[SunkenCiv]

Their defeat at Midway was so devastating and humiliating, the Japanese public wasn't told the entire story until 1955 -- ten year after the war ended.

[colorado tanker]

The huge Navy we would have later in the War was still under construction. Nimitz was gambling with just about all the sea power he had left. The guy had brass balls.

I highly recommend Miracle at Midway by Gordon Prange.