Battle of Midway Tactical Overview - World War II | History

[@Taylordude-Productions]

My Father was a Tail Gunner on SBD Dauntless Dive Bombers. He was on the Enterprise during this battle, his stories and photos are something I will treasure for ever. He passed away last year at 95, last guy alive in his squad..

[@30AndHatingIt]

You should make a page for him online and upload his pictures, tell his story. Military history nuts love learning about stuff like that.

[@Kenlks77]

Was his name Snowden?

[@mrgone658]

@@30AndHatingIt ...Agreed, get it out there!

[@benniec0739]

The only cool thing in my family is my great grandfather was in the battle of the bulge and he survived it but he died in 1998

[@soop8665]

Bennie Cox my family hasn’t done much, my grandfather was too young for ww2 but too old for vietnam

[@grandmaesterpt4860]

So can we get more of this? This is the type of content that got me watching the History channel back in the day. Very informative and very well put together.

[@j.d.1856]

I'm happy the history channel is deciding to actually talk about history

[@RaveApe]

Larry B lol that or American Pickers, I swear to god they play that show on a constant loop.

[@icns01]

@Larry B Larry B, u r a grade A clown!(compliment) Thanks for the chuckle...u really had me cracking up w that one! Lol..

[@tachikaze222]

The writing on this is horrid, actuallly, with “cliangers” every few seconds. E.g. saying the Japanese plane radioing results of the strike back to Nagumo was “breaking radio silence”

[@cjcolehour2778]

I know, I miss the old history channel.

[@JGtamales]

Fun fact, a man named Jack Taylor was a fighter pilot stationed aboard the USS Enterprise during these engagements. That man then went on to be the founder of Enterprise rent-a-car, which he named after his ship

[@timg2088]

How cool! As much as I've read about this particular battle, I've never heard that before! Thanks!

[@lost5510]

Awesome, but it's not fun, it's just a fact

[@WINDOWS94198]

@@lost5510 You must be his greatest grand son

[@mychevysparkevdidntcatchfi1489]

That's why I love Star Trek.

[@yeltsin6817]

I did not know that. That is a cool story.

[@adrianalvarez7321]

Finally some history on the History Channel.

[@Ufologist22]

Yeah not aliens or crazy mountain people lmao

[@idrinkbleach188]

Jordan A. What if ancient civilizations were visited by aliens???? Only time will tell on this episode of ancient aliens

[@b.thomas8926]

What... ancient aliens isn't history?

[@johanandhira5429]

RIP GRANDPA HARRISON

[@cyrilchui2811]

Yeah yeah. At least it is not about junk or prawn shop.

[@markphenry03]

Really appreciate the lack of unnecessary drama and triumphalism in the narration, the facts speak for themselves. Top marks for the graphic designers. More indeed.

[@Ciph3rzer0]

Ugh yes, exactly. They could have dragged this out to 30 minutes with drama and 60 with commercials. It's why I don't watch TV anymore.

[@thegreyghost5846]

Apart from some factual errors and failure to mention a couple critical things it was really well made

[@Chino56751]

It was a glorious victory for us

[@gregoropesa5028]

Zach Jones What did they miss?

[@karseltang8624]

@@thegreyghost5846 the fated 5 minutes?

[@interman7715]

Thank you brave Americans, Australia will never ever forget your sacrifices.

[@phantomwriter2629]

You Australians weren't so bad yourself either. Thanks for backing us up out there.

[@iminbreadbutfrench8625]

Don't forget us filipinos😢

[@iminbreadbutfrench8625]

True we really suffer from the japanese occupation more than 1 million people died on that time

[@Crabbe__]

Thank u brave Americans from Canada we will never forget your sacrifice

[@josephackrill3440]

Should we not thank every nation who fought on the right side in the fight against tyranny and oppression regardless of where they fought or how much they sacrificed?

[@georgemartin1436]

This guy has the greatest narration voice, right?

[@guiltygearcore]

george martin yeah so clear.

[@jeppelarsen5257]

george martin except for David Attenborough

[@randomuser5443]

I love the voice

[@woelke]

its like audible chocolate..

[@chefmanou]

hahahahaha

[@StephenJames2027]

This guy needs to narrate more!

[@01Bouwhuis]

He should have a moustache ....

[@frankm3214]

No, sideburns and a jacket with leather elbow patches.

