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1942 Battle Of Midway victory... WWII...
1942 Battle Of Midway victory... WWII...
Item # 722109
June 12, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1942
* Battle Of Midway - Carriers
* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy
* The sea battle that changed the course of WWII
The front page has a banner headline: "ARMY FLIERS BLASTED TWO FLEETS OFF MIDWAY" with subheads. (see images) More reporting inside. Coverage on the recent victory at the Battle of Midway.
Complete with 38 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
AI notes: On June 11, 1942, just five days after the decisive Battle of Midway ended, U.S. Navy communiqués and press reports described the clash as a major strategic victory, though details were still being released cautiously. The report emphasized that American carrier forces had sunk four Japanese carriers—Akagi, Kaga, Sōryū, and Hiryū—along with the cruiser Mikuma, crippling Japan’s frontline striking power. It noted that U.S. losses included the carrier USS Yorktown and the destroyer USS Hammann, but the overall outcome had shifted the balance of naval power in the Pacific. The June 11 reporting highlighted how codebreaking, rapid carrier-based strikes, and the resilience of American pilots allowed the U.S. to thwart Japan’s attempt to seize Midway Atoll and lure the U.S. fleet into a trap. Newspapers on that date also portrayed the battle as the first unmistakable turning point in the Pacific War, assuring readers that Japan’s momentum had been decisively checked.
Category: World War II
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