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[June 3, 2014] NEWPORT, R.I. -- Jonathan Parshall, historian and co-author of the book "Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway," delivers a presentation about the Battle of Midway to students, staff and faculty at U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, Rhode Island. The Battle of Midway, which took place June 4-7, 1942, was considered the high water mark for the Japanese navy and the turning point of the war in the Pacific during World War II.
Naval Heritage | Jonathan Parshall: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway | June 24, 2014 | U.S. Naval War College
Naval Heritage | Jonathan Parshall: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway | June 24, 2014 | U.S. Naval War College

29 posted on 06/05/2022 12:38:52 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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Interesting find on YouTube about Midway. Video and commentary on the battle from the point of view of the Japanese. Minute to minute decisions made and why they were made.


38 posted on 06/07/2022 1:59:36 AM PDT by wildbill (The older I get, the less the term 'life in prison" scares me)
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