tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post3685340582176445274..comments2024-03-27T06:40:56.148-04:00Comments on EagleSpeak: Battle of Midway 4 June - 7 June 1942Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-69053459707485602632013-06-04T07:11:48.352-04:002013-06-04T07:11:48.352-04:00Parshall and Tulley's Shattered Sword does a g...Parshall and Tulley's Shattered Sword does a good job of covering the technical and tactical aspects of the battle. They get heavily into the things that most lay readers would not normally consider in terms of how the navies fought and trained. Some of the items whose impact they get into are CIC, fighter director centers, damage control and accessability of hangar decks to exterior fire fighting assistance from other ships. I know that our host and other naval readers of the blog are familiar with the importance of these things, but this was the first public offering I've encountered that entered into these areas.<br /><br />I don't know that Midway was the greatest victory, Surigao Straight or Leyte Gulf certainly involve more ships, but it was clearly crucial. Japan never again had the flexibility of operation it had before and the initiative clearly (at least in hindsight, it was almost certainly less obvious to the participants) shifted to the Allies. It also had, with Coral Sea, a great benefit in proving effective practises and tactics, which continued through the war. One aspect that is often overlooked is the impact that the General Board had in setting the stage in the prewar years. They advocated the designs and methods that made the victories possible. We could certainly use a similar body, now.<br /><br />ShadowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com