[bus man]

Thank you for posting this, especially on this day. I never get tired of reading about Midway.

I know that hindsight is 20/20, but it always amazes me how poorly thought-out the Japanese plan of attack was. Imagine if they had sent their second-string carriers (Junyo, Ryujo, Zuiho, and Hosho) against Midway Island, while keeping their primary fleet carriers (Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu, and if they had delayed another month, Shokaku and Zuikaku) a little bit apart, tasked solely with dealing with the American carriers, whenever they showed themselves. If they had done this, I honestly can't think of how they could have lost this battle.

And while it wasn't particularly funny for us at the time, it seems almost comical to me how we kept on bombing the battleship Haruna, yet could never hit the little sucker.

I noticed that Shattered Sword was not listed among your references. If you haven't already read it, I highly recommend it. Next to Incredible Victory, it is without a doubt the best Midway book I've ever read.

[Know et al]

Yamamoto believed that Japan only had about 6 months of victories before the U. S. could fully respond. They believed they had a brief period to force the U. S. to sue for peace.

Yamamoto was dead on with his prediction. After Midway, Japan was basically on the defensive.

[Retain Mike]

Shattered Sword is on my to do list. This is an essay I post annually and every year I find something new in my sources. Great idea about use of those Japaese carriers.