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Battle Of Midway

The Battle of Midway was fought just a month after the Battle of the Coral Sea and took place between June 4th - 6th, 1942 . The battle was a plan devised by the Japanese to try and draw the American carrier fleet into a trap. With the remaining American ships destroyed, the Japanese hoped to avenge bombing of the Japanese home islands which had occurred two months earlier during the Tokyo Air Raid. They also hoped to stop the hole in their Eastern Defensive perimeter which the US had control over because of their holding of Midway. Japan hoped to finish off the American Pacific Fleet, maybe even attack and invade Hawaii. The Americans hoped the Midway Battle would be a decisive one, soon to find out that it was.

Imperial Headquarters in Japan set the stage for the Battle of Midway going by its order of May 5th. The plan was produced by the Combined Fleet Staff and involved almost the entire Japanese Navy. A total of close to 200 ships including; 8 carriers, 11......


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