![]() Navy gained a strategic initiative that it maintained for the rest of the War. King Professor of Maritime History at the Naval War College as well as Professor Emeritus of History at the U.S. Historians talked about the turning point in the Pacific theater during World War II. At the battle of Midway the Japanese lost four of the largest aircraft carriers with their crews and aircraft. ![]() “Pacific War Turning Point: Midway or Guadalcanal?” was part of The Bernard and Irene Schwartz Distinguished Speakers Series WWII & NYC of the The New York Historical Society. After each author made his presentation, they held a discussion and responded to questions from members of the audience. A video clip from “Victory at Sea” was played without sound. Craig Symonds argued the Battle of Midway was the decisive engagement that shifted momentum in the Allies favor, while Richard Frank asserted that the Guadalcanal campaign thwarted future Axis plans and resulted in a permanent blow to the Japanese war machine. T20:01:22-04:00 Historians talked about the turning point in the Pacific theater during World War II. ![]()
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