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.