle of the Coral Sea
Chapter 11: Nagumo’s Dilemma (4:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.)
Chapter 12: The Flight to Nowhere (7:00 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.)
Chapter 13: Attack of the Torpedo Squadrons (8:30 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.)
Chapter 14: The Tipping Point (7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.)
Chapter 15: The Japanese Counterstrike (11:00a.m.to 6:00 p.m.)
Appendix A: American and Japanese Aircraft Carriers
Appendix B: American and Japanese Aircraft
Appendix C: American Order of Battle at Midway
Appendix D: Japanese Order of Battle at Midway
Appendix E: How Much Did the U.S. Know of Japanese Plans?
Appendix F: The Flight to Nowhere