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Prange s bestselling miracle at midway, jonathan parshall and anthony tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. The shattering sword available for download and read online in other formats. It also corrects the many errors of mitsuo fuchida s midway. Unlike previous accounts, shattered sword makes extensive use of japanese primary sources.
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Apr 11, 2012 author jonathan parshall discusses the battle of midway from the perspective of the japanese side of the battle in his book, shattered sword. Shattered sword jonathan parshall the untold story of. The untold story of the battle of midway jon parshall. The us did not triumph against overwhelming odds, the aleutians operation was not a diversion, the japanese airplanes were not sitting on deck loaded with fuel and bombs, and japan.
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