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Author: Thomas Hone
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Imprint: Naval Institute Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.480kg
ISBN: 9781682470305
ISBN 10: 168247030
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 30 June 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A masterful, all-embracing work detailing both the American and Japanese sides of the pivotal Battle of Midway in World War II. . . . [Hone] provides an absolutely essential and exceptionally comprehensive addition to the libraries of military historians and anyone interested in a complete and superbly analyzed understanding of one of the most important naval battles ever. --Douglas V. Smith, professor of strategy and policy, U.S. Naval War College, Historian General of the Naval Order of the United States
A masterful, all-embracing work detailing both the American and Japanese sides of the pivotal Battle of Midway in World War II. . . . [Hone] provides an absolutely essential and exceptionally comprehensive addition to the libraries of military historians and anyone interested in a complete and superbly analyzed understanding of one of the most important naval battles ever. Douglas V. Smith, professor of strategy and policy, U.S. Naval War College, Historian General of the Naval Order of the United States
A masterful, all-embracing work detailing both the American and Japanese sides of the pivotal Battle of Midway in World War II. . . . [Hone] provides an absolutely essential and exceptionally comprehensive addition to the libraries of military historians and anyone interested in a complete and superbly analyzed understanding of one of the most important naval battles ever. --Douglas V. Smith, professor of strategy and policy, U.S. Naval War College, Historian General of the Naval Order of the United States The source materials, oral histories, chronologies and analysis in The Battle of Midway make this book a compelling overview of the heroic battle while leaving some mysteries, fog-of-war questions, and the impact of luck as still part of the story and lessons of Midway. --Ho'okele
A masterful, all-embracing work detailing both the American and Japanese sides of the pivotal Battle of Midway in World War II. . . . [Hone] provides an absolutely essential and exceptionally comprehensive addition to the libraries of military historians and anyone interested in a complete and superbly analyzed understanding of one of the most important naval battles ever. --DOUGLAS V. SMITH, professor of strategy and policy, U.S. Naval War College, Historian General of the Naval Order of the United States
Author Information
Thomas C. Hone is a former senior executive in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and a former member of the faculty of the Naval War College with a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. He is the author or coauthor of three books on naval administration and innovation, the coauthor of a book on the Navy between the world wars, and an award-winning author of articles and essays on naval and military affairs. He resides in Arlington, VA.
