Battle of Midway (English Wikipedia)

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"Titanic explorer finds Yorktown". CNN. 4 June 1998. Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2007.

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"Why Japan Really Lost The War". CombinedFleet.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

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Shepherd 2006, Accounts—C. Wade McClusky Shepherd, Joel (2006). "Battle of Midway: June 4–6, 1942". USS Enterprise (CV6.org). Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
Shepherd 2006, Prisoners of War Shepherd, Joel (2006). "Battle of Midway: June 4–6, 1942". USS Enterprise (CV6.org). Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

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Zimmerman, Dwight (26 May 2012). "Battle of Midway: Repairing the Yorktown After the Battle of the Coral Sea". Defense Media Network. Faircount Media Group. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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"After the Battle of Midway". Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
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"The Battle of Midway". Office of Naval Intelligence. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
Nimitz, Chester A. (Admiral) (28 June 1942). Battle of Midway, CINCPAC Report (Report). Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2020 – via HyperWar Foundation.
Interrogation of: Captain Toyama, Yasumi, IJN; Chief of Staff Second Destroyer Squadron, flagship Jintsu (CL), at Midway (Report). U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2020 – via HyperWar Foundation.
"Office of Naval Intelligence Combat Narrative: "Midway's Attack on the Enemy Carriers"". Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
"HyperWar: The Japanese Story of the Battle of Midway". p. 59. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

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Allen, Thomas B. (April 1999). "Return to the Battle of Midway". Journal of the National Geographic Society. 195 (4). Washington, D.C.: National Geographic: 80–103 (p. 89). ISSN 0027-9358. Archived from the original on 11 October 2009.

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"Battle of Midway: June 4–7, 1942". Naval History & Heritage Command. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
"Recollections of Lieutenant George Gay, USNR". Naval History and Heritage Command. 21 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
Nagumo, Chūichi (15 June 1942). The Japanese Story of the Battle of Midway (a Translation). The ONI Review (Report). Vol. 2. Foreword by Ralph A. Ofstie. Office of Naval Intelligence (published June 1947). Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020 – via Naval History and Heritage Command.
Nimitz, Chester W. (21 June 1942). Interrogation of Japanese Prisoners Taken After Midway Action, 9 June 1942 (Report). College Park, Maryland: National Archives and Records Administration. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021 – via Naval History and Heritage Command.
"Battle of Midway: 4-7 June 1942". Naval History and Heritage Command. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
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"Biography of Rear Admiral John Ford; U.S. Naval Reserve". Naval Historical Center. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006.
"Oral History—Battle of Midway:Recollections of Commander John Ford". Naval Historical Center. Archived from the original on 17 February 2001.

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Patrick, John (2013). "The Hard Lessons of World War II Torpedo Failures". Undersea Warfare (47). Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

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"U.S. National Park Service: The Battle of Midway: Turning the Tide in the Pacific 1. Out of Obscurity". Archived from the original on 8 March 2015.

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Weadon, Patrick D. (3 May 2016). "The Battle of Midway: How Cryptology enabled the United States to turn the tide in the Pacific War". NSA.gov. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

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Koenig 1975, pp. 212–231. Koenig, William J. (1975). "Midway, 1942". Epic Sea Battles. London: Peerage Books. ISBN 0-907408-43-5. OCLC 70866344. OL 22361603M.

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Baker, Benjamin David (8 January 2016). "What If Japan Had Won The Battle of Midway?". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

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"Osmus, Wesley, ENS". Navy.TogetherWeServed.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
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"Lofton R Henderson". Veteran Tributes. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

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Watson, Richard. "VP-44 at Ford Island and the Battle of Midway". Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.

