During the Battle of Midway itself, Japanese Admiral Chuichi ... Just five months later off the island of Guadalcanal, only one American fleet carrier was left undamaged in the Pacific after ...

B-26 bombers were some of the first American aircraft to engage the Japanese fleet at Midway. Armed with torpedoes and zero fighter escort, they made a bold run straight at enemy carriers. Few ...

rather than providing drama as the battle itself unfolds. Stille outlines the commanders on both sides, their strengths and weaknesses, and their plans as the two fleets move into the waters off ...

Despite much bravery displayed, Midway Island’s contribution to the battle that bears its name may seem marginal. In a battle, though, nothing stays simple except who won. Some small ironies of ...

Once home to the decisive battle that turned World ... You have to fly to Midway at night. Only then do the millions of birds that swarm the island in high season vacate the runway.

Two months after the U.S. defeated Japan at the Battle of Midway in June 1942, the U.S. Marines kicked off their Pacific island-hopping campaign. Their first target was Guadalcanal, an island some ...