Contents

1. A Single Stroke

2. The Code and the Target

4. “Many Planes Heading Midway”

5. “Hawks at Angels 12”

6. The Target Attacks

7. “Pilots, Man Your Planes!”

8. “Don’t Let This Carrier Escape”

9. Dead in the Water

10. Abandon Ship

11. The Emperor’s Portrait

12. Winners and Losers

The Riddles of Midway

Acknowledgments

List of Contributors

Illustrations