» patreon - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv The Battle of Midway (1942) has been by some described as a turning point in the Pacific War. The question is: Why did the Japanese Lose? Or maybe: Why did the Americans win? During my research I came across several different perspectives namely those of Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully and those of James Levy. All of them make good points. Yet, what were the key elements? US Intelligence? Japanese Oversights? Victory Disease? A flawed plan? Limited Preparation? The Odds? Failed Recon? After all Operation MI was a complicated plan, but the Japanese clearly had the initiative as well. »» GET OUR BOOK: Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 German/English - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TFHEY4P4YU3NY » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop »» SOCIAL MEDIA «« » twitter - https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized » facebook - https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ » twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/militaryhistoryvisualized » minds.com - https://www.minds.com/militaryhistoryvisualized » SOURCES « Parshall, Jonathan B.; Tully, Anthony P.: Shattered Sword. The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway. Potomac Books: United States, 2007. Levy, James P.: Research & Debate. Was there something unique to the Japanese that lost the Battle of Midway? In: Naval War College Review, Winter 2014, Vol. 67, No. 1, p. 119-124 Tully, Anthony; Yu, Lu: A Question of Estimates. How Faulty Intelligence Drove Scouting at the Battle of Midway. In: Naval War College Review, Spring 2015, Vol. 68, No. 2, p. 85-99 Parshall, Jonathan B.: Grading Midway’s Commanders. In: Naval History Magazine – June 2017, Volume 31, Number 3. Evans, David C.; Peattie, Mark R.: Kaigun – Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY 1887-1941. US Naval Institute Press: United States, 2012. Tagaya, Osamu: The Imperial Japanese Air Forces, In: Higham & Harris: Why Air Forces Fail Spector, Ronald H.: Eagle against the Sun. The American War with Japan. Cassell & Co: Cornwall, UK, 2000. Lundstrom, John B.: The First Team. Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway. US Naval Institute Press: United States, 2005. Drea, Edward J.: In Service of the Emperor Giangreco, D. M.: Hell to Pay: Operation Downfall and the Invasion of Japan » DATA CHAIN « Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Song: Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone