Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway

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Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway - Hardcover

Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway - Hardcover

by Jonathan Parshall , Anthony Tully
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Book Overview

"Shattered Sword [is] a necessary read for anyone interested in the Pacific War."--NYMAS Review

Shattered Sword is the winner of the 2005 John Lyman Book Award for the "Best Book in U.S. Naval History" and was cited by Proceedings as one of its "Notable Naval Books" for 2005.

Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange's bestselling Miracle at Midway, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, Shattered Sword makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources. It also corrects the many errors of Mitsuo Fuchida's Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan, an uncritical reliance upon which has tainted every previous Western account. It thus forces a major, potentially controversial reevaluation of the great battle.

Parshall and Tully examine the battle in detail and effortlessly place it within the context of the Imperial Navy's doctrine and technology. With a foreword by leading World War II naval historian John Lundstrom, Shattered Sword is an indispensable part of any military buff's library.

ISBN9781574889239
Author Jonathan Parshall , Anthony Tully
PublisherPotomac Books
GenreHistory
FormatHardcover
PublishedNovember 2005
LanguageENG- English
Pages640
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway

Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway - Hardcover

Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway - Hardcover

By Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully

About Jonathan Parshall

Jonathan Parshall is co-author of the bestselling Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway. His work has been published in the U.S. Naval War College Review, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Naval History magazine, WWII magazine, Wartime (the journal of the Australian War Memorial), and others. He is a lecturer for the U.S. Naval War College, a frequent speaker at museums, a featured historian on numerous World War Two tours, and has appeared on the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, History Channel, Smithsonian, the BBC, and Netflix.

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