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The unknown Battle of Midway : the destruction of the American torpedo squadrons, Alvin Kernan ; foreword by Donald Kagan and Frederick Kagan
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- Summary
- The Battle of Midway is considered the greatest U.S. naval victory, but behind the lustre 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-publicised 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 181 pages)
- Contents
-
- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- 1. The Destruction of the American Battle Lineat Pearl Harbor -- 2. Trading Armor for Speed: The New Battle Line -- 3. Obsolete ��Devastators�� and Obsolescent ��Wildcats�� -- 4. Duds: The Great American Torpedo Scandal -- 5. Indians and ��Ringknockers��:Personnel of the Midway Torpedo Squadrons -- 6. Attack: ��My God, This Is Just LikeWatching a Movie�� -- 7. ��The Best-Laid Schemes o� Mice an� Men Gang Aft Agley��:Command Failures -- 8. ��Sorry about That��: Survival
- Appendix 1. Flight Personnel of the Torpedo Squadrons at MidwayAppendix 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
- Isbn
- 9780300128314
- Label
- The unknown Battle of Midway : the destruction of the American torpedo squadrons
- Title
- The unknown Battle of Midway
- Title remainder
- the destruction of the American torpedo squadrons
- Statement of responsibility
- Alvin Kernan ; foreword by Donald Kagan and Frederick Kagan
- Subject
-
- 1900-1999
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- Military -- United States
- HISTORY -- Military | World War II
- History
- Midway Islands
- Midway, Battle of, 1942
- Military operations, Aerial -- American
- Military planning
- Military planning -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Torpedo bombers
- Torpedo bombers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American
- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The Battle of Midway is considered the greatest U.S. naval victory, but behind the lustre 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-publicised 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
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kernan, Alvin B
- Dewey number
- 940.54/26699
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D774.M5
- LC item number
- K47 2005eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- The Yale library of military history
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Midway, Battle of, 1942
- Torpedo bombers
- World War, 1939-1945
- Military planning
- HISTORY
- HISTORY
- Military operations, Aerial
- Military planning
- Torpedo bombers
- Midway Islands
- United States
- Label
- The unknown Battle of Midway : the destruction of the American torpedo squadrons, Alvin Kernan ; foreword by Donald Kagan and Frederick Kagan
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-175) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- 1. The Destruction of the American Battle Lineat Pearl Harbor -- 2. Trading Armor for Speed: The New Battle Line -- 3. Obsolete ��Devastators�� and Obsolescent ��Wildcats�� -- 4. Duds: The Great American Torpedo Scandal -- 5. Indians and ��Ringknockers��:Personnel of the Midway Torpedo Squadrons -- 6. Attack: ��My God, This Is Just LikeWatching a Movie�� -- 7. ��The Best-Laid Schemes o� Mice an� Men Gang Aft Agley��:Command Failures -- 8. ��Sorry about That��: Survival
- Appendix 1. Flight Personnel of the Torpedo Squadrons at MidwayAppendix 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
- Control code
- 123021930
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 181 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300128314
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt1113j4
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)123021930
- Label
- The unknown Battle of Midway : the destruction of the American torpedo squadrons, Alvin Kernan ; foreword by Donald Kagan and Frederick Kagan
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-175) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- 1. The Destruction of the American Battle Lineat Pearl Harbor -- 2. Trading Armor for Speed: The New Battle Line -- 3. Obsolete ��Devastators�� and Obsolescent ��Wildcats�� -- 4. Duds: The Great American Torpedo Scandal -- 5. Indians and ��Ringknockers��:Personnel of the Midway Torpedo Squadrons -- 6. Attack: ��My God, This Is Just LikeWatching a Movie�� -- 7. ��The Best-Laid Schemes o� Mice an� Men Gang Aft Agley��:Command Failures -- 8. ��Sorry about That��: Survival
- Appendix 1. Flight Personnel of the Torpedo Squadrons at MidwayAppendix 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
- Control code
- 123021930
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 181 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300128314
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt1113j4
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)123021930
Subject
- 1900-1999
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- Military -- United States
- HISTORY -- Military | World War II
- History
- Midway Islands
- Midway, Battle of, 1942
- Military operations, Aerial -- American
- Military planning
- Military planning -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Torpedo bombers
- Torpedo bombers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American
- United States
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- Yale library of military history
- Ebook Central Academic Complete
- EBSCO eBook Public Library Collection-North America
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