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"The Battle of Midway". Office of Naval Intelligence. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
"The Battle of Midway". Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
"Battle of Midway: June 4–7, 1942". Naval History & Heritage Command. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
"After the Battle of Midway". Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
"Oil and Japanese Strategy in the Solomons: A Postulate". combinedfleet.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
Zimmerman, Dwight (26 May 2012). "Battle of Midway: Repairing the Yorktown After the Battle of the Coral Sea". Defense Media Network. Faircount Media Group. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
"U.S. National Park Service: The Battle of Midway: Turning the Tide in the Pacific 1. Out of Obscurity". Archived from the original on 8 March 2015.
Weadon, Patrick D. (3 May 2016). "The Battle of Midway: How Cryptology enabled the United States to turn the tide in the Pacific War". NSA.gov. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
Baker, Benjamin David (8 January 2016). "What If Japan Had Won The Battle of Midway?". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
Watson, Richard. "VP-44 at Ford Island and the Battle of Midway". Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
Nimitz, Chester A. (Admiral) (28 June 1942). Battle of Midway, CINCPAC Report (Report). Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2020 – via HyperWar Foundation.
Interrogation of: Captain Toyama, Yasumi, IJN; Chief of Staff Second Destroyer Squadron, flagship Jintsu (CL), at Midway (Report). U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2020 – via HyperWar Foundation.
"Office of Naval Intelligence Combat Narrative: "Midway's Attack on the Enemy Carriers"". Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
Shepherd 2006. Shepherd, Joel (2006). "Battle of Midway: June 4–6, 1942". USS Enterprise (CV6.org). Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
Shepherd 2006, p. 2 Shepherd, Joel (2006). "Battle of Midway: June 4–6, 1942". USS Enterprise (CV6.org). Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
"Recollections of Lieutenant George Gay, USNR". Naval History and Heritage Command. 21 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
"Douglas TBD Devastator Torpedo Bomber (1937)". Military Factory. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
Shepherd 2006, [url=http://www.cv6.org/1942/midway/midway_3.htm p. 3] Shepherd, Joel (2006). "Battle of Midway: June 4–6, 1942". USS Enterprise (CV6.org). Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
Patrick, John (2013). "The Hard Lessons of World War II Torpedo Failures". Undersea Warfare (47). Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
"IJN Kirishima: Tabular Record of Movement". Senkan!. combinedfleet.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2007.
Shepherd 2006, Accounts—C. Wade McClusky Shepherd, Joel (2006). "Battle of Midway: June 4–6, 1942". USS Enterprise (CV6.org). Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
Bob Hackett & Sander Kingsepp (1997–2009). "IJN Nagara: Tabular Record of Movement". Imperial Japanese Navy Page. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
Allen, Thomas B. (April 1999). "Return to the Battle of Midway". Journal of the National Geographic Society. 195 (4). Washington, D.C.: National Geographic: 80–103 (p. 89). ISSN 0027-9358. Archived from the original on 11 October 2009.
Nagumo, Chūichi (15 June 1942). The Japanese Story of the Battle of Midway (a Translation). The ONI Review (Report). Vol. 2. Foreword by Ralph A. Ofstie. Office of Naval Intelligence (published June 1947). Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020 – via Naval History and Heritage Command.
"HyperWar: The Japanese Story of the Battle of Midway". p. 59. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
"Osmus, Wesley, ENS". Navy.TogetherWeServed.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
"O'Flaherty, Frank Woodrow, ENS". Navy.TogetherWeServed.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
"Gaido, Bruno Peter, PO1". Navy.TogetherWeServed.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
Bowen, James. "War crimes of the Imperial Japanese Navy". Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.^{[self-published source]}
Shepherd 2006, Prisoners of War Shepherd, Joel (2006). "Battle of Midway: June 4–6, 1942". USS Enterprise (CV6.org). Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
Nimitz, Chester W. (21 June 1942). Interrogation of Japanese Prisoners Taken After Midway Action, 9 June 1942 (Report). College Park, Maryland: National Archives and Records Administration. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021 – via Naval History and Heritage Command.
"Battle of Midway: 4-7 June 1942". Naval History and Heritage Command. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
Battle of Midway, June 1942 (photograph metadata). Naval History and Heritage Command. 23 June 1942. 80-G-79982-24. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
Dull 1978, p. 166; Prange, Goldstein & Dillon 1982, p. 395 Dull, Paul S. (1978). A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1941–1945). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-219-9. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2020. Prange, Gordon W.; Goldstein, Donald M.; Dillon, Katherine V. (1982). Miracle at Midway. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-050672-8.
Fisher, Scott; Forney, Nathan (1996). "The Turning Point of the Pacific War: Two Views". CombinedFleet.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
Dull 1978, p. 166; Willmott 1983, pp. 519–523; Prange, Goldstein & Dillon 1982, p. 395 Dull, Paul S. (1978). A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1941–1945). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-219-9. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2020. Willmott, H. P. (1983). The Barrier and the Javelin: Japanese and Allied Strategies, February to June 1942. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-949-5. Prange, Gordon W.; Goldstein, Donald M.; Dillon, Katherine V. (1982). Miracle at Midway. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-050672-8.
"Why Japan Really Lost The War". CombinedFleet.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
Zimmerman, Dwight Jon. "Operation Vengeance: The Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto". DefenseMediaNetwork. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
"Titanic explorer finds Yorktown". CNN. 4 June 1998. Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2007.
"Midway History". Chicago Department of Aviation. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
"Lofton R Henderson". Veteran Tributes. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
"A brief history of the U.S.S. St. Lo (formerly Midway) CVE 63". dondennisfamily.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
"USS Midway (CVB-41)". navsource.org. Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
"Battle of Midway National Memorial". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
For Academy Film Archive of the film, see The Battle of Midway Archived 1 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
"Biography of Rear Admiral John Ford; U.S. Naval Reserve". Naval Historical Center. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006.
"Oral History—Battle of Midway:Recollections of Commander John Ford". Naval Historical Center. Archived from the original on 17 February 2001.

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For Academy Film Archive of the film, see The Battle of Midway Archived 1 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine.