Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway
by David Rigby
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Pub Date May 21 2019 | Archive Date Apr 30 2019
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Description
The story of the man who won the battle of Midway and avenged Pearl Harbor for the United States.
During the Battle of Midway in June 1942, US Navy dive bomber pilot Wade McClusky proved himself to be one of the greatest pilots and combat leaders in American history, but his story has never been told-until now.
It was Wade McClusky who remained calm when the Japanese fleet was not where it was expected to be. It was he who made the counterintuitive choice to then search to the north instead of to the south. It was also McClusky who took the calculated risk of continuing to search even though his bombers were low on fuel and may not have enough to make it back to the Enterprise. His ability to remain calm under enormous pressure played a huge role in the US Navy winning this decisive victory that turned the tide of war in the Pacific.
This book is the story of exactly the right man being in exactly the right place at exactly the right time. Wade McClusky was that man and this is his story.
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781472834737 |
PRICE | $35.00 (USD) |
PAGES | 384 |
Featured Reviews
I have read a lot of books on what was the beginning of the end for the Japanese in the Pacific, but this is the first I have ever read that focuses on LCDR Wade McClusky, who led the SBD Dauntless squadrons flying off the carrier USS Enterprise - and the man who single-handedly may have turned the tide of war in the Pacific by choosing to follow a hunch....a hunch that would leave the cream of the Japanese navy burning hulks,
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