It is a good read
Often, we hear that Midway was the “turning point” in the pacific war, etc etc.
I am not convinced of that...I think the solomons campaign, and specifically, the Japanese loss of Guadalcanal that was the true pivot point. While Midway was a crushing defeat for the Japanese, they lost no ground as a result of that battle...indeed, they were able to assemble a massive naval force for the Guadalcanal campaign barely two months later..albeit down 4 carriers.
Losing Guadalcanal really put a damper on furthering their territorial expansion...not to mention bleeding their forces significantly.
just my .02
If you have a chance read James D. Hornfischers “Neptune’s Inferno”. It relates in very painful detail how the U.S. Navy learned to fight.
Not to take anything away from the Marines who held on when the Navy pulled back and left them to the mercy of the big Jap guns.
Read the book and while Midway checked the Japs and destroyed air power that was never to return, Guadalcanal marked one of the major turning points in the war. The Japs were defeated by bleeding them to death and then we just when island to island until they were bled dry.
Hornfischer has my nod for all his works. Well researched and well written. Enjoy
Thanks to the Coral Sea and Midway, the Japs had fewer carriers to devote to the sea battles for Guadalcanal.