Bibliography
1.Niwitz, Chester
William. "Battle
of Midway: Interrogation of Japanese Prisoners." Battle of Midway: Interrogation of
Japanese Prisoners. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012.
<http://www.history.navy.mil/docs/wwii/mid2.htm>.
This source is helpful because with it, I know what the Japanese told their soldiers about the nature of the battle. It helps me grasp the command structure of the Japanese.
2.Niwitz, Chester William. "The Battle of Midway." The Battle of Midway. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Midway/USN-CN-Midway-13.html>.
This source helps me track the American command and of their battle plans. General Chester Niwitz was the commander of the American forces at Midway.
3.Shands, C. "USSBS: Interrogations of Japanese Officials -- 66/295." USSBS: Interrogations of Japanese Officials -- 66/295. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/USSBS/IJO/IJO-66.html>.
This source helps me see the Japanese side of the war. It is therefore very helpful in viewing the Japanese plans.
4."Battle of Midway--U.S. Forces Assemble for Action, 26 May - 3 June 1942." Battle of Midway--U.S. Forces Assemble for Action, 26 May - 3 June 1942. History.nacy.mil, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/midway/mid-1h.htm>.
A photo of the U.S army getting ready to fight. This source wasn’t that helpful.
5.Inglis, Thos B. "HyperWar: The Japanese Story of the Battle of Midway." HyperWar: The Japanese Story of the Battle of Midway. Ibiblio.org, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/Japan/IJN/rep/Midway/Nagumo/>.
This source is helpful as it allows me to view the Japanese side of the battle, not just the western version.
6.Pollard, Joseph P. "A Doctor Remembers the Battle of Midway." A Doctor Remembers the Battle of Midway. History.navy.mil, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq81-8a.htm>.
Another unique view of the battle, this time coming from the doctor. Not helpful really, but provides a interesting read.
7.Gay, George. "Oral History - Battle of Midway." Oral History - Battle of Midway. History.navy.mil, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq81-8c.htm>.
A bit useful, but not much. Mostly just a repeat of previous information.
8."Battle of Midway." Battle of Midway. History.navy.mil, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/midway/midway.htm>.
Another picture of the marines fighting in the Pacific theatre.
9."Battle of Midway." Battle of Midway. Historylearningsite, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_midway.htm>.
Mostly just old information, but also pretty useful as it outlines the basics of the battle.
10."U.S. Army Center Of Military History." U.S. Army Center Of Military History. History.army.mil, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.history.army.mil/>.
A very detailed explanation of the battle and very useful too. A definite read for anyone interested in this topic.
11."Marines in World War II." USMC Monograph: Marines at Midway. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Midway.html
A helpful source about the marines in World War 2 and their fight in the Pacific. It was an interesting read because if included much more then just Midway.
12.Cressman, Robert J. "Blaze of Glory: Charlie Ware and the Battle of Midway." The Hook 24, no. 1 (Spring 1996): 24-29.
Also a helpful source on the battle and gives valuable insight.
13."George Gay's Fisheye View of Midway." Naval Aviation News (Jun. 1982): 18-21.
Provides a first-hand experience of the fighting and what occurs to the speaker. Gives a thrilling edge to the battle by the descriptions.
14.Smith, William W. Midway: Turning Point of the Pacific. New York: Crowell, 1966.
A relatively old source, but helpful nevertheless.
15.Linder, Bruce R. "Lost Letter of Midway." U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 125, no. 8 (Aug. 1999): 29-35.
This source explains the commanding officers mind on what they thought of the battle.
16.Layton, Edwin T. with Roger Pineau and John Costello. "And I Was There:" Pearl Harbor and Midway - Breaking the Secrets. New York: William Morrow, 1985.
A detailed explanation of what the codebreakers did to crack the Japanese naval code.
This code was very useful as it was the reason why the U.S knew Japan was going to attack Midway.
17."Japanese Story of the Battle of Midway." Japanese Story of the Battle of Midway. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.history.navy.mil/library/special/midway.htm>.
A view on the other side of the battle, why the Japanese lost and their own opinion.
Extremely helpful as there are 2 sides to every coin.
18.Tanabe, Yahachi and Joseph D. Harrington. "I Sank the Yorktown at Midway." United States Naval Institute Proceedings 89, no.5 (May 1963): 58-65.
An interview with the Japanese commander of the submarine that sank the ship Yorktown. Was a good read, but not that helpful overall.
19.Whitlock, Duane L. "The Battle of Midway Roundtable." The Battle of Midway Roundtable. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.midway42.org/silent_war.html>.
Decently helpful, mostly just a summary of the battle and not that in-depth.
