The Silver Waterfall: How America Won the War in the Pacific at Midway Simms Brendan
A vivid new history of the Battle of Midway that transforms our understanding of the iconic turning point of the Second World War.The stunning and decisive battle of Midway was perhaps the most…
Specifikacia The Silver Waterfall: How America Won the War in the Pacific at Midway Simms Brendan
A vivid new history of the Battle of Midway that transforms our understanding of the iconic turning point of the Second World War.The stunning and decisive battle of Midway was perhaps the most crucial naval battle in the Pacific theater during World War II. Walter Lord explained away the US victory at Midway against a numerically superior and apparently more skilled Japanese fleet due to 'Lady Luck.' In The Silver Waterfall acclaimed historian Brendan Simms and historian and military veteran Steve McGregor show it was no such thing. Luck had little to do with it.Instead the authors show how the forces of industrial dynamism and innovation were central to the US being able to win the war in the Pacific. Engineers, machinists, test pilots, and a willingness to experiment at scale were vital to the creation of the decisive element that would sink the hopes of
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