{"product_id":"book-4","title":"\"Midway, The Battle That Doomed Japan\" by Mitsuo Fuchida and Masatake Okumiya","description":"\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated on June 11, 2026:\u003c\/strong\u003e This has been sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003eFull title: \u003cem\u003eMidway: The Battle That Doomed Japan\u003c\/em\u003e, The Japanese Navy's Story\u003cbr\u003eby Mitsuo Fuchida and Masatake Okumiya. Published in Annapolis, Maryland by the Naval Institute Press in 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003eWith an introduction by Thomas B. Buell Edited by Clarke H. Kawakami and Roger Pineau and a foreword by Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, U.S. Navy (Ret.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Japanese account of the Battle of Midway, written by two Japanese naval aviators who took part in the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in English by the Naval Institute in 1955 and later added to the Classics of Naval Literature series, this study examines the battle that changed the course of the war in the Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMitsuo Fuchida, who led the first air strike on Pearl Harbor, commanded the Akagi carrier air group and later studied the battle at the Japanese Naval War College. Masatake Okumiya, one of Japan’s first dive-bomber pilots, served aboard the light carrier Ryujo and later as a staff officer in a carrier division.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on their own experience, private papers, and knowledge of Japanese naval records, Fuchida and Okumiya analyze the planning and execution of the Midway operation. They describe the mistakes, assumptions, and failures in leadership that contributed to Japan’s defeat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003eFormer library book donated by Charles LaForge,  who served in the U.S Navy from 1956 through 1959 as a communications officer on the U.S.S \u003cem\u003eYorktown.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $15. Please allow two weeks for shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107206820142,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-BOOK-MIDWAY-FUCHIDA","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-book-midway-fuchida-sold.jpg?v=1781237451","url":"https:\/\/store.thehistorylist.com\/products\/book-4","provider":"The History List","version":"1.0","type":"link"}