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The Battle of Midway is a 1942 American short documentary film directed by John Ford. It is a montage of color footage of the Battle of Midway with voiceovers of various narrators, including Donald Crisp , Henry Fonda , and Jane Darwell .
A teaser poster for the film was released on June 4, 2019, which was also the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. [19] A set of 13 still photographs depicting scenes from the film was released on June 26, 2019, and the first trailer for the film was released the following day (June 27). [ 20 ]
The Battle of Midway also caused the plan of Japan and Nazi Germany to meet up in the Indian subcontinent to be abandoned. [198] The Battle of Midway redefined the central importance of air superiority for the remainder of the war when the Japanese suddenly lost their four main aircraft carriers and were forced to return home. Without any form ...
Footage from deep in the Pacific Ocean has given the first detailed look at three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the pivotal Battle of Midway and could help solve mysteries about the ...
Dauntless: The Battle of Midway; M. Midway (1976 film) Midway (2019 film) S. Storm Over the Pacific; V. Voices of Midway
Henry Fonda was one of the narrators of the 1942 John Ford documentary The Battle of Midway, some footage from which was used in the 1976 film and had played an unnamed admiral (based on Admiral Nimitz) in the 1965 film In Harm's Way. James Coburn: Captain Vinton Maddox Glenn Ford: Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance: Hal Holbrook: Commander ...
Ken Burns, the legendary documentarian has examined nearly every era of American history. We ranked all of his films, from Baseball to The Vietnam War.
Enterprise (CV-6), during the "Air Battle of Midway," against enemy Japanese forces on 4 - 6 June 1942. Defying extreme danger from concentrated anti-aircraft barrage and powerful fighter opposition, Lieutenant Commander Best, with bold determination and courageous zeal, led his squadron in dive-bombing assaults against Japanese naval units.