Incredible Victory: The Battle of Midway (Classics of War) (Paperback)

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"A remarkable account of what has been called 'the most decisive naval battle since Trafalgar.'"--Los Angeles Times

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With an extraordinary paperback selling track record of 230,000 copies sold, this is the definitive and compelling account of the Allied battle and victory at Midway in June 1942. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Burford Books (April 25, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580800599
• ISBN-13: 978-1580800594
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #767,705 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Steven Spielberg, Stephen King, Tom Clancy, take a back seat, August 26, 2002

By	Brad4d "bb" (United States) - See all my reviews

Wow! Although the outcome of this battle is a given, I cannot remember a more thrilling, edge-of-the-seat read than this one. Truth is indeed more exciting than fiction, or at least it can be when the right author relates the tale. Mr Lord has shown us just how contingent and unpredictable history can be -- although nearly everything we threw at the japanese was shrugged off by the emperor's men, when we finally succeeded, it was a magnificent triumph that no one would believe if it had happened in a story. Lord's book is well-documented and he tells us a few new things about this battle -- for instance, although we had supposedly cracked the japanese code, it was more like a few bits of information rather than the entire plan.
I'd recommend it highly, but only if you have a good heart and a tolerance for intensity.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting history with a rare human dimension- never lags, February 2, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Milwaukee,WI) - See all my reviews

The author refloated the Titanic in A Night to Remember. We were there during Pearl Harbor in Tora, Tora, Tora. Now he does it again with this book. Lord has a real gift of not only relating historical events, but also the personalities of the people involved in them. This book has become one of my favorites. It never lags and is truly inspiring.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great storytelling, July 15, 2000

By	Brian D. Rubendall (Oakton, VA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Walter Lord presents the Battle of Midway as an epic adventure story in "Incredible Victory." His writes like a journalist rater than a history professor and this helps make the compelling story of the battle all the more readable. Lord shows the battle from the perspective of each of the participants and he emphasizes how the overwhelming American victory was the result of gritty determination combined with sheer luck. This is an excellent tribute to the brave men who fought perhaps America's most desperate major battle.