"One of the most important naval battles in history, Midway was fought barely six months after the devastating Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The badly damaged USS Yorktown was repaired in just 48 hours and, with Enterprise and Hornet, set out to meet the Japanese. In a battle marked by great heroism on both sides the United States dealt a devastating blow to the Imperial Japanese Fleet. In this superbly illustrated volume Mark Healy tells the whole story: espionage, daring, luck, and extreme heroism. A fascinating read supplemented by photographs of the battle in progress."--Jacket.

"The Military Book Club." Originally published: Oxford : Osprey, 1993. Includes maps of: Nile Delta in 1882; Bombardment of Alexandria; Alexandria to Kafr ed-Dauar; Ismailia to Kassassin; Action at Kassassin; Battle of Tel el-Kebir, 9 September 1882 (2). Includes maps of: Operations AL and MI; Fleets Converge; Air Search Patterns of 1st Carrier Air Fleet, 0430 onwards, 4 June; Midway Attack; Operations on 4 June 1942; Carrier Airstrikes on Nagumo's Carriers, 0920-1200; Loss of Akagi; Loss of Yorktown.

The battle: 3 June (Combat is joined ; Discovery of the Midway invasion force ; Task Forces 16 and 17 ; First Air Fleet)