[@949surferdude]

and smoking a pipe

[@vintainatongo996]

Stephen James ii

[@vintainatongo996]

01Bouwhuis Should i

[@TexasPlinking]

Wow, Steve Jobs knows a lot about WWII history.

[@Egonsraad]

This made my day

[@bluethunder7391]

He used wikipedia on his iPad to make this doc.

[@SquishyFishy12]

omg i actually laughed out loud to this XD

[@nikolai7513]

that is a fact

[@marksayosmejia7251]

OMFG.

[@joshuaind8845]

History channel should continue series about history instead of aliens

[@zroxmolejon6278]

hahahahha

[@michaelrojas8658]

I tried watching that alien bs when it came out and quickly gave up

[@anti-Russia-sigma]

JoshuaIND .Agreed.

[@therundown5208]

Aliens was a big part of our history they gave us all the religions on the face of this Earth the influence of man's technology

[@indianajonze]

why can't we have both?

[@dmcjewagner]

Loved this. So much covered in 15 min. Keep them coming.

[@fartgander5851]

Actually 15 minutes and 5 Seconds to be exact

[@dogsidog0074]

I've been on the USS Midway and even stayed the night on the USS Hornet. Never thought about the history of those ships much. Was a shame that I took it so lightly and did not offer the carriers the respect they deserved

[@ProwlXV]

The Hornet in this battle was sunk a few months later unfortunately.

[@mrlemflem]

ive been on the midway, infact i live a few miles from it. it was sooooo cool and always wanted to go again

[@dogsidog0074]

@@mrlemflem Didn't they stop visits because the stairs were collapsing or something? Or did they fix it already

[@mrlemflem]

@@dogsidog0074 i dont know but they fixed it atleast a few months ago because i went in august and 2 years before that i went and it was fine i think it was just they stopped visits because the pandemic

[@YukariAkiyama]

Haven’t been on the Midway since I was a small kid. I need to go back and maybe stay overnight on it.

[@uncletaylorify]

They failed to mention that the Yorktown fire crew was able to not only put out the fire from the first attack but got the boiler up and running again. So when the second attack came in the Japanese saw the Yorktown wasn't burning and so thought it was another unattacked carrier and attacked it again instead of the Hornet or Enterprise.

[@donnash5813]

Wasn't the Yorktown the one the Japanese thought they sunk in an earlier battle too.

[@jrptha4thEN]

@@donnash5813 yup

[@donnash5813]

@@jrptha4thEN - I read the other day it also picked up the space capsule from the Apollo 8 mission after it was the first to go around the moon. Quite a history for that ship.

[@samnobody8926]

@@donnash5813 that was a different Yorktown. the one at midway was sunk

[@donnash5813]

@@samnobody8926 OK thanks. Didn't know they reused names.

[@cdr861532]

The boys that fought in the Pacific are often overlooked since Hitler is viewed as the evilest man of all time. However, I believe that the Marines and Navy had it much tougher fighting against the Japanese. Plus they were constantly assaulting defensive positions on islands. Much respect to all that fought. My great grandpa was a Navy Seabee in the Pacific!

[@daechang3955]

In reality crossing oceans and landing on foreign land is a lot harder than just invading by land so yea I'd agree, plus all the island hopping. I'd say both suffered equally cuz on one side you have young men landing on beaches getting mowed down by machine guns as they landed and the terrible ocean conditions which is what happened at dday which is why there weren't many tanks at the battle because they'd sink before they even make it. Then you have the Russians or soviets who didn't have to cross an ocean but did have to take the bulk of the German forces. Both are hard things most countries would fail to do.

[@empresstwilight7369]

Yamamoto: oh no, oh no, oh no! U.S. submarine: *emerges from water* Oh yeaaah!

[@Tikii_9]

Empress Twilight l imagined it in the kool-laid man voice😂😂😂💀😭😭

[@raymondmoomaw5423]

LMFAO!

[@jojomola7423]

My favourite sub, the Nautilus. Oh yeah, oh yeah!!!

[@timbuktu8069]

Captained by Nemo?

[@kbanghart]

Unfortunately for Yamamoto, he was stuck with some very mediocre officers.

[@Wyldren]

Hey history channel. Do more of this.

[@andypetrovich2155]

They can't do that. We won't be prepared when ancient astronauts return.

[@hangfried9429]

Everyone has a plan until a guy punches you in the face,... ...Mike Tyson

[@SonomaBear]

My father was a Marine pilot of a SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber stationed at Midway and part of the initial attack on the Japanese. Only half the squad had maps. Only half the squad, including my father, survived. He went on to serve at Guadalcanal and the Liberation of the Philippines.

