A dramatization of the battle that turned out
to be the turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II.
The summer of 1942 brought Naval
stalemate to the Pacific as the American and Japanese fleets stood at
even numbers each waiting for the other to begin a renewed offensive.
"Midway" tells the story of this historic June battle where a Japanese
carrier force, in an attempt to occupy Midway island and lure the
American fleet to destruction, was meet valiently by US forces
operating off of three aircraft carriers and numerous escort ships. It
was the first battle in which naval air power was extensivly used, and
at its conclusion the Japanese Carrier force had been completly
destroyed which lead the way for the US 1943 and 44 offensives which
would eventually bring the Pacific War to a close.
The story of
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander
during World War II and United Nations Commander for the Korean War.
"MacArthur" begins in 1942, following the fall of Phillipines, and
covers the remarkable career of this military legend up through and
including the Korean War and into MacArthur's days of forced
retirement after being dismissed from his post by President Truman.
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