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Battle of Midway


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In 1942, off the Midway Islands in the central Pacific, a decisive sea battle in which the US navy repelled a Japanese invasion fleet, sinking four aircraft carriers. This defeat marked the end of Japanese expansion in the Pacific during the Second World War.

Subjects: History — Military History

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Midway, Battle of (1942)
in The Oxford Companion to American Military History Length: 740 words
Midway, Battle of (1942)
in The Oxford Companion to United States History Length: 270 words
Midway, Battle of
in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History Length: 1891 words
Midway Island, Battle of (4 June 1942)
in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3) Length: 133 words

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