tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post4732381613178626738..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: Miracle at MidwayStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-87546257880815675342016-08-23T15:57:38.515-05:002016-08-23T15:57:38.515-05:00:-D Pretty sure I did. The year of the plane model...:-D Pretty sure I did. The year of the plane model was the big hint. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-26976345714083075132016-08-23T15:34:39.206-05:002016-08-23T15:34:39.206-05:00Oh, just posted a Name to a Face you *might* get.....Oh, just posted a Name to a Face you *might* get.... [grin]CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-59176150562960627852016-08-22T17:01:05.146-05:002016-08-22T17:01:05.146-05:00Oh, yes, American access to the Japanese code was ...Oh, yes, American access to the Japanese code was what allowed them to maneuver into place to begin with -- they knew the fleet was coming and kept themselves off to the side for an ambush.<br /><br />I may try Walter Lord's "Incredible Victory", depending -- but the same thing that stalled me last year hasn't been resolved. I'm still looking for a book on the Coral Sea by itself! Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-85766269832974764072016-08-22T16:57:02.996-05:002016-08-22T16:57:02.996-05:00More's the pity -- most naval ships are beauti...More's the pity -- most naval ships are beautiful to behold.<br /><br />(Strictly speaking, Coral Sea was also a carrier battle, but I haven't found a good treatment of it yet.)Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-75817588538151720302016-08-22T16:55:32.916-05:002016-08-22T16:55:32.916-05:00This is a book with an interesting story -- the ma...This is a book with an interesting story -- the main author/researcher passed on before its publication. Still, the two others did an excellent job making it seamless. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-8640185373883764702016-08-22T15:36:11.052-05:002016-08-22T15:36:11.052-05:00I've read about Midway a few times. There'...I've read about Midway a few times. There's luck in any military encounter but I think Midway was a mixture of planning, signals intercepts (wasn't the Japanese code broken around this time), some very smart guesses at enemy dispositions and incredible bravery by the Naval aviators. As everyone above has said, the Japanese never really recovered from Midway whereas the Americans went from strength to strength after it. CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-62987076748445542332016-08-22T09:18:02.410-05:002016-08-22T09:18:02.410-05:00Great book! One of the "must reads" for ...Great book! One of the "must reads" for all U.S. Navy officers. The confrontation was proof that the tactics and strategies of naval warfare were forever changed. And American naval policy was from that moment altered, and carrier battle groups have been deployed around the world ever since. However, with warfare now changing (drones and missiles ruling the day!), the carrier task force may become obsolete in the very near future. RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-5802303379772011042016-08-22T04:25:17.767-05:002016-08-22T04:25:17.767-05:00I have had this book on my radar for years.
I do ...I have had this book on my radar for years.<br /><br />I do not read a lot of military histories anymore, but I may still read this one. <br /><br />Midway was indeed one of the major turning points of the Second World War. <br /><br />Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com