[@Hi-mx6si]

dang, Guadalcanal was a major loss

[@erikhertzer8434]

The unsung hero of the Battle of Midway was code breaker Joseph Roquefort

[@arcticgrayling105]

Erik Hertzer ....Rochefort.

[@erikhertzer8434]

Arctic Grayling : thank you...I guess I spelled him a bit too French, lol...

[@arcticgrayling105]

Erik Hertzer ...Your spelling was insufficiently French.

[@erikhertzer8434]

Arctic Grayling ...oui...

[@hunterkiller4578]

@Rasputin Ra ra Rasputin lover of Russia queen

[@VonniXfiles]

dude's got a dope voice

[@suckmysilencer747]

His balls must of dropped before he was even born, it's the only explanation.

[@vector6977]

The best scotch and a real Cuban cigar every so often makes that voice.

[@lsd-rickb-1728]

Agreed

[@winstonthebelligerent7288]

Dope? Stop being a wigger.

[@ransom182]

vonnivf yeah makes my prostate ache

[@saintpsu]

Anyone come here after seeing Midway (2019) trailer?

[@thebighurt2495]

It was on the Up Next slot. They know me too well.

[@dawsonindustries]

Im ready

[@84MadHatter]

they are making another Midway?

[@dawsonindustries]

@@84MadHatter a new movie

[@dawsonindustries]

@@84MadHatter nov 8th in theaters

[@jeffkyler5660]

The single most astonishing thing is that this happened AFTER the Allies had decided that the European theater would be the first one they would focus on to the point of victory. Ships were being built in vast quantities for the Pacific (the Essex class of fleet carriers and a vast number of light and escort carriers) but men and supplies were first prioritized for Europe. So the American fleet at Midway kind of beat the Japanese fleet with one hand tied behind it's back.

[@kesler9759]

More of 1.5 hands distracted

[@90AlmostFamous]

Yea but Japanese were like blinded by high beam light

[@f430ferrari5]

James Viles yes indeed. The US fleet at Midway did have one hand tied behind its back but the irony is that so did the IJN by their own stupidity.

[@jameshannagan4256]

The US was not going to give them their big battle they wanted until they could win it they learned the lesson taught by the Russian fiasco.

[@jameshannagan4256]

@@f430ferrari5 I would say arrogance.

[@YeagerBomb-ww3bn]

Biggest thing that the Japaneses lost at Midway was their best naval pilots. Those were something they couldn't replace.

[@Imbeachedwhale]

This is a myth. Only Hiryu lost more than 50% of her aircrew to all causes (72 KIA). Kaga lost 21 airmen, Soryu ten, and Akagi a mere seven. The worst losses were the mechanics and aircraft technicians, 40% of all embarked (721). As unlike America Japan had fairly few men with innate mechanical knowledge from, say, working on the tractor on your farm, this was a disaster. Read Shattered Sword. It is amazing how much myth surrounds the battle.

[@YeagerBomb-ww3bn]

I'm beachedwhale1945 well done

[@OkamiiSenpai]

I dont think so, its more their carriers which they didnt have the industrial power to replace

[@geomodelrailroader]

we lost more at Midway they blew up our base, cratered our runways, killed our pilots, and sank Yorktown and Hammond but it was the US who won Midway and retook control of the Pacific.

[@michealcormier2555]

Also, my understanding is that the Alaska strike was not intended as a diversion as they say here, but was actually a whole separate operation forced on Yamamoto by Naval GHQ as a compromise for being able to carry out the Midway campaign. So was it the same with the Coral Sea campaign as well. That's one of the reasons the Japanese went in with fewer carriers than they would usually engage with.

[@kevinkong6653]

The balls & guts these guys had back then is something I'll always admire

[@wilsonerazo9789]

Totally right... those guys were mad brave... the guys now afraid to die.

