{"product_id":"shattered-sword-the-untold-story-of-the-battle-of-midway-9781574889239","title":"Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Shattered Sword [is] a necessary read for anyone interested in the Pacific War.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e--NYMAS Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShattered Sword \u003c\/i\u003eis the winner of the 2005 John Lyman Book Award for the \"Best Book in U.S. Naval History\" and was cited by \u003ci\u003eProceedings\u003c\/i\u003e as one of its \"Notable Naval Books\" for 2005.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange's bestselling \u003ci\u003eMiracle at Midway\u003c\/i\u003e, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, \u003ci\u003eShattered Sword\u003c\/i\u003e makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources. It also corrects the many errors of Mitsuo Fuchida's \u003ci\u003eMidway: The Battle That Doomed Japan\u003c\/i\u003e, an uncritical reliance upon which has tainted every previous Western account. It thus forces a major, potentially controversial reevaluation of the great battle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eParshall and Tully examine the battle in detail and effortlessly place it within the context of the Imperial Navy's doctrine and technology. With a foreword by leading World War II naval historian John Lundstrom, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShattered Sword\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is an indispensable part of any military buff's library. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParshall, Jonathan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Both Jonathan Parshall and Tony Tully were members of a 1999 mission to the Midway battle site by the Nauticos Corp. and the U.S. Navy Oceanographic Office. Parshall is widely published on naval history in journals and magazines and has contributed to a number of books on the topic. He maintains an award-winning Web site on the Imperial Navy, www.combinedfleet.com. Parshall lives in Minneapolis.","brand":"Potomac Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613040546066,"sku":"9781574889239","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_77bbaee2-5609-475e-b088-be2bd738a047.jpg?v=1732384716","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shattered-sword-the-untold-story-of-the-battle-of-midway-9781574889239","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}