Midway -Dauntless Victory

Fresh Prespectives on America's Seminal Naval Victory of World War II

by Peter C. Smith

Imprint: Pen and Sword Maritime

384 Pages, 6 x 9 in, 40 pp b/w photos

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9781844155835
March 2008
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This is an in-depth study of the battle of Midway that reviews the many previous accounts and compares their accuracy and veracity with fresh documentation that has been released recently, including new material on the post-war analysis made by a US select committee. There are new viewpoints on the muddle among the US Admirals; the total failure of the USAAF, despite elaborate claims; fresh thinking on the part played by the US Navy Dauntless dive-bombers in the action; the mystery of the carrier Saratoga's presence; Hollywood's totally wrong take on the battle in all the films since made about it. Also, included are new eyewitness accounts the author has obtained and information from Japanese sources that has never been previously published.

The lengthy Appendices will include statistical details of the ships, the planes and the men.

PETER CHARLES HORSTEAD SMITH was born in Norfolk in 1940. After living in London, Kent and Cambridge he and his wife Pat settled in the small Bedfordshire village of Riseley in 1982 where they currently still reside. Peter is a Member of The Society of Authors, London, and has worked as both a book and a magazine editor but has been a full-time historian and author since 1968.

Details of all Peter's books are to be found at: www.dive-bombers.co.uk

"…meticulous research can not be denied… different research methods Smith employed brought together a great account of the battle. Needless to say, this is a book that I will recommend." ~World War II Database