[@timhaley3459]

You talk about courage that some have in waging a battle, and here is one to remember. It is about an Israelite man named Gideon who lead 300 men into battle against 135,000 opposing Midianite soldiers or 450 to 1. But because Gideon had someone special on his side, he won the battle.(Note: Gideon started out with 32,000 men, but when asked if any man was afraid and trembling, he could return to his home, 22,000 left, Judges 7:3 in the Bible) At Judges 6, due to the Israelites doing what was bad in God's eyes, he gave them over to the Midianites for seven years, so that the Israelites called on God to save them from Midian's oppressive hand. The Midianites "would camp against them and ruin the produce of the land all the way to Gazʹa, and they left nothing for Israel to eat and no sheep or bull or donkey. For they would come up with their livestock and tents as numerous as the locusts, and they and their camels could not be numbered, and they would come into the land to destroy it. So Israel became greatly impoverished on account of Midʹi·an."(Judges 6:4-6) As a result of the Israelites humbling themselves before God, he sent an angel to Gideon to have him lead a small army of men against the Midianites, whereby Gideon was reticent in accepting, wondering "why has all this come upon us ?.....How can I save Israel ? Look ! My clan is the least in Ma·nasʹseh, and I am the most insignificant in my father’s house", in which the account said: "Jehovah faced him and said: “Go with the strength you have, and you will save Israel out of Midʹi·an’s hand. Is it not I who send you ?.......Because I will be with you, you will strike down Midʹi·an as if they were one man.”(Judges 6:14-16; Note: Jehovah is God's personal name, though here an angel spoke as a representative of Jehovah) The odds of 450 to 1 would normally be overwhelming, but with Jehovah's backing, this is what happened: the 300 men surrounded the Midianite camp at night in three bands of 100 men, with each one having a torch hidden inside a large empty jars and horns.(Judges 7:16) Then upon Gideon's command, they all broke their large jars and blew their horns, exposing their torches and shouting, "The sword of Jehovah and of Gideon" in which the Midianites thought that each torch was an army within itself, so that "all the while each man stood in his place all around the camp, and the whole army ran away, shouting as they fled. The 300 continued to blow the horns, and Jehovah turned the sword of each one against the other throughout the camp; and the army fled as far as Beth-shitʹtah, on to Zerʹe·rah, as far as the outskirts of Aʹbel-me·hoʹlah by Tabʹbath", that caused 120,000 soldiers deaths, leaving 15,000 that fled to their campsite of Karkor, east of the Jordan river.(Judges 7:21, 22) The remaining 15,000 were again hit with a surprise attack by Gideon, wiping them out at Karkor.(Judges 8:10-12) Now this took courage and faith in Jehovah God to back them up. Throughout history, people such as Abraham, Noah, David, placed their trust in Jehovah God. So, should we not do the same, who will do this in the near future: "Come and witness the activities of Jehovah, how he has done astonishing things on the earth. He is bringing an end to wars throughout the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the military wagons with fire."(Ps 46:8, 9)

[@jeremydyar7566]

@@wilsonerazo9789 Tell that to those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan

[@keyabrade1861]

@jeyton That's not a sign of some kind of cowardliness, just a sign of them being stupid.

[@doraemon61377]

You still can be brave now or even braver. No point romanticising the past.

[@Wil_Dasovich]

Most exciting comeback battle in American history. Montemayor (youtube channel) does this battle justice and its 10x more entertaining when u get the nitty gritty details. USA basically came back in the bottom of the 9th inning with 2 outs down by 4 runs.

[@AkoSiFrance]

Wil!!!!! ❤❤❤

[@zombygunslinger]

Agreed, that breakdown is so good. I think anyone making a TV doc about the battle, or any battle, to see how Montemayor focused on the actual numbers and timelines. Information is more important than flashy production.

[@vincehilaire720]

This is the clearest and best description of the Battle of Midway that I have ever seen.

[@FatGouf]

Guess ya haven't seen the Battlefield series..

[@pebo8306]

To bad,half of the content is rubbish! Read "Shattered Sword"!!!!!

[@DronesintheWild]

@@pebo8306 Agreed. A lot of this seems top be from old outdated sources. Modern research in books like First Team and Shattered Sword has altered what we know about the timeline and flow of the battle a great deal.

[@pebo8306]

@@DronesintheWild Thank you for the hint on "First Team",did not know that one,but ordered it immediately!(Part 1+2)

[@DronesintheWild]

@@pebo8306 You're welcome. John Lundstrom, author of "First Team" is probably the most important source for "Shattered Sword". He also wrote another good one, "Black Shoe Carrier Admiral" about Fletcher at Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal. I highly recommend it.

[@guillermofernandez7954]

The Japanese wouldn't of been suprised by the US if they had used Nord VPN.

