The Battle of Midway, 4th-7th June 1942 - The Navy of the Empire of Japan strikes the island of Midway in the Pacific, in an attempt to draw out the US Pacific Fleet from Pearl Harbor for a final battle. Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway - Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully - https://amzn.to/3evE0IA (US) Note - there are conflicting claims for the successful bomb hits on the Japanese carriers by Dauntless squadrons. What is shown during that particular sequence is intentionally simplified. https://www.patreon.com/TheOperationsRoom https://twitter.com/The_Ops_Room Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Maps: https://maps-for-free.com/