MIDWAY 1942 Turning Point in the Pacific Campaign

Published: November 10, 2010
Book Author(s): Mark Stille, Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Company: Osprey Publishing

Contents

• Origins of the campaign
• Chronology
• Opposing commanders
• Opposing fleets
• Opposing plans
• The battle of Midway
• The aftermath
• Further reading
• Index

Mark Stille has written a masterful work in this latest of Osprey’s offerings on the famous battle of Midway. The original book, now available in paperback, was written by Mark Healy. Published in 1994, the original was titled the same as Stille’s work. However, it cannot match this latest version in the areas of concise analysis and excellent illustrations.

In “Origins of the Campaign,” the opening chapter of the book, Stille tells us that few other naval battles have spawned as many myths as has the battle of Midway… more