Miracle at Midway - Softcover

Prange, Gordon W.; Etc.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140068147 ISBN 13: 9780140068146

Publisher: Penguin, 1984

Synopsis

Here is the definitive history of the battle of Midway, an American victory that marked the turning point of the war in the Pacific during World War II. Told with the same stylistic flair and attention to detail as the bestselling At Dawn We Slept, Miracle at Midway brings together eyewitness accounts from the men who commanded and fought on both sides. The sweeping narrative takes readers into the thick of the action and shows exactly how American strategies and decisions led to the triumphant victory that paved the way for the defeat of Japan.

"A stirring, even suspenseful narrative . . . The clearest and most complete account so far." (Newsday)

"Something special among war histories . . . No other gives both sides of the battle in as detailed and telling a manner."(Chicago Sun-Times)

"A gripping and convincing account." (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

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Review:

“Epic.” —The New York Times

“A stirring, even suspenseful narrative . . . the clearest and most complete so far.” —Newsday 

“Few better accounts of Midway have been, or are likely to be, written.” —The Houston Post

“Something special among war histories . . . No other gives both sides of the battle in as detailed and telling a manner.” —Chicago Sun-Times

“A gripping and convincing account.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer

About the Author:

The late Professor Gordon W Prange was born in 1910, served in the US Naval Reserve during WWII and became Professor at the University of Maryland until his death. His books include the best-selling At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor: The Final Verdict and Target Tokyo: The Story of the Sorge Spy Ring.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0140068147
• ISBN 13: 9780140068146
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512