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Midway madness: Story of the National Naval Aviation Museum's Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless

Adam Estes examines the legacy of the Battle of Midway through the story of "Midway Madness," the last surviving Douglas SBD ...
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The Battle of Midway - The First Aerial Strikes, 1942 - 3D animated + The carrier that refused to sink: Yorktown’s last stand at Midway in 3D

Following the devastating U.S. losses at Pearl Harbor and the fall of Wake Island, Japan sought to eliminate American carrier ...
The Spokesman-Review

The Navy turns 250 today. Here’s what you need to know about the military branch’s beginnings.

Oct. 13, 2025 , is a milestone for sailors past and present as the U.S. Navy celebrates its 250th birthday. From battling British ships in the Caribbean, fighting pirates off the Barbary Coast to ...
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Midway, the battle that doomed Japan the Japanese Navy's story by Mitsuo Fuchida and Masatake Okumiya. Edited by Clarke H. Kawakami and Roger Pineau, with a foreword by Raymond ...

Sortie from Hashirajima -- Evolution of Japanese naval strategy -- Debate on future strategy -- Doolittle ends debate -- Midway operation plan -- Preparations for battle -- Heading for battle -- ...