Battle of Midway: Media
World War II
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Learn about the Battle of Midway between the United States and Japan during World...
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Discover the significant events that took place during the Battle of Midway during...
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In June 1942, one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea, U.S. naval airplanes stopped...
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Images
Overview of the location of the Battle of Midway.
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Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
MCS 2nd Class Mark Logico/U.S. Navy
Aerial photo of the Midway Islands, November 24, 1941. Eastern Island, the site of...
U.S. Navy/NARA
Laysan albatrosses (Phoebastria immutabilis) nesting near what remains of...
David Patte/USFWS
In World War II Japanese military forces quickly took advantage of their success...
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Makeup and disposition of naval and air forces at the Battle of Midway.
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Yamamoto Isoroku, commander in chief of Japan's Combined Fleet during World War II.
U.S. Naval Historical Center (Photo number: NH 63430)
Chester W. Nimitz, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II.
U.S. Navy Photo
Timeline of the significant events that took place on June 4, 1942, during the Battle...
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Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu maneuvering as U.S. Air Force B-17 bombers...
U.S. Air Force
Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bombers being prepared for flight prior to the Battle...
U.S. Navy
U.S. Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive-bomber during the Battle of Midway.
U.S. Navy/National Archives/Naval Historical Center(Digital Photo Number: 80-G-17054)
Panoramic combination of two photos depicting the Battle of Midway. The USS Yorktown...
2rd Class William G. Roy—U.S. Navy/NARA
The Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma following an attack by U.S. planes at...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Infographic comparing the casualties suffered by Japan and the United States during...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc/Kenny Chmielewski
The USS Astoria passing the USS Yorktown shortly after the latter...
2rd Class William G. Roy—U.S. Navy/NARA
Deck of the USS Yorktown shortly after being hit by Japanese bombs during...
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Interactives
The Pacific Theatre of Operations, 1941–45.
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