[@DynamiteMustDie]

And the US wouldn't have lost uss yorktown if they had subscribed to skillshare

[@kadogo7712]

😆

[@mychevysparkevdidntcatchfi1489]

Not really. Standard encryption is already broken by US gov't. That's why it's allowed.

[@Hi-sr1bl]

Archipel Brouwerij NV none of this could happen if Japan used Honey

[@eSirPlayGround]

Nice try!

[@jonathanserrano1471]

This man needs to narrate a whole documentary on naval battles in the Pacific!

[@DJBuckCallYo]

Well produced, clear cut, and easy to understand. I'm happy to see History "Channel" posting real historical content online, this is great, and I look forward to more!

[@TStadiumhopper]

Who came here after watching the movie to clarify the battle tactics?

[@domasdamalakas6534]

ThaiGooner94 im so shocked after the movie

[@Nomakoshi]

ThaiGooner94 I’ve taken it upon myself to figure the facts out first and see the accuracy in the movie lol

[@canaanclb]

@@Nomakoshi It's surprisingly very accurate.

[@Nomakoshi]

Canaan B Is it now? I’m even more hyped to see it

[@canaanclb]

@@Nomakoshi Pros: It's pretty historically accurate. There are no fictional characters that I know of. Cons: The acting is a bit hokey, and the CGI is a mess. Overall I'd say it's worth it. I just wish it would have been longer.

[@Artifactsofmars]

McClusky was not acting on instinct alone. He spotted the destroyer Arashi which had chased a submarine earlier and was trying to catch up to the fleet. McClusky put his planes on the same course as the Arashi and followed it to the Japanese fleet.

[@lucasdelfino5358]

Artifactsofmars precisely!

[@timg2088]

It's a detail often overlooked. Mcclusky was one of the heroes of Midway.

[@MetSpace04]

This was great! Why don't you do longer videos more often?

[@stevemc01]

Random facts I learned from other sources: McClusky didn't rely on instinct alone to find the Japanese carriers. Remember that submarine, USS Nautilus? The Japanese had sent one of their destroyers, the IJN Arashi, to hunt down and sink her. After some time, Arashi gave up the chase, but far above, McClusky had the suspicion the course Arashi was setting was towards the carriers (it was). During the rearming of planes on the Akagi, the Japanese munitions handlers were careless enough to leave all the bombs on deck, out in the open, no cover, yeah I think you get the point. This would contribute to serious damage to the Akagi as bombs from the attacking squadrons would strike said munitions. [EDIT: Ok apparently, this was a time-saving procedure that happened to have cost the Japanese dearly here.] USS Yorktown, under tow from the USS Hammann, a Sims-class destroyer, was torpedoed by the submarine IJN I-168. The torpedo runs sank the Hammann and crippled Yorktown. Yorktown sank the next day. And I believe one @Jesus Garcia had mentioned the connection between USS Enterprise and Enterprise Rent-a car.

[@bjorkstrand7773]

@Phagnabot gamer u got it steve. the announcer blew it big time. + no mention about Mr best. it's shameful. he bombed 2 of them.

[@chrsshears4528]

Standard procedure was that the bombs were all on deck during rearming and refueling ….While the planes are returning from a mission…bombs were coming up from the bottom of the ship…so they could get the planes armed /fueled and out..being on a aircraft carriers during Vietnam…I was a plane captain and I would sleep right between to 1000 pound bombs behind the island ..waiting for my plane to return. Get in plane check it out..fuel it armed it. Away they go….BUT…ww2 may have been different..Vietnam had very few planes and ships…

[@stevemc01]

@@chrsshears4528 Ok I edited that section a bit… thanks for the info.

[@exactinmidget92]

good to see you guys still remember what "History" in the History Channel means.

[@timothylecroix6714]

Sorry, did someone say Ancient Aliens?

[@MoptopGames]

Apparently the only history you can get from the history channel is on their KZbin channel 😢

[@laloflores6428]

I love the details on the editing and also the great explanation of everything that happened that day! Love when history comes to life!

[@brad7904]

This was fantastic, please do more!

[@joetanaka6446]

Robert M. Weeks, my stepdad, was in this battle. Greatest man I have ever known. Cool and quiet, this country boy, growing up hunting birds in the Central Valley of California, is the most underrated bomber pilot in WWII. And he likes it like that. He went out to the Pacific theater twice, first from the get go. Bob was eventually recoginized for his service becoming Lt. Commander in the US Navy. He never talked about it. Had to always learn from my mom or his friends.

