The Battle of Midway

CinCPac

The Kidō butai

The brownshoe navy

American counterstrike

Seeking the decisive battle

Pete and Jimmy

The codebreakers

The Battle of the Coral Sea

The eve of battle

Opening act

Nagumo's dilemma (4:00 A.M. to 8:30 A.M.)

The flight to nowhere (7:00 A.M. to 11:20 A.M.)

Attack of the torpedo squadrons (8:30 A.M. to 10:20 A.M.)

The tipping point (7:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.)

The Japanese counterstrike (11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.)

Dénouement

Epilogue

Appendix A: American and Japanese aircraft carriers

Appendix B: American and Japanese aircraft

Appendix C: American order of battle

Appendix D: Japanese order of battle

Appendix E: How much did the U.S. know of Japanese plans?

Appendix F: The flight to nowhere.