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Victory at Sea

Victory at Sea: The Battle of Midway

March 3, 2021

Seeking a decisive battle, the Imperial Japanese Navy began an operation against Midway Island in June 1942. If the island could be occupied, it would serve as a base to operate against Pearl Harbor and also help anchor the extended defensive perimeter needed to prevent a recurrence of the Doolittle Raid. Believing that the USS…

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Victory at Sea

Strike from Above: Aircraft Flights in Victory at Sea

July 8, 2020

Dan Hewitson

As the design of aircraft advanced, navy tactics employing them evolved in tandem. With an aircraft carrier, a fleet gained the ability to strike at targets hundreds of miles away with relative impunity. Despite the advance of anti-aircraft weaponry and the presence of defending fighters, aircraft spelled the eventual demise of the battleship as the…

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