20. Wheeler, Howard. "With [Ensign Albert K.] Earnest at Midway." Naval Aviation News (Jun. 1982): 22-23.
An effective and a nice first hand account of Midway. Decently helpful.
21. Layton, Edwin. "And I Was There." Incredible Victors. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2012. <http://www.midway42.org/book/update-books3.html>.
A review of the Pacific campaign against the Japanese by one of the top officers at the time commanding the Americans. A great read.
22. "Battle of Midway." Battle of Midway. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2012. <http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/midway/midway.htm>.
A page containing many pictures of the battle and overall provides a realistic feeling to the reading. Not that helpful, but again was very nice to look at the pictures.
23. World War II: Battle of Midway and the Aleutian Campaign." The Atlantic. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2012. <http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/08/world-war-ii-battle-of-midway-and-the-aleutian-campaign/100137/>.
A very moving site. With a huge amount of pictures of the battle as well as captions for everyone. From this site, I instantly connected with the photos.
24. "World War II Database." World War II Photographs. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2012. <http://ww2db.com/photo.php?source=all>.
A huge collection of photos of the battles at Midway and the Aleutian Islands. With over 90 pictures all with captions, it is a definitely a good site to visit.
25. Commander in Chief, U.S Pacific Fleet. "PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS." Midway 1942 : Documents. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2012. <http://midway1942.org/docs/usn_doc_01.shtml>.
A helpful source as it show the U.S battle plans and operations.
Secondary Sources
1."Battle of Midway." Battle of Midway. World War 2 History Info, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.worldwar2history.info/Midway/>.
Useful as it allows me to use this source as a reference point for other sources. I can compare the information and not take it all from one site.
2."The Battle of Midway." The Battle of Midway. World War 2 History Info, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.worldwar2history.info/Midway/Battle-of-Midway.html>.
A more in-depth explanation then most sources and consequently more helpful then most.
3.Lundstrom, John B. "TheBattle of Midway." The Battle of Midway Roundtable. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.midway42.org/fletcher.html>.
This website is useful for providing basic information and leading me to many other sites and books that would enhance my knowledge of the battle.
4."After the Battle of Midway." Fws.gov.html. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.fws.gov/midway/postwar.html>.
Unlike most sources, this one goes into the result of the Battle of Midway and what it paved the way for (namely the end of the Japanese naval domination).
5.Shepard, Joel. "The Battle of Midway." Battle of Midway: June 4-6 1942. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.cv6.org/1942/midway/default.htm>.
Acts as a site for comparing information to as it pretty detailed and the author sounds like he knows what he is saying.
6."Battle of Midway Island." Battle of Midway Island. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.historyanimated.com/Midway.html>.
Interactive map and a great visual guide on the battle. This is more helpful than a lot of other sources in describing what happened. The pictures and animations just naturally reach out for you.
7.Wrynn, V. Dennis. "Missing at Midway." American History Illustrated. 27, no.3 (Jul. 1992): 34-35, 62.
Mostly a repeat of other information, but also contained some new information. Decently useful.
8.U.S Navy. "Course to Midway - Battle of Midway Overview Animation." Course to Midway - Battle of Midway Overview Animation. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.navy.mil/midway/MidwayMap.html>.
Also an animation, and much like the first one, very helpful in showing the troop
layout and the battle.
9."Course to Midway - Battle of Midway." Course to Midway - Battle of Midway. U.S Navy, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.navy.mil/midway/midway.html>.
The information was helpful and I gleamed a lot of knowledge about Midway from this source.
10.Lippman, David H. "WORLDWAR2BATTLEOFMIDWAY.COM." WORLDWAR2PLUS55.COM. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://worldwar2plus55.com/>.
A list of events in World War 2 and a brief description of them. This source helped me keep track of what happened before and after Midway.
11.Bowen, James. "The Pacific War 1941-43." The Pacific War 1941-43. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.pacificwar.org.au/>.
This source was a detailed overview of the Pacific Campaign against the Japanese. Midway was of course in it. The source helped me get a sense of time and why the Battle of Midway occurred.
12."The Battle of Midway." The Battle of Midway. Office of Naval Intelligence, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Midway/index.html>.
13.Parshall, Jon. "The Imperial Japanese Navy." The Imperial Japanese Navy Page | Nihon Kaigun. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm>.
All about the Japanese navy and why and how they lost to the vastly outnumbered Americans. Pretty helpful source.
14."Japanese Aircraft." J-aircraft.com Main Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.j-aircraft.com/>.
About the Japanese aircraft that fought at the battle. There are individual descriptions for all of them. A nice read but no that helpful.
15."Battle of Midway - Part 1." Battle of Midway - Part 1. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2012. <http://www.sunwestmonograms.com/wiseman/bmidway.htm>.
