[yarddog]

I watched a shorter, around 15 minute one a few weeks ago. I actually think the video was made by a German.

The final conclusion was that Midway was the decisive victory of the war. Not because as is widely stated, that it broke the back of Japan’s naval forces.

Although they lost a lot of pilots, aircrew, and carriers, they still had adequate forces to defeat us. The real effect was psychological.

[central_va]

Actually the IJN’s search and rescue effort after the battle was very effective. Most of the pilot that were forced to ditch were recovered. They still had losses. Damage control wins naval battles.

[sparklite2]

The final conclusion was that Midway was the decisive victory of the war. Not because as is widely stated, that it broke the back of Japan’s naval forces.

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I agree with the author who gave a lecture at the Navy War College -— to a nearly empty auditorium, amazingly.

Midway was pivotal, but the Meat Grinder, ie, the Guadalcanal and associated actions, allowed the US to fight at what we do best, attriting the enemy. Which we did. He said that was the decisive victory because we chewed ‘em up.

[PAR35]

The final conclusion was that Midway was the decisive victory of the war.

If there was a single decisive battle of the war, it was Stalingrad.