This book is a detailed account of the Battle of Midway. Changing perspectives between the Americans and the Japanese, it follows the timeline of the decisions made on both sides that led to the fate of the tiny atoll and multiple ships.
While the book was well written, there were so many characters I couldn't follow them. Even if they popped up a lot, I'd have to wrack my brain to try and remember their role in the battle (unless they were an obvious figure e.g. Nimitz, Yamamoto). A lot of the bombing groups came from different carriers, but they had similar names. Some came back, some came late, and some came not at all.
Overall, I believe if you already have some background knowledge of the battle, you'd be able to follow this better than I did. If you're connected to it in some way (family member, research), I think this would be a good reference for you. There is a collection of pictures at the end that didn't really look super good on my Kindle Paperwhite, but they might look better on a different device. It wasn't one of my favorite books, but it wasn't unreadable. I just don't think I was the correct audience.
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