The Unknown Battle of Midway The Destruction of the American Torpedo Squadrons 1st Edition by Alvin Kernan ISBN 0300122640 978-0300122640

The Unknown Battle of Midway The Destruction of the American Torpedo Squadrons First Edition Professor 1st Edition by Alvin Kernan – Ebook PDF Instant Download/Delivery:0300122640 ,978-0300122640
Full download The Unknown Battle of Midway The Destruction of the American Torpedo Squadrons First Edition Professor 1st Edition after payment

Product details: 

ISBN 10:  0300122640 

ISBN 13: 978-0300122640

Author: Alvin Kernan

What really happened at the famous Battle of Midway? A survivor sets the record straight.

“The clearest and most persuasive story of the Battle of Midway I have ever read or heard.”—Donald Kagan, Yale University

The Battle of Midway is considered the greatest U.S. naval victory, but behind the luster is the devastation of the American torpedo squadrons. Of the 51 planes sent to attack Japanese carriers only 7 returned, and of the 127 aircrew only 29 survived. Not a single torpedo hit its target.

A story of avoidable mistakes and flawed planning, The Unknown Battle of Midway reveals the enormous failures that led to the destruction of four torpedo squadrons but were omitted from official naval reports: the planes that ran out of gas, the torpedoes that didn’t work, the pilots who had never dropped torpedoes, and the breakdown of the attack plan. Alvin Kernan, who was present at the battle, has written a troubling but persuasive analysis of these and other little-publicized aspects of this great battle. The standard navy tactics for carrier warfare are revealed in tragic contrast to the actual conduct of the battle and the after-action reports of the ships and squadrons involved.

Table of contents: 

FOREWORD BY DONALD KAGAN AND FREDERICK KAGAN,
PREFACE,
ONE The Destruction of the American Battle Line at Pearl Harbor,
TWO Trading Armor for Speed: The New Battle Line,
THREE Obsolete “Devastators” and Obsolescent “Wildcats”,
FOUR Duds: The Great American Torpedo Scandal,
FIVE Indians and “Ringknockers”: Personnel of the Midway Torpedo Squadrons,
SIX Attack: “My God, This Is Just Like Watching a Movie”,
SEVEN “The Best-Laid Schemes o’ Mice an’ Men Gang Aft Agley”: Command Failures,
EIGHT “Sorry about That”: Survival,
APPENDIX 1 Flight Personnel of the Torpedo Squadrons at Midway,
APPENDIX 2 Chronology of American Torpedo Attacks at Midway,
APPENDIX 3 The Hornet Air Group Course on the Morning of June 4,
APPENDIX 4 Gas Consumption in the TBD,
NOTES,
BIBLIOGRAPHY,
INDEX,

People also search for:

the battle of midway (1/3)

what is the battle of midway known for

describe the battle of midway. why is it significant

the battle of midway generals

Tags: Alvin Kernan, Unknown Battle, Midway, American Torpedo