For Japan, the leaders were Admirals Yamato (commander-in-chief, Imperial Jap Navy) and Nagumo (commander, Jap Strike Froce)
There was a book (one of many) published on the sea fight during the 1950s or 1960s by a renown author, titled, "Midway, the battle that doomed Japan." That is one of the possible "nick-names" for that naval engagement.
The u.s.m.c needed the island as a base to push further into enemy territory A.K.A japan.
Chester W. NimitzFrank J. FletcherRaymond A. SpruanceYamamoto IsorokuKondo NobutakeNagumo ChūichiYamaguchi TamonRyusaku YanagimotoUnited States==============JapanThe above listed names were the admirals in the Battle of Midway. Truthfully it was all the pilots who gave their lives and those who lived to fight on who were the important people of the battle of Midway. The gunners should be mentioned too.
The Battle of Midway (4-7 June 1942) stopped the Japanese from making any further expansions of their empire . After Midway , the Japanese were forced to fight a defensive war having lost the capabilities to promote their ambitions through offensive operations . Look to the related link below for additional information .
The goal of the Japanese was to use the bombing of Midway to lure the Americans into an uneven fight, and annihilate the US carrier force. The US goal was to ambush the Japanese and annihilate the Japanese carrier force.
There was a book (one of many) published on the sea fight during the 1950s or 1960s by a renown author, titled, "Midway, the battle that doomed Japan." That is one of the possible "nick-names" for that naval engagement.
Nimitz directed the fight from Pearl Harbor; Yamamoto directed it from his flagship, the battleship YAMATO; "Yamato" and the other battleships were trailing the carriers by several hundred miles during the sea battle. Midway was a carrier engagement.
The u.s.m.c needed the island as a base to push further into enemy territory A.K.A japan.
Midway belonged to the US. The Japanese wanted to invade and occupy Midway. The US learned Japan was on its way to attack Midway. They launched planes and ship to conduct a defense/offense against the Japanese Navy. They succeeded in defeating the Japanese in this battle and it was the turning point in World War 2 in the Pacific Theater of Operations.
Chester W. NimitzFrank J. FletcherRaymond A. SpruanceYamamoto IsorokuKondo NobutakeNagumo ChūichiYamaguchi TamonRyusaku YanagimotoUnited States==============JapanThe above listed names were the admirals in the Battle of Midway. Truthfully it was all the pilots who gave their lives and those who lived to fight on who were the important people of the battle of Midway. The gunners should be mentioned too.
The Battle of Midway (4-7 June 1942) stopped the Japanese from making any further expansions of their empire . After Midway , the Japanese were forced to fight a defensive war having lost the capabilities to promote their ambitions through offensive operations . Look to the related link below for additional information .
The goal of the Japanese was to use the bombing of Midway to lure the Americans into an uneven fight, and annihilate the US carrier force. The US goal was to ambush the Japanese and annihilate the Japanese carrier force.
The Battle of Midway (4-7 June 1942) stopped the Japanese from making any further expansions of their empire . After Midway , the Japanese were forced to fight a defensive war having lost the capabilities to promote their ambitions through offensive operations . Look to the related link below for additional information .
The United States won the Battle of Midway. The air and naval battle is generally considered the turning point of World War 2. After breaking Japanese naval codes, the US found an opportunity to fight back after the devestating loss at Pearl Harbor. They attack on June 3rd with 115 land-based aircraft and 3 aircraft carriers. The Japanese suffered major losses. This was a huge victory for the US. See the Related Link for "Answers.com: Battle of Midway" for more on the answer.
The IJN stopped expanding towards Australia. Carrier men now knew how to fight naval aerial warfare; and applied this NEW experience to the next sea battle at Midway the following month.
Two may have been present at the actual fight, but five, including Yamamoto's flagship the YAMATO were several hundred miles at the rear of the carriers.
Midway. Nimitz was not there, commanding from Pearl Harbor instead, but as C-in-C of the Central Pacific Theater of Operations he did choose to fight the battle at Midway with the only three US carriers left available, taking a huge risk that they might be destroyed, but it proved to be the turning point of the war in the Pacific.