[@johndavis7078]

I always think of this battle as the event that turned the Japanese flag from a rising sun to a setting sun.

[@anthonystejan8492]

Nah that's Guadalcanal

[@rainynight8385]

@@anthonystejan8492 Midway, Guadacanal and Leyte.

[@anthonystejan8492]

@@rainynight8385 Guadalcanal was the turning point for the empire, they lost a lot of personnel, warships, and aircraft... Along with the crucial base at Rabaul later on at Cartwheel. Leyte was the deciding action for the IJN and the real end of the Empire of Japan’s resources. Midway just depleted their carrier fleet and helped the US morale, not that important of a battle as Guadalcanal and Leyte...

[@BroccoliRocks]

I recently rewatched both Midway movies. This documentary helped me keep what was going on straight.

[@lanesteele240]

Im glad i grew up in a time that it was ok to be proud of your grandfather’s victories. I miss those days

[@ChildOfTheLie96]

How is it not ok now? Oversensitive right winger

[@whitemagus2000]

I think you answered your question yourself, oversensitive, perpetually offended cry bully.

[@kennethkunz2449]

This was very well done. I looked after a lot of WWII combat vets and Seabees during my medical training at the Tucson VAMC back in the nineteen nineties. They were really good men. I also had a lot of friends in high school and university who were Japanese, and they were really good men too. In terms of our collective history, it was heartbreaking that we would have went so furiously at each other - and killed each other so avidly and so indiscriminately. These battles are of historical and tactical interest, but I hope it never happens again.

[@ZachPowers1996]

That's a pretty good K/D ratio.

[@lespaulguitarist92]

only because they had the UAV killstreak going on.

[@dereenaldoambun9158]

@@lespaulguitarist92 Lol

[@HeliumHelios]

@Over Opinionated Bogan XD funny tho

[@HeliumHelios]

@Over Opinionated Bogan Yeah true... Theses are stories of valor and tactics. But Just because he makes a joke that I find funny doesn't at all take away any meaning out of this story. Yes people died for a 'good' cause And people dying isn't funny but still.

[@thanos2170]

Zach Powers They where spawn camping

[@colebennett620]

10:50 McClusky conducted a box search, finding a destroyer that led the planes back to the fleet.

[@lyhthegreat]

the man is crazy..did he even have enough fuel to land after his bombing raids?

[@ph89787]

lyhthegreat Considering VB-6 participated in the second attack, then yes.

[@kinggluestick9596]

pretty sure the destroyer was behind to deal with the sub, so technically that submarine may have helped change the tide of midway. IMO

[@brandonferretti9907]

McClusky was following his instinct? No he was following a destroyer that attacked the sub nautalus. It was returning to the Japanese fleet at flank spee. Basically a destroyer sized arrow!

[@Jacob-df5hr]

He had to decide to turn north and keep looking before he found the breadcrumbs

[@Rzo139]

@@Jacob-df5hr He did have to follow his instinct because he didn't know if they would have enough fuel to reach the possible Japanese fleet or if they would run out before they even got there or returning. Also, add to it that the destroyer could've been part of a smaller fleet meant to lure the fighters and bombers away from the actually Japanese fleet.

[@jamespriddy8275]

If McClusky had not followed his gut, he would not have discovered the Arashi.

[@mandoreforger6999]

Despite a resounding victory, the inability of US pilots to effectively intercept and destroy the incoming attacks on Yorktown was a major lesson learned. Japanese fighter pilots held the upper hand up to then, but after that US pilots began to develop specialized tactics that focused on the strengths if their heavier, more powerful aircraft. They stopped engaging in low speed turning dogfights and used high energy maneuvering tactics that their heavier and more powerful planes could survive and exploit. From then on US fighter pilots beat up on the fragile zeros whose wings literally tore off when they tried to follow the same high energy diving maneuvers.

[@deingy1]

Later tactics kept most attacking planes from getting to our carriers. Many CVLs mostly provided CAP and ASW support.

[@kelvinw.1384]

Us planes had a higher ceiling but also learned Japanese zeros were light armored and did not have self sealing gas tanks. The battle of midway was also the first time the thatch maneuver was used. In which us fighters would cross cross each other

[@DWlsh43]

They forgot to mention that when they attacked the aircraft carriers one of the pilot leaders invented a way to actually go toe to toe with the japanese dogfighters usinging Thach weave tactic where when one plane was being chased they would start flying like an S and their buddy would also weave in the opposite way and kill the japanese chasing them. Previous to this the Americans would lose every dogfight to them

[@Armis71]

@@kelvinw.1384 Thach Weave

[@ns7353]

And then they had to go back and refuel. Which took about 30 seconds

[@Ayoluisvillegas1998]

This was intense !

