[aegiscg47]

Yes, Shattered Sword is an enlightening look into the Japanese naval operations for Midway and what really happened on their carriers that day. A little dry and technical at times, but it is fascinating. I especially liked one of the appendix chapters where the authors concluded that even if they were able to land troops at Midway the island was so heavily defended that they would never have succeeded.

[GATOR NAVY]

I especially liked one of the appendix chapters where the authors concluded that even if they were able to land troops at Midway the island was so heavily defended that they would never have succeeded.

But it was never really about Midway itself to the Japanese. The idea was to draw the US fleet out for the "Decisive Battle" that figured so heavily in Japanese doctrine. The irony is that Yamamoto's forces were so divided he was unable to fight the decisive battle he wanted.