No, the Battle of Midway (1942) was a decisive victory for the USA army over the Japanese. The Battle of Midway was retaliation for the attack on Pearl Harbor six months earlier.
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Turned around the whole war in the Pacific. The Battle of Midway was America's first real victory of the war. It signalled the stopping of the Japanese advance and the beginning of the American push that eventually forced Japan to surrender.
The first big US victory in the Pacific and a decimating blow to the Japanese Navy which cruched their carrier fleet.
The Battle of Midway was a turning point of the Pacific War because it was the first significant triumph of the United States over Japan and was the first of many US counteroffensives that freed Japanese-occupied territory from Japanese control.
The objective of the Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway was two-fold. The first objective was to lure the American carriers out and destroy them. This would have given the Japanese Navy total superiority in the Pacific. The second objective, was to land an invasion force at Midway and take the atoll (the "island" of Midway). This would have provide Japan with an easternmost base capable of launching land based bombers to Hawaii.
The Japanese at first greeted this military victory with enthusiasm just as any patriotic citizen .
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The Battle of Midway was the turning point in the Pacific War of WW2 in favor of the Allied Forces. The Japanese had lost their first big battle against anyone. They were used to winning all the time. This battle made them lose face.
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In WWII the great naval victory was the Battle of Midway. In this battle the Japanese Navy lost 4 aircraft carriers,Soryu,Hiryu,Kaga,and Akagi. After this the Japanese Navy was severely limited in it's effectivness in projecting power. For months Japan kept it's state-of-the-art battleship-The Yamato- concealed in port. The first time it ventured out to open sea it was spotted by U.S. planes and promptly sent to the bottom.
The Battle of Midway was the turning point for the Allies when they defeated the Japanese on the sea. This was the first time the Allies had defeated the Japanese juggernaut.
It was the first major naval battle of the Pacific War that was an overwhelming defeat for the Japanese Navy. The US Navy lost one aircraft carrier but Japan lost four of its' six main fleet carriers. It was also the turning point of the war in the Pacific, Japan was always on the defensive after Midway.