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Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway

By: David Rigby
Narrated by: David Stifel
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The story of the man who won the battle of Midway and avenged Pearl Harbor for the United States.  

During the Battle of Midway in June 1942, US Navy dive bomber pilot Wade McClusky proved himself to be one of the greatest pilots and combat leaders in American history, but his story has never been told - until now.  

It was Wade McClusky who remained calm when the Japanese fleet was not where it was expected to be. It was he who made the counterintuitive choice to then search to the north instead of to the south. It was also McClusky who took the calculated risk of continuing to search even though his bombers were low on fuel and may not have enough to make it back to the Enterprise. His ability to remain calm under enormous pressure played a huge role in the US Navy winning this decisive victory that turned the tide of war in the Pacific.  

This book is the story of exactly the right man being in exactly the right place at exactly the right time. Wade McClusky was that man and this is his story.

©2019 David Rigby (P)2019 Tantor Air Forces Americas Armed Forces Military Military & War World War II War Aviation US Air Force Naval Warfare Imperial Japan
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Apart from making one correct decision at midway I didn't consider the subject's biography of very much worth. The author clearly loves the guy to bits but I became bored by the constant retelling of the decision to turn left instead of right.

Too much repetition.

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