Seven months after blitzing Pearl Harbor, the Japanese commander, Admiral Yamamoto, prepared to finish his work. He targeted a smaller United States force commanded by Chester Nimitz, a junior admiral. Given the superiority of the Japanese fleet, Yamamoto had every reason to expect victory. But we had broken the Japanese code and Nimitz learned of Yamamoto's plans. He responded...(展开全部)

本书作者乔纳森•帕歇尔和安东尼•塔利，两位作者都是美国著名的二战问题专家，对二次世界大战美日间的战争、特别是中途岛海战有着长期的非常严谨的研究。 随着本书在欧美等地区的发行，作者乔纳森•帕歇尔和安东尼•塔利的研究成果逐渐被西方历史学界所肯定，学术界对此战役的认知也因此得到了修正。两位作者也因为本书的出版而被誉为中途岛海战研究领域的权威。

Many 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 Miracle at Midway, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, Shattered Sword makes extensive us...(展开全部)