This Teaching with Historic Places lesson plan examines Midway's strategic importance in World War II.

A report written by the NSA on the U.S. Navy Communications Intelligence and the Battles of Coral Sea, Midway, and the Aleutians in the spring of 1942. Very credible and very complete. (Third edition)

A complete description of the Battle of Midway, often cited as the turning point of the war against the Japanese. Includes detailed information into what happened during the attacks.

A complete description of the Battle of Midway, often cited as the turning point of the war against the Japanese. Includes detailed information into what happened during the attacks.

A complete description of the Battle of Midway, often cited as the turning point of the war against the Japanese. Includes detailed information into what happened during the attacks.

A complete description of the Battle of Midway, often cited as the turning point of the war against the Japanese. Includes detailed information into what happened during the attacks.

A complete description of the Battle of Midway, often cited as the turning point of the war against the Japanese. Includes detailed information into what happened during the attacks.

The day before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt gave the go-ahead to scientists to develop an atomic bomb. This site gives a good overview of the war in the Pacific against Japan, the increasing successes of the...

The war in the Pacific raged throughout World War II. Read about the Japanese early successes, and see how the American troops recaptured and moved closer to Japan at the end of the war.

You have heard about these famous events; now read about them from the viewpoint of an actual eye witness. Read personal accounts about the Blitzkrieg, the first atomic blast, attack of Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, and more.

Take a virtual trip to see the USS Yorktown, one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. She is named after the Battle of Yorktown of the American Revolutionary War and is the fourth U.S....

Quiz yourself on the chronological order of WWII battles in the Pacific.

This is the official website of writer Theodore Taylor. Includes biographical information, a personal narrative about his childhood, a bibliography, and responses to several student questions.

Statistical information on the USS Yorktown along with photos from World War II.