Detailed accounts of the battle with complete battle plans and ship movement. Extremely useful for a source.
This source is helpful because with it, I know what the Japanese told their soldiers about the nature of the battle. It helps me grasp the command structure of the Japanese.
2.Niwitz, Chester William. "The Battle of Midway." The Battle of Midway. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Midway/USN-CN-Midway-13.html>.
This source helps me track the American command and of their battle plans. General Chester Niwitz was the commander of the American forces at Midway.
3.Shands, C. "USSBS: Interrogations of Japanese Officials -- 66/295." USSBS: Interrogations of Japanese Officials -- 66/295. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/USSBS/IJO/IJO-66.html>.
This source helps me see the Japanese side of the war. It is therefore very helpful in viewing the Japanese plans.
4."Battle of Midway--U.S. Forces Assemble for Action, 26 May - 3 June 1942." Battle of Midway--U.S. Forces Assemble for Action, 26 May - 3 June 1942. History.nacy.mil, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/midway/mid-1h.htm>.
A photo of the U.S army getting ready to fight. This source wasn’t that helpful.
5.Inglis, Thos B. "HyperWar: The Japanese Story of the Battle of Midway." HyperWar: The Japanese Story of the Battle of Midway. Ibiblio.org, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/Japan/IJN/rep/Midway/Nagumo/>.
This source is helpful as it allows me to view the Japanese side of the battle, not just the western version.
6.Pollard, Joseph P. "A Doctor Remembers the Battle of Midway." A Doctor Remembers the Battle of Midway. History.navy.mil, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq81-8a.htm>.
Another unique view of the battle, this time coming from the doctor. Not helpful really, but provides a interesting read.
7.Gay, George. "Oral History - Battle of Midway." Oral History - Battle of Midway. History.navy.mil, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq81-8c.htm>.
A bit useful, but not much. Mostly just a repeat of previous information.
8."Battle of Midway." Battle of Midway. History.navy.mil, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/midway/midway.htm>.
Another picture of the marines fighting in the Pacific theatre.
9."Battle of Midway." Battle of Midway. Historylearningsite, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_midway.htm>.
Mostly just old information, but also pretty useful as it outlines the basics of the battle.
10."U.S. Army Center Of Military History." U.S. Army Center Of Military History. History.army.mil, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.history.army.mil/>.
A very detailed explanation of the battle and very useful too. A definite read for anyone interested in this topic.
11."Marines in World War II." USMC Monograph: Marines at Midway. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Midway.html
A helpful source about the marines in World War 2 and their fight in the Pacific. It was an interesting read because if included much more then just Midway.
12.Cressman, Robert J. "Blaze of Glory: Charlie Ware and the Battle of Midway." The Hook 24, no. 1 (Spring 1996): 24-29.
Also a helpful source on the battle and gives valuable insight.
13."George Gay's Fisheye View of Midway." Naval Aviation News (Jun. 1982): 18-21.
Provides a first-hand experience of the fighting and what occurs to the speaker. Gives a thrilling edge to the battle by the descriptions.
14.Smith, William W. Midway: Turning Point of the Pacific. New York: Crowell, 1966.
A relatively old source, but helpful nevertheless.
15.Linder, Bruce R. "Lost Letter of Midway." U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 125, no. 8 (Aug. 1999): 29-35.
This source explains the commanding officers mind on what they thought of the battle.
16.Layton, Edwin T. with Roger Pineau and John Costello. "And I Was There:" Pearl Harbor and Midway - Breaking the Secrets. New York: William Morrow, 1985.
A detailed explanation of what the codebreakers did to crack the Japanese naval code.
This code was very useful as it was the reason why the U.S knew Japan was going to attack Midway.
17."Japanese Story of the Battle of Midway." Japanese Story of the Battle of Midway. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.history.navy.mil/library/special/midway.htm>.
A view on the other side of the battle, why the Japanese lost and their own opinion.
Extremely helpful as there are 2 sides to every coin.
18.Tanabe, Yahachi and Joseph D. Harrington. "I Sank the Yorktown at Midway." United States Naval Institute Proceedings 89, no.5 (May 1963): 58-65.
An interview with the Japanese commander of the submarine that sank the ship Yorktown. Was a good read, but not that helpful overall.
19.Whitlock, Duane L. "The Battle of Midway Roundtable." The Battle of Midway Roundtable. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.midway42.org/silent_war.html>.
Decently helpful, mostly just a summary of the battle and not that in-depth.
20. Wheeler, Howard. "With [Ensign Albert K.] Earnest at Midway." Naval Aviation News (Jun. 1982): 22-23.
An effective and a nice first hand account of Midway. Decently helpful.
