Battlefront-The Battle Of Midway

The Battle of Midway in June 1942 was the most decisive battle in the Pacific theatre in the Second World War. As a result of their defeat, the Japanese lost the initiative they had gained at Pearl Harbour 6 months earlier and never re-gained it. The loss of four aircraft carriers was a blow from which Japan never fully recovered. For the next 3 years the Americans advanced steadily, island by island, towards mainland Japan.

And yet it was all meant to be so different. The Japanese plan was to take Midway, held and heavily fortified by the Americans, and use it as a launching-pad for the invasion of Hawaii. They were unaware, however, that their codes had been cracked by the Americans. This film provides a straightforward account of events leading up to the battle, of the battle itself and of its aftermath. Most of the film material is not contemporary and seems to have been taken from Hollywood blockbusters. But there are interesting interviews with participants on both sides and these give some idea of what it must have been like to have been there at the time.

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