Includes bibliographical references (pages 446-455) and index.

A breath of fresh air -- We should occupy Midway -- A shiver over Japan -- One touch of an armored sleeve -- The expected and constant threat -- Required to aim at two hares -- There was no rest -- Can you hold Midway? -- An Admiral's Admiral -- The moment of fulfillment -- The principle of calculated risk -- On a major mission -- Constant vigilance has to be maintained -- Not the least doubt about a victory -- The clock was running ever faster -- In high spirits and full of confidence -- Take off for attack! -- Extra luck riding with us -- Even the midst of the Pacific is small -- This was to be the day of days -- Hawks at angels twelve -- There is need for a second attack -- A complete failure -- There they are! -- The Japanese were not as yet checked -- What the Hell is Headquarters doing? -- At last they have come -- They were almost wiped out -- A burning Hell -- A calamity like this -- We, with Hiryu alone -- Determined to sink an enemy ship -- Don't let another day like this come to us again! -- There is no hope -- I will apologize to the Emperor -- Why should I not sleep soundly? -- I trembled with great sorrow -- A sober and sickening sight -- Midway to our objective -- Analysis-Japan: a mass of chaos -- Analysis-United States: brilliance "shot with luck" -- The meaning of Midway-forty years later -- Order of Battle -- The Pacific Theater, 1941-1942 -- Midway Islands, June 1942 -- Battle of Midway, air searches, Midway area.

"[This is] the definitive history of the battle of Midway, an American victory that marked the turning point of the war in the Pacific during World War II. [It] brings together eyewitness accounts from the men who commanded and fought on both sides. The sweeping narrative takes readers into the thick of the action and shows exactly how American strategies and decisions led to the triumphant victory that paved the way for the defeat of Japan."--Publisher description.