What was the Battle of Midway all about?

Answer 1

In simple terms: The Japanese had planned to attack Midway which is where the US had a military base. The US had been monitoring the Japanese communications on the telegraphy waves. They knew the Japanese were going to attack somewhere.

The US cryptographer figured out they were going to get Midway when he sent a phony message saying the desalinization machine on Midway was not working. When the Japanese heard the message they relayed a message to bring a desalinization machine to (Midway) A2.

So the US Navy, Army, Marines got ready for the fight. They were able to soundly defeat the Japanese for the first time. It was also the first time the Japanese had been defeated in about a thousand years. So this battle became the turning point in the war. The Allied Forces then knew they could defeat the Japanese.

See the link below. There is also a movie called Midway. The battle record in that movie is correct but the story of the characters is made up.