Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now; for the first time since Gordon W. Prange’s bestselling Miracle at Midway; Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts; Shattered Sword makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources. It also corrects the many errors of Mitsuo Fuchida’s Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan; an uncritical reliance upon which has tainted every previous Western account. It thus forces a major; potentially controversial reevaluation of the great battle. Parshall and Tully examine the battle in detail and effortlessly place it within the context of the Imperial Navy’s doctrine and technology. With a foreword by leading World War II naval historian John Lundstrom; Shattered Sword is an indispensable part of any military buff’s library.Shattered Sword is the winner of the 2005 John Lyman Book Award for the "Best Book in U.S. Naval History" and was cited by Proceedings as one of its "Notable Naval Books" for 2005.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Exceptional WorkBy KyleIn depth research; well documented. Provides valuable insight into courts-martial at the battalion and regimental level. Highly recommend for serious and casual researchers.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Nice to have at your local libraryBy M. S. MitchellJack Bunch's "Roster of the Courts-Martial in the Confederate States Armies" is an exhaustive alphabetical list of the names appearing in the Adjutant and Inspector General's Office of the Confederate War Department. The book is chiefly one long table with the following headings: name; rank; unit; company; trial date; charge (if given); and sentence. A good resource if you know or suspect that a Confederate soldier was court-martialed. Anyone researching their Civil War ancestor who fought for the South may want to look through here and make sure that their ancestor's name does not appear. This resource can help you get started; but if a name appears you'll need to do more research on your own. For example; I had read that Reuben Boston of the 5th Va. Cavalry was court-martialed after returning from being a POW for letting him and his men get captured at Aldie on June 17; 1863. Sure enough; he was tried on November 2; 1864; and acquitted; but if I didn't know it was for something in '63; this index would not have told me. Also; since it is organized by last name; it would not be a practical resource if you wanted to research a unit; unless you had a full roster in front of you and were willing to look up each member. I don't think that you want this book on your shelf; but you definitely want your library or historical society where you do your historical or genealogical research to have this reference available to you. Bunch has done a great service by compiling this list and giving serious researchers a place to start.
