The Battle of Midway

Dan Snow's History Hit

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🗓️ 7 June 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

On the 4th of June 1942, the US Navy took on the might of Japan's Imperial Navy in the battle of Midway. It was America's Trafalgar! At the end of the fighting devastating losses had been inflicted on the Japanese and the entire strategic position in the Pacific was upended in favour of the Allies. Never again would Japan be able to project power across the ocean as it had done at Pearl Harbour. In this explainer episode, Dan takes you through this key turning point in the Pacific War. He examines the key intelligence that allowed the American Navy to turn the tables on the Japanese fleet, a blow by blow account of the battle itself, the terrible human cost of the fighting and the aftermath of this decisive American victory.

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0:00.0	Hello,
0:00.6	folks, Dan Snow here.
0:01.6	I am throwing a party to celebrate 10 years of Dan Snow's history hit.
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0:10.4	in England on the 12th of September to celebrate the 10 years.
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0:17.6	Look forward to seeing you there.
0:32.0	Welcome to Dan Snow's history hit, folks. This is the big one. This is the story of a battle that took place 80 years ago. On the 4th of June, 1942, it is the story of America's Trafalgar. But actually,
0:43.5	it's more than Trafalgar. Trafalgar confirmed British naval domination of the world's oceans,
0:49.3	confirmed that the British Navy was superior to the French and Spanish fleets. What this battle does is it upends
0:55.9	the existing strategic balance. In the space of 10 minutes, in those 10 minutes, the entire
1:03.6	military situation in the Pacific was transformed. This is more a Salamis, a Tsushima, the great Japanese victory ironically, over the Russians.
1:15.2	This, I think, is the most extraordinary, the most decisive naval battle in modern history.
1:22.0	This is a podcast about the Battle of Midway. I'm going to be talking these three. I'm going
1:27.4	to be giving you a blow-by-blow account of this extraordinary battle. It's the single most remarkable story you will ever have heard in history. So stay tuned, folks. For all your Pacific war needs, please head to History Hit TV. We've got a digital online history channel, which has got all sorts of apps. You can watch on your smart TV on your tablet device, on your phones.
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