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    Battle of Midway Victory for the United States

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    In twelve pages this paper examines the importance of the Midway battle and examines why the United States emerged victorious from a theoretical perspective. Eleven sources are cited in the bibliography.

    Name of Research Paper File: RT13_SA248Mid.rtf

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    the Pacific War. How was an apparently inferior American force able to win? The battle of Midway was in fact the most important in the fight for the Pacific  in World War II, and was able to finish the Japanese rule during the months since the Pearl Harbor attack of December 7, 1941 ("The Battle," 2002). Kahneman (1991) sees  it as one of three significant events since Pearl Harbor. The battle had been the best demonstration in respect to the value of aircraft carriers on sea war ("The Battle,"  2002). The United States was able to accomplish the feat, but a pertinent disadvantage had been in respect to number and experience (2002). Clearly, the U.S. was outnumbered. The war  was not fought on their turf. How were they able to succeed? After the battle, the intelligence strategic services proved his value with an exploration with the use of  planes ("The Battle," 2002). The battle in fact decided that he was a winner with only small isolated facts, something that had several consequences, the most important being  that fields had been modified by luck as well as the importance of quickly making decisions (2002). It was a critical battle where the Americans counted with all effectives  that they had in the Pacific, and fought the biggest fleet ever until recent times (2002). The Americans won the battle and one question looms large. How did  they do it? They were outnumbered. The Japanese appeared to be better trained. What was it that made the difference and gave the U.S. the wherewithal to finally win? The  answer is not quite clear, though there are many ideas and interpretations of this battle that many see as a turning point in World War II. II. The Battle 

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