The Japanese Story of the Battle of Midway: A Translation Hardcover – August 24, 2025

The Japanese Story of the Battle of Midway - A Translation from the Japaneseミッドウェー海戦における日本の物語OPNAV P32-1002On the fifth anniversary of the Battle of Midway, the Office of Naval Intelligence published the official Japanese action report of this engagement, recently translated under the supervision of the Naval Analysis Division, United States Strategic Bombing Survey, and here available in English.Although this document is not perfectly complete (part IV for example is missing), it is believed that nothing of any importance will be discovered in the future to change the story in any of its essential details. The report was prepared in the first place under difficulties. It must be remembered that the war diaries of many of the ships engaged, their charts and other valuable papers were lost as a result of the ships having become "inoperational," in the Japanese euphemism.There is nothing to indicate that the Japanese were not perfectly frank in this report. It was intended only for the highest echelons in the Japanese Navy and Government, and was guarded very closely throughout the war. There have been no alterations or corrections, omissions or additions to this report, beyond the supplying of a few clarifying footnotes.Publisher Note: We added drawings of the Japanese aircraft carriers that were involved in the action. Read more