The eagle's claw : a novel of the Battle of Midway / Jeff Shaara.
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TextPublisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2021]Edition: First EditionDescription: xxiii, 321 pages : maps ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780525619444
- 0525619445
- Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966 -- Fiction
- Rochefort, Joe, 1900-1976 -- Fiction
- Yamamoto, Isoroku, 1884-1943 -- Fiction
- Nagumo, Chūichi, 1887-1944 -- Fiction
- Midway, Battle of, 1942 -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, Japanese -- Fiction
- Cryptographers -- Fiction
- Admirals -- Fiction
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER . In a "riveting" ( Booklist ) tale that picks up where To Wake the Giant left off, Jeff Shaara transports us to the Battle of Midway in another masterpiece of military historical fiction.
Spring 1942. The United States is reeling from the blow the Japanese inflicted at Pearl Harbor. But the Americans are determined to turn the tide. The key comes from Commander Joe Rochefort, a little known "code breaker" who cracks the Japanese military encryption. With Rochefort's astonishing discovery, Admiral Chester Nimitz will know precisely what the Japanese are planning.
But the battle to counter those plans must still be fought.
From the American side, the shocking conflict is seen through the eyes of Rochefort and Admiral Nimitz, as well as fighter pilot Lieutenant Percy "Perk" Baker and Marine Gunnery Sergeant Doug Ackroyd.
On the Japanese side, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is the mastermind. His key subordinates are Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, aging and infirm, and Admiral TamonYamaguchi, a firebrand who has no patience for Nagumo's hesitation. Together, these two men must play out the chess game designed by Yamamoto, without any idea that the Americans are anticipating their every move on the sea and in the air.
Jeff Shaara recounts in electrifying detail what happens when these two sides finally meet, in what will be known ever after as one of the most definitive and heroic examples of combat ever seen. In The Eagle's Claw , he recounts, with his trademark you-are-there immediacy and signature depth of research, one single battle that changed notonly the outcome of a war but the course of our entire global history.
The story of Midway has been told many times, but never before like this.
Jeff Shaara recounts in electrifying detail the U.S. Navy's surge to defend its country in what will become known as one of the most definitive and heroic examples of combat ever seen: the Battle of Midway. In this biting new tale, Shaara shares the stories of all ranks and the unique sacrifices each man is compelled to bravely make for the sake of country, freedom, and honour. Author of "To Wake the Giant."
Spring 1942. The United States is reeling from the blow inflicted at Pearl Harbor, but is determined to turn the tide. The key comes from Commander Joe Rochefort, a little known "code breaker" who cracks the Japanese military encryption. Admiral Chester Nimitz will know precisely what the Japanese are planning. On the Japanese side, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's key subordinates are Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, aging and infirm, and Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi, a firebrand who has no patience for Nagumo's hesitation. As they play out the chess game designed by Yamamoto, they have no idea that the Americans are anticipating their every move on the sea and in the air. -- adapted from jacket