What was unique about the Battle of Midway?

Answer 1

The unique thing about the battle of Midway was that the U.S. Navy was able to crack the Japanese code , that the invasion of the Aleutian Islands was a diversionary move on the part of the Japanese. The main force was to launch an aerial attack on Midway,to destroy the airstrip and the shorebatteries , then the second phase would land Japanese marines onto Midway itself, killing all opposition. The U.S. Navy, aware of Japanese intentions sent its last 3 aircraft carriers (Yorktown,Enterprise,Hornet) to a point north east of Midway.ADM.Nimitz put Midway Island on full alert, to make sure the island was ready to defend itself against any aerial and naval attacks thrown at them by the Japanese.While the ships sailed from Pearl Harbor,Midway sent out some Pby-Catalinas to search for the Japanese task force which left Japan a few weeks ago,which is traveling under cover of a storm.The Japanese task force was spotted by one of the Pby's from Midway and the rest is history.