About the Author

Alvin Kernan is Avalon University Professor of Humanities, Emeritus, Princeton University. He served in the U.S. Navy, 1941-45. Among his previous books are The Fruited Plain - Fables for a Postmodern Democracy and In Plato's Cave, both published by Yale University Press.

Reviews

"I read The Unknown Battle of Midway in one sitting. It is a momentous piece of work, reeking of the authenticity of carrier warfare as experienced by the flight crews." - Sir John Keegan