21. Layton, Edwin. "And I Was There." Incredible Victors. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2012. <http://www.midway42.org/book/update-books3.html>.
A review of the Pacific campaign against the Japanese by one of the top officers at the time commanding the Americans. A great read.
22. "Battle of Midway." Battle of Midway. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2012. <http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/midway/midway.htm>.
A page containing many pictures of the battle and overall provides a realistic feeling to the reading. Not that helpful, but again was very nice to look at the pictures.
23. World War II: Battle of Midway and the Aleutian Campaign." The Atlantic. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2012. <http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/08/world-war-ii-battle-of-midway-and-the-aleutian-campaign/100137/>.
A very moving site. With a huge amount of pictures of the battle as well as captions for everyone. From this site, I instantly connected with the photos.
24. "World War II Database." World War II Photographs. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2012. <http://ww2db.com/photo.php?source=all>.
A huge collection of photos of the battles at Midway and the Aleutian Islands. With over 90 pictures all with captions, it is a definitely a good site to visit.
25. Commander in Chief, U.S Pacific Fleet. "PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS." Midway 1942 : Documents. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2012. <http://midway1942.org/docs/usn_doc_01.shtml>.
A helpful source as it show the U.S battle plans and operations.
Secondary Sources
1."Battle of Midway." Battle of Midway. World War 2 History Info, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.worldwar2history.info/Midway/>.
Useful as it allows me to use this source as a reference point for other sources. I can compare the information and not take it all from one site.
2."The Battle of Midway." The Battle of Midway. World War 2 History Info, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.worldwar2history.info/Midway/Battle-of-Midway.html>.
A more in-depth explanation then most sources and consequently more helpful then most.
3.Lundstrom, John B. "TheBattle of Midway." The Battle of Midway Roundtable. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.midway42.org/fletcher.html>.
This website is useful for providing basic information and leading me to many other sites and books that would enhance my knowledge of the battle.
4."After the Battle of Midway." Fws.gov.html. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.fws.gov/midway/postwar.html>.
Unlike most sources, this one goes into the result of the Battle of Midway and what it paved the way for (namely the end of the Japanese naval domination).
5.Shepard, Joel. "The Battle of Midway." Battle of Midway: June 4-6 1942. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.cv6.org/1942/midway/default.htm>.
Acts as a site for comparing information to as it pretty detailed and the author sounds like he knows what he is saying.
6."Battle of Midway Island." Battle of Midway Island. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.historyanimated.com/Midway.html>.
Interactive map and a great visual guide on the battle. This is more helpful than a lot of other sources in describing what happened. The pictures and animations just naturally reach out for you.
7.Wrynn, V. Dennis. "Missing at Midway." American History Illustrated. 27, no.3 (Jul. 1992): 34-35, 62.
Mostly a repeat of other information, but also contained some new information. Decently useful.
8.U.S Navy. "Course to Midway - Battle of Midway Overview Animation." Course to Midway - Battle of Midway Overview Animation. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.navy.mil/midway/MidwayMap.html>.
Also an animation, and much like the first one, very helpful in showing the troop
layout and the battle.
9."Course to Midway - Battle of Midway." Course to Midway - Battle of Midway. U.S Navy, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.navy.mil/midway/midway.html>.
The information was helpful and I gleamed a lot of knowledge about Midway from this source.
10.Lippman, David H. "WORLDWAR2BATTLEOFMIDWAY.COM." WORLDWAR2PLUS55.COM. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://worldwar2plus55.com/>.
A list of events in World War 2 and a brief description of them. This source helped me keep track of what happened before and after Midway.
11.Bowen, James. "The Pacific War 1941-43." The Pacific War 1941-43. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.pacificwar.org.au/>.
This source was a detailed overview of the Pacific Campaign against the Japanese. Midway was of course in it. The source helped me get a sense of time and why the Battle of Midway occurred.
12."The Battle of Midway." The Battle of Midway. Office of Naval Intelligence, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Midway/index.html>.
13.Parshall, Jon. "The Imperial Japanese Navy." The Imperial Japanese Navy Page | Nihon Kaigun. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm>.
All about the Japanese navy and why and how they lost to the vastly outnumbered Americans. Pretty helpful source.
14."Japanese Aircraft." J-aircraft.com Main Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.j-aircraft.com/>.
About the Japanese aircraft that fought at the battle. There are individual descriptions for all of them. A nice read but no that helpful.
15."Battle of Midway - Part 1." Battle of Midway - Part 1. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2012. <http://www.sunwestmonograms.com/wiseman/bmidway.htm>.
Detailed accounts of the battle with complete battle plans and ship movement. Extremely useful for a source.