What made the Battle of Midway so significant?
The Battle of Midway (1942) was the turning point in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. It saw American forces ambushing a Japanese invasion fleet as it sailed to attack the American outpost on the island of Midway. Although they were outnumbered, especially in the critical fleet component of aircraft carriers, the American task force under Admiral Nimitz managed to put four of the Japanese Navy’s carriers out of action at a cost of one American carrier. The Japanese momentum in the Pacific theatre was blunted, and the initiative had passed to the Americans. (To learn more about this amazing feat in U.S. military history, click here.
