Incredible Victory.[The Battle of Midway,June 4-6,1942].

by Walter Lord

Book Overview

A remarkable account of what has been called 'the most decisive naval battle since Trafalgar.'--Los Angeles Times This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000FBUAX6
• ISBN13: 9781111552398
• Release Date: January 1967
• Publisher: Harper & Row
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

One of my favorite books

This book is a great example of how compelling history can be in the hands of a great writer, one who puts a human face on the history without sacrifing accuracy. Granted, the battle of Midway was an inherently dramatic event, but other accounts of the battle don't rise to the level of Lord's writing. This is another book I'd give a 6 if I could.

Steven Spielberg, Stephen King, Tom Clancy, take a back seat

Wow! Although the outcome of this battle is a given, I cannot remember a more thrilling, edge-of-the-seat read than this one. Truth is indeed more exciting than fiction, or at least it can be when the right author relates the tale. Mr Lord has shown us just how contingent and unpredictable history can be -- although nearly everything we threw at the japanese was shrugged off by the emperor's men, when we finally succeeded, it was a magnificent triumph that no one would believe if it had happened in a story. Lord's book is well-documented and he tells us a few new things about this battle -- for instance, although we had supposedly cracked the japanese code, it was more like a few bits of information rather than the entire plan.I'd recommend it highly, but only if you have a good heart and a tolerance for intensity.

Great storytelling

Walter Lord presents the Battle of Midway as an epic adventure story in "Incredible Victory." His writes like a journalist rater than a history professor and this helps make the compelling story of the battle all the more readable. Lord shows the battle from the perspective of each of the participants and he emphasizes how the overwhelming American victory was the result of gritty determination combined with sheer luck. This is an excellent tribute to the brave men who fought perhaps America's most desperate major battle.

I couldn't put this book down.

Vividly written with details acquired from hundreds of interviews. A true classic of World War Two. Written with compassion for the combatants of both sides.

Exciting history with a rare human dimension- never lags

The author refloated the Titanic in A Night to Remember. We were there during Pearl Harbor in Tora, Tora, Tora. Now he does it again with this book. Lord has a real gift of not only relating historical events, but also the personalities of the people involved in them. This book has become one of my favorites. It never lags and is truly inspiring.