Midway 70th Anniversary

[STEED]

Tomorrow marks the 70th Anniversary of The Battle of Midway 1942.

This Battle was the turning point in the Pacific, a major victory for America and devastating blow for Japan.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/battle_midway_01.shtml

[Oberon]

Indeed, Midway was when it all changed, the beginning of the end of Japans goals in the Pacific. It was still going to be another three years of viciously hard fighting against the most fanatical opponent of the war, but the Japanese advance had been stopped, and stopped cold.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AV11XaOdfg

[nikimcbee]

Great post Steed!:salute:
Here's to the memory of all the Devastator pilots who scarificed their lives so the bombers could get through.:salute::salute::salute:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Douglas_TBD-1_VT-6_in_flight_c1938.jpeg/300px-Douglas_TBD-1_VT-6_in_flight_c1938.jpeg

[Jimbuna]

In total the Japanese lost four carriers, a heavy cruiser, 3,500 men and 270 aircraft during the battle. Many of the pilots survived, but the highly trained aircraft maintenance teams, who made the ships so efficient, did not.

The Americans lost one carrier, 100 men and 130 aircraft.


Devastating outcomes that could never be recouped.

~SALUTE~

[Onkel Neal]

Tomorrow marks the 70th Anniversary of The Battle of Midway 1942.

This Battle was the turning point in the Pacific, a major victory for America and devastating blow for Japan.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/battle_midway_01.shtml

Right on, brother. Think about those first few waves of pilots, they were chopped up but still carried on. :salute:

[Takeda Shingen]

We honor those who fought for their service.

[CCIP]

One of the US Navy's finest days.

Remembering the fallen with sadness though, regardless of side.

[STEED]

:salute:

[BossMark]

Tomorrow marks the 70th Anniversary of The Battle of Midway 1942.

This Battle was the turning point in the Pacific, a major victory for America and devastating blow for Japan.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/battle_midway_01.shtml
Yes one of greatest battles of world war 2 and all the turning point that eventually finished the Japs off.:salute::salute::salute:

And The Battle Of Midway is one of the all time classic war films :yep:

[Sailor Steve]

And The Battle Of Midway is one of the all time classic war films :yep:
Could have been, but they butchered it with too much fiction. In my opinion what reached the screen is overblown garbage.

[TarJak]

Definately one of the defining battles of WWII. If this had turned the other way the world would be a very different place. Whilst eventually the US would have ground Japan down, more serious losses of carrirers at Midway would have caused the war to drag on for months and possibly a year more than it did.

[flatsixes]

No doubt many of you have already read it, but for those who might be interested in a very detailed account of the battle, particularly from perspective of the IJN, I highly recommend "Shattered Sword." (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&tok=tlZyWovWrXYDxxPSlrumkw&cp=12&gs_id=1l&xhr=t&q=shattered+sword&safe=off&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1120&bih=620&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=3396364894084757576&sa=X&ei=eOHMT6bqMqjI6gHqg9GJDg&sqi=2&ved=0CHcQ8wIwCA) Five stars.

[joegrundman]

Definately one of the defining battles of WWII. If this had turned the other way the world would be a very different place. Whilst eventually the US would have ground Japan down, more serious losses of carrirers at Midway would have caused the war to drag on for months and possibly a year more than it did.

would the world really have turned out so different if the war dragged on a year longer (and i doubt that even a total japanese win at midway would have delayed it by that long)

[nikimcbee]

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[STEED]

Just been watching The Battle of Midway done by the Battlefield series back in the 1990's they made some mistakes on Japanese thinking, I made have miss understood but here it is. They said, if the Japanese won they would have controlled the Pacific and bought America to the peace table and in affect America would have withdrawn from the war with Japan. But there was a bit on Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto who studied in America knew for first hand America's Industrial might. Not keen on war with America his aim was to buy time as they put it.

I just do not see America coming to the peace table on Japan's terms.

[Oberon]

Just been watching The Battle of Midway done by the Battlefield series back in the 1990's they made some mistakes on Japanese thinking, I made have miss understood but here it is. They said, if the Japanese won they would have controlled the Pacific and bought America to the peace table and in affect America would have withdrawn from the war with Japan. But there was a bit on Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto who studied in America knew for first hand America's Industrial might. Not keen on war with America his aim was to buy time as they put it.

I just do not see America coming to the peace table on Japan's terms.

Yamamoto was one voice in a rather delusional council. Some of the Japanese High Command, in particular the army IIRC, did think they could bring America to the peace table which was their goal. Yamamoto on the other hand knew that you would need to march to Washington to do such a thing, and to do that would be impossible.

[Torvald Von Mansee]

Great post Steed!:salute:
Here's to the memory of all the Devastator pilots who scarificed their lives so the bombers could get through.:salute::salute::salute:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Douglas_TBD-1_VT-6_in_flight_c1938.jpeg/300px-Douglas_TBD-1_VT-6_in_flight_c1938.jpeg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT-8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPbYilMzWpw

What gets me is that everybody being filmed dies THAT DAY (except Ensign Gay).

[Torvald Von Mansee]

No doubt many of you have already read it, but for those who might be interested in a very detailed account of the battle, particularly from perspective of the IJN, I highly recommend "Shattered Sword." (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&tok=tlZyWovWrXYDxxPSlrumkw&cp=12&gs_id=1l&xhr=t&q=shattered+sword&safe=off&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1120&bih=620&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=3396364894084757576&sa=X&ei=eOHMT6bqMqjI6gHqg9GJDg&sqi=2&ved=0CHcQ8wIwCA) Five stars.

I just checked that book out of the library.

IT'D BETTER BE GOOD!! *GLARE*

[yubba]

Not, much was said about D-Day on it's anniversary not even a honorable mention, and I dought that much will be said about Midway, what a slap in the face to the men and women that gave their lives for this country. The United States is the greatest country on the planet, if our elected leaders can't see that they need to be replaced.

[STEED]

Not, much was said about D-Day on it's anniversary not even a honorable mention, and I dought that much will be said about Midway, what a slap in the face to the men and women that gave their lives for this country. The United States is the greatest country on the planet, if our elected leaders can't see that they need to be replaced.

Pearl Harbour was on the news here on the 70th anniversary but no Midway. Next big one will be Stalingrad wonder if that will get a mention probably not as Barbarossa & Moscow did not.