Analysis: The Battle Of Midway

On December 7th, 1941 hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American Naval base at Pearl Harbor (Prados, 2009). This attack on the United States was devastating and to this day many American’s still recognize and remember the loss and fury we experienced due to this attack some 70 years ago. The next day following the attack the United States entered WWII declaring war on Japan (Prados, 2009). Six months after declaring war on Japan, Americans fought in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II (Prados, 2009). Yet many Americans are unaware of this significant battle. It was a battle fought with guts, endurance, preservation, and grit; one that truly deserves to be recognized. Between June 4th and June 6th 1942 American soldiers fought the Japanese in a naval battle that changed the course of history; The Battle of Midway. …show more content…
and Japanese navies in the north-central Pacific Ocean resulted from Japan’s desire to sink the American aircraft carriers that had escaped destruction at Pearl Harbor.” Bombing, and killing 2,500 American citizens wasn’t enough for the Japanese Navy; they decided to come back for round two (The Battle). Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku commanded the Japanese fleet and chose Midway to draw out American fleet (Prados, 2009). Unfortunately for the Japanese an American Intelligence solved the Japanese Fleet Codes, known as ‘purple’ (Prados, 2009). This breakthrough of Japanese code enabled Pacific Fleet Commander, Chester Nimitz to understand exact Japanese plans including his target, his order of battle, and his schedule, since beginning the middle of May. This advantage well prepared our navy for battle