ebooks Headdress Badges of the British Army: From the End of the Great War to the Present Day v.2 by Arthur L. Kipling; Hugh L. King in History

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In 1942; one of the most powerful naval forces in history descended upon the tiny atoll of Midway; 1100 miles northwest of Hawaii. The Japanese intent was to lure America's badly depleted Pacific Fleet into the open where it would be overwhelmed; forcing the U.S. to end the Pacific War on Japanese terms.But it didn't happen that way. Through an amazing combination of skill; courage; and especially luck; U.S. not only prevailed at Midway but delivered to the enemy a crushing defeat that instantly changed the course of the war.No Right to Win is a fresh look at the great battle; focusing entirely on first-hand accounts by Midway veterans and the understandings that can be derived from them. Included are many of their anecdotes and revelations that compel a rethinking of some of the battle's most entrenched understandings. Could the defenders on the atoll have repulsed a Japanese invasion? Did an aircraft carrier captain falsify his after-action report? Were the Japanese about to invade Hawaii? Did the battle impact the D-Day landings in Normandy? No Right to Win explores those intriguing questions and much more in a wide-ranging examination of the twentieth century's most important naval battle.