Miracle at Midway

By: Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein

Narrated by: Qarie Marshall

Six months after Pearl Harbor, the seemingly invincible Imperial Japanese Navy prepared a decisive blow against the United States. After sweeping through Asia and the South Pacific, Japan's military targeted the tiny atoll of Midway, an ideal launching pad for the invasion of Hawaii and beyond. But the United States Navy was waiting for them.

Thanks to cutting-edge code-breaking technology, tactical daring, and a huge stroke of luck, the Americans under Admiral Chester W. Nimitz dealt the Japanese navy its first major defeat of the war. Three years of hard fighting remained, but it was at Midway that the tide turned. This vivid, in-depth best seller is the first book to tell the story of the epic battle from both the American and Japanese sides, demonstrating how America won its first and greatest victory in the Pacific - and how easily it could have been a defeat.

©2018 Gordon W. Prange and Donald M. Goldstein (P)2021 Dreamscape Media, LLC

a thorough and concise accounting of the events before during and at the conclusion of the battle.

the narrator of the book mispronounced the number of names of places, people and ships. otherwise a Sound Performance and very likable narration

Sink pack…NOT sin c pak

Don’t narrators bother to ask around if they aren’t sure how to pronounce a word?? Every time I heard “sin c pack” I’d holler out “SUNK pack”. Any veteran who served W coast or W could have told him “CinC PAC “ could have told him it stands for Commander in Chief Pacific.

Unfortunately it was the narrator’s horrible pronunciation of so many names, places, and terms.

The story was interesting and well told. Walter Lord makes history accessible to a broad audience.

Personal stories

Impressed by all the time it took to put both sides of this story together, sync the time lines!

A must for WWII knowledge

A fantastic book, of analysis and first hand accounts from both sides. It shows the complex nature of war, the logistics of battle and the bravery of men on both sides. A must read for any history buff.