Created by Tom Horn on 29 May 2010, Last Update on 29 May 2010

Midway - 4 Jun 1942

In what is considered the most important naval battle of the war, only six months after Pearl Harbour, the US Navy soundly defeat the Imperial Japanese navy attack against Midway Atoll. Permanent damage is done to the IJN's striking power.

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Tags : Japan,United States,Naval,Aerial,Pacific,Combat

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