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Battle of Midway - June 4-6
Midway
15 Minutes Changed the World: The Battle of Midway, June 4-6, 1942 The first week of June is crammed full of historic military anniversaries. We commemorate the Allied D-Day assault against the Nazis on the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. The Israeli-Arab 6-Day War began on June 5, 1967. Israeli jet pilots destroyed Saddam Hussein’s Osirak nuclear reactor on June 7, 1981. The Marshall Plan was introduced as a Cold War defense, on June 5, 1947. Yet a US Navy battle this same week, just 6 months after Pearl Harbor and a full 2 years before D-Day, goes largely unnoticed, lost down the memory hole; yet it certainly represents "the greatest naval victory in history” and perhaps the pivotal event in world military history since the Battle of Little Round Top at Gettysburg in July 1863. It is the Battle of Midway, which, like Gettysburg, occurred over a three-day period, June 4-6, 1942. Finish your assignment: http://scyllacharybdis.blogspot.com/...25895038633738 |
Yep, and the four Japanese carriers sunk were 2/3 of the carriers that originally attacked Pearl Harbour. The other two carriers at Pearl, Zuikaku and Shoikaku, were sunk 2 years later.
Thanks for the post, Roscoe. There are a lot of fascinating stories associated with Midway. Where's Freddie D. when you need him... Steve |
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