The Battle of Midway, 4th-7th June 1942 - The Navy of the Empire of Japan strikes the island of Midway in the Pacific, in an attempt to draw out the US Pacific Fleet from Pearl Harbor for a final battle.
Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway - Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully - amzn.to/3evE0IA (US)
Note - there are conflicting claims for the successful bomb hits on the Japanese carriers by Dauntless squadrons. What is shown during that particular sequence is intentionally simplified.
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