{"product_id":"taking-midway-naval-warfare-secret-codes-and-the-battle-that-turned-the-tide-of-world-war-ii-9780593473245","title":"Taking Midway: Naval Warfare, Secret Codes, and the Battle That Turned the Tide of World War II","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Martin Dugard, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling coauthor of Bill O'Reilly's Killing series, comes a fast-paced, dramatic account of the famous yet little-understood battle that turned the tide of World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1942. Everywhere around the world, the Allies are losing the war. Nowhere is this felt more completely than in the Pacific, where Japanese sea and ground forces claim victory after victory. Singapore falls. Then the Philippines. The vaunted American Navy fights to a draw with the Japanese at the Battle of Coral Sea. America's lone moral victory is Colonel Jimmy Doolittle's bombing raid on Tokyo--though even that is tinged with tragedy as two crew members are shot down and beheaded. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile in Honolulu, a brilliant young naval officer is determined to break Japan's top secret codes. Lieutenant Commander Joseph Rochefort is close to cracking the code by April. He is then startled to learn that the Japanese are planning yet another major invasion somewhere in the Pacific. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is planning to send four aircraft carriers to complete this task, in a bold attack that will be even larger than the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRochefort's methods are unique, and those in power in the US Navy find his data flawed. Simply, many don't believe him. The best mind in the US Navy believes the next big attack will come at New Guinea or Australia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo prove himself, Rochefort must not only find the precise location but predict the date. What ensues is the cat-and-mouse adventure that will become the epic fight known as the Battle of Midway. American and Japanese pilots duel in the skies. Japan's Yamamoto will go toe-to-toe with American admirals Chester Nimitz, Jack Fletcher, and Raymond Spruance. The dramatic battle will involve strategy, luck, heartbreak--and will dramatically alter the course of World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Dugard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 6.36w x 1.28d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593473245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/21\/2025 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Dugard is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTaking London\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTaking Paris, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTaking Berlin, \u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of the Killing series\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003e Confronting the Presidents.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Martin Dugard \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47278900019357,"sku":"9780593473245","price":50.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4ee1960e-6ba9-4cf1-abbf-224ee800d5c4.jpg?v=1759860970","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/taking-midway-naval-warfare-secret-codes-and-the-battle-that-turned-the-tide-of-world-war-ii-9780593473245","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}