Battle of Midway (jun 4, 1942 – jun 7, 1942)
Description:
The Japanese make the mistake of throwing an initial attack against the land forces instead of attacking the North American transporters and the Americans easily defeat the attacking fleet of the Imperial Japanese Army.Image: Newspaper Chicago Sunday Tribune announcing the battle of Midway
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Date:
jun 4, 1942
jun 7, 1942
~ 3 days