Table of Contents

Origins of the campaign
Chronology

Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Orders of battle
Opposing plans
The campaign
Aftermath
The battlefields today

Further reading
Index

Promotional Information

A highly illustrated account of the fourth major carrier battle of the war in the Pacific.

About the Author

Mark E. Stille (Commander, United States Navy, retired) received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College. He has worked in the intelligence community for 30 years including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He is currently a senior analyst working in the Washington DC area. He is also the author of numerous Osprey titles, focusing on naval history in the Pacific. He is also the author of several wargames.

Howard Gerrard studied at the Wallasey School of Art and has been a freelance designer and illustrator for over 20 years. He has worked for a number of publishers and is an associate member of the Guild of Aviation Artists. He has won both the Society of British Aerospace Companies Award and the Wilkinson Sword Trophy, and has illustrated a number of books for Osprey. Howard lives and works in Kent

Reviews

"If you want insight into an operation that has not really had that much 'press, ' and you want a fascinating read, then this is the book for you. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and I'm sure you will as well." --Scott Van Aken, Modeling Madness (November 2012) "Artwork by Howard Gerrard, campaign maps and 80 historic photographs complement this superlative account." --Rachel E. Veres, www.cybermodeler.com (July 2013) "...provides a fine history of the carrier battle of 1942 and tells how the Japanese carrier force was not destroyed at Midway, but was rebuilt in time to join the Guadalcanal campaign." --James A. Cox, The Midwest Book Review