Shattered Sword

Jonathan Parshall & Anthony Tully

2005

Revolutionary account of Midway from the Japanese perspective, debunking many myths.

Miracle at Midway

Gordon W. Prange

1982

Detailed reconstruction of the battle that turned the tide in the Pacific.

Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal

James D. Hornfischer

2011

Definitive account of the brutal naval campaign for Guadalcanal, covering six major sea battles fought in Iron Bottom Sound.

Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway

Jonathan Parshall & Anthony Tully

2005

Revisionist operational account of Midway from the Japanese perspective, drawing on previously unavailable Japanese records to overturn the conventional American narrative.

Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan, 1942-1945

Barrett Tillman

2010

Comprehensive account of the strategic bombing campaign against Japan, covering B-29 operations, fighter escort tactics, and the firebombing raids that preceded the atomic bombs.

War Without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War

John W. Dower

1986

Pulitzer Prize–winning analysis of the racial dimensions of the Pacific War, examining how both American and Japanese propaganda dehumanized the enemy and intensified the conflict's brutality.

Victory at Midway

James M. D’Angelo

2017

In the five months after Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Navy won a string of victories in a campaign to consolidate control of Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. In June of 1942, Japan suffere...

The Battle of Midway

Thomas C. Hone

2016

The best way for todays sailors to learn about a battle is from those who fought it. The Battle of Midway, commemorated annually in the U.S. Navy, warrants close attention. This Naval Institute guide ...

The Battle of Midway Including the Aleutian Phase, June 3 to June 14, 1942

Richard W. Bates

1948

The Battle of Midway, a decisive engagement of World War II in the Pacific, was also of major importance in naval history. Following the precedent set in the Battle of the Coral Sea, Midway was fundam...

Midway Battle

Nidia Sholar

2021

The Midway Battle was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place on 4-7 June 1942, six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of th...

Midway

Mark Stille

2024

A detailed re-examination of Midway, one of the most significant battles in the Pacific Theater of World War II.

Midway 1942

Charles C Philips

2025

MIDWAY 1942 THE PACIFIC TURNS AGAINST JAPAN Relive one of the most decisive naval battles in world history with Midway 1942: The Pacific Turns Against Japan, the gripping story of how the tide of Worl...

Battle of Midway

John Grehan

2019

Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands on 7 December 1941, had severely damaged the United States Pacific Fleet but had not destroyed it, for the fleet’s aircraft carrier force had bee...

The ^ABattle of Midway

Craig L. Symonds

2011

The Battle of Midway in the central Pacific, on the morning of June 4, 1942, marked a dramatic turning point in the Second World War, when Allied forces seized the upper hand from the Axis powers. Lin...

Coral Sea and Midway

Charles River Editors

2017

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the battles by some of the generals and participants *Includes a bibliography for further reading The growing buzz of aircraft engines disturbed the Japanese m...

Combat Narratives Battle of Midway June 3-6 1942

U. S. Navy

2012

A must read...Official report from the US Navy....FOLLOWING the action in the Coral Sea May 4th-8th, 1942, there was a lull in Japanese operations in the Southwest Pacific. Did it, as was popularly su...

Atlas of American Military History

James C. Bradford

2003

From the Battle of Bunker Hill to the Battle of Midway, from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf, from George Washington to Douglas MacArthur, The Atlas of American Military History covers the full span of Am...

Reader's Guide to Military History

Charles Messenger

2013

This book contains some 600 entries on a range of topics from ancient Chinese warfare to late 20th-century intervention operations. Designed for a wide variety of users, it encompasses general reviews...

Magill's Guide to Military History: A-Cor

John Powell

2001

"Salem Press's five-volume 'Magill's Guide to Military History' presents a survey of the wars, battles, peoples, groups, and civilizations that played an important role in worldwide military history f...

Midway, the Battle that Doomed Japan

Mitsuo Fuchida, Masatake Okumiya

1955

The great air and sea battle of the Pacific, as seen through Japanese eyes . . . On June 4, 1942, Admiral Yamamoto launched his attack on Midway with the largest fleet yet assembled in the Pacific. Hi...

Strike of the Eagle

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2011

Designed by Brian Bennett, Uwe Eickert, Robert Żak

Battles of Napoleon: The Eagle and the Lion

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2010

The Eagle and The Star

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2009

Midway

Avalon Hill

1964

Classic naval wargame simulating the pivotal 1942 carrier battle.

Overlord: Normandy 1944

Decision Games

2021

Strategic-level game of the Normandy invasion and campaign.

Guadalcanal

Compass Games

2011

Operational game covering the entire Guadalcanal campaign — land, sea, and air.

Coral Sea

Avalon Hill

1979

Classic carrier battle game simulating the first fleet engagement fought entirely by aircraft.

Iwo Jima: Bloodbath in the Bonins

Decision Games

2020

Solitaire game of the US Marine assault on Iwo Jima.

Carrier

Avalon Hill

1990

Solitaire game of naval air warfare in the Pacific, playable across multiple scenarios.

Stalingrad '42

GMT Games

2019

Operational-level simulation of the Stalingrad campaign using chit-pull activation.

D-Day at Omaha Beach

Decision Games

2009

Solitaire game covering the first critical hours of the Omaha Beach landing.

The Longest Day

Avalon Hill

1980

Classic monster wargame covering the entire Normandy campaign at regimental scale.

Battle of the Bulge 1944

GMT Games

2024

Detailed operational treatment of the Ardennes offensive using the ZOC Bond system.

Kursk: The Southern Front

MMP

2010

Part of the Operational Combat Series covering the southern pincer at Kursk.

Fire in the Lake

GMT Games

2014

COIN series volume covering the Vietnam War with four asymmetric factions.

Enemy Coast Ahead: The Dambuster Raid

GMT Games

2019

Solitaire game recreating the famous 617 Squadron bouncing-bomb raid on the Ruhr dams.

Barbarossa: Army Group South

GMT Games

2001

Part of the Barbarossa series. Covers the Wehrmacht's drive into Ukraine in 1941.

A Bridge Too Far

Avalon Hill

1977

Classic simulation of Operation Market Garden, the Allied airborne operation of 1944.

Ardennes '44

GMT Games

2003

Acclaimed operational simulation of the Battle of the Bulge.

DAK2

GMT Games

2006

Comprehensive operational simulation of the entire North Africa campaign.