[SunkenCiv]

Of course the Americans obtained knowledge of the Japanese plans by illegally listening to their military coversations without a warrant.

LOL!

Midway was one of the crucial battles of the Pacific War, and was a victory by an nth. Had the Japanese used all the force available (instead of launching a strange diversionary attack with two carriers etc on Aleutian targets), it could easily have gone the other way. The Japanese defeat was so complete and so devastating that the Japanese public didn't learn all the details until 1955.

[mainepatsfan]

Today's media would have been too focused on the loss of the Yorktown to grasp the significance of the victory.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I have a genuine Japanese Imperial War Bond, sold in 1942. It features 3.5 percent interest coupons, worth 50 Yen each. The last coupon could be redeemed December 1, 1959.