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Midway: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice

The Prelude to War

In December 1937, Lieutenant Commander Edwin T. Layton, an American naval attaché intelligence officer, is warned during a state function in Tokyo between the United States Navy, British Royal Navy, and Imperial Japanese Navy by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto that, because 80% of Japan’s oil is imported, if the US were to threaten their oil supply then the Japanese would have no choice but to wage war.

The Attack on Pearl Harbor

On December 7, 1941, during World War II, following the US’s decision to cut off Japan’s oil supply, the Japanese launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, forcing the US to enter the war. Admiral Yamamoto, with the support of Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi, proposes an audacious plan to invade Midway Island using the four available Japanese carriers of the “Kido Butai” but the Japanese Army overrules them.

The Battle of Midway

In May, following the Battle of the Coral Sea, Layton, along with Joseph Rochefort and his cryptography team, use signals intelligence to intercept Japanese messages about an operation against an objective identified only as “AF”. Hoping to mount his surprise attack, Nimitz orders the aircraft carriers USS Hornet and Enterprise to be recalled from the Coral Sea and demands that the damaged USS Yorktown be repaired in 72 hours for combat operations.

On June 4, the Japanese launch an air raid on Midway. The submarine USS Nautilus tries to attack the fleet and is chased off by the Japanese destroyer Arashi. American squadrons attack the Japanese fleet without success, and a surviving crew member George H. Gay Jr. in the water as the persistent attacks disrupt the fleet from launching their counterstrike.

The Turning Point

Upon spotting the Arashi from the air, Wade McClusky correctly figures out the destroyer is rushing back to the fleet and leads his planes to follow its course. Nagumo is persuaded to transfer his flag while Yamaguchi, aboard the sole remaining carrier, Hiryu, launches a strike that succeeds in crippling Yorktown but Enterprise and Hornet successfully cripple the Hiryu in response. Admiral Yamaguchi chooses to go down with his command along with the Captain, as Hiryu is scuttled.

The Aftermath

Yamamoto orders a general withdrawal. Best is discharged from the Navy for his lung problems, incurred due to the use of faulty breathing apparatus during the battle and returns home to his wife and daughter.

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