[@superiorsoldier8328]

I swear the Radio Silence part at 4:10helped me get an A for my exam as I argued how the Japanese lacked in tactical knowledge.

[@TheAdvertisement]

2:05 Wow, the red filter an cone technique looked like a good plan!

[@hyrumnephi]

I wish I had this guy's voice

[@SRunni_]

the coolest servicemen on the planet!!! brings tears to my eyes!! Thank you veterans!

[@efraim3364]

McClusky followed a DD that was tailing behind, it was looking for that submarine but coudnt find it

[@shoukatsukai]

_Nautilus_ unexpectedly turned that battle without doing damage. _Arashi_ chased _Nautilus_ without success but then McCluskey found the destroyer literally pointing to the main fleet. Absolutely insane battle fortune.

[@rolandosantaana8200]

Yes!! I was about to say that!!!

[@Filtertuetchen]

Regarding battle fortune, there is another point not mentioned in the video: The japanese plane which spotted the Yorktown had a delay of 30 minutes due to technical problems. If the Japanese would have discovered the American fleet half an hour earlier, Nagumo could possibly have started an attack strike in time.

[@kmvoss]

More of this please, History Channel.

[@rengarcia5189]

9:31 Devastators were not dive bombers, they were slow, underpowered torpedo planes. The Devastator was soon replaced in service by the Grumman Avenger.

[@idk90a1]

yea

[@steveaustin4013]

Thank you. Amazing that this error is made

[@0755575]

McClusky followed a Japanese destroyer that had stayed behind to depth charge the USS Nautilus and was rejoining the Japanese fleet. It was torpedo bombers and not dive bomber that were wiped out, which had brought the Japanese fighter protecting their carriers down to sea level and left the vulnerable to the American dive bombers.

[@cgaccount3669]

Wow. A real documentary about actual history from the folks that bring us the awful "History" tv station. I kept waiting for them to say Aliens were involved. But they didn't!

[@a.morphous66]

That’s a bit harsh, but I agree.

[@bananian]

Actually at the time, some Japanese sailors witness a shadow that looked like the infamous Ogopogo. Coincidence?

[@angrybird7324]

Next on History, the battle of oak island :P

[@canuck_gamer3359]

It's a bloody shame that the "History" channel has become so poor. I went from encouraging my boys to watch it when they were young, to telling them to avoid it. "Ancient Aliens"??? "Hunting Hitler"??? Need I go on?

[@Aaron-wq3jz]

@@canuck_gamer3359 let's not forget American Pickers

[@voicegirl555]

It happen 78 years ago today. In memory of all soldiers and civilians who died during the 4 days. We can never thank you enough. God Bless You All.

[@debarmstrong9825]

I love watching real film coverage from these battles. Wish History channel would show more, as I suspect there are many that have never been screened.

[@Artimoi18]

More of these videos ! Amazing production values and wonderful presentation, can we get a video on the fall of France or Kursk ?

[@mkomko2589]

The actual footage from midway was cool. But Montemayor's KZbin channel just put out part one which is told from the Japanese perspective. It really goes further into detail than this video and how close the battle actually was.

[@toaderspanache8571]

thats the best video explanation of the battle, not this pathetic history channel story for drug abusing kids

[@brianmatthews6048]

Toader Spanache I Agree this is pitiful compared to the other guys and he is just covering it as the Japanese imagine if he explained it from an overall stand point.

[@johnnydkota5709]

@@toaderspanache8571 Drug abusing kids Huh

[@ringofasho7721]

Montemayor is awesome! I just wish he had more videos. Bazbattles is a youtube channel every bit as good as Montemayor, for all you fellow military history buffs.

[@greathornedowl3917]

Agreed, the Montemayors youtube channel gave good details, minute by minute, then view Jonathan Parshall's lectures - backstory: difficult to imagine Spring 42 after Pear Harbor, how bleak it looked, 6 months after Pearl we had Doolittle Raid, then Layte Gulf - a draw, then Midway, and the US was just ramping up production by '44 we had 10-1 advantage.

[@theofficialbarackobamayout4129]

The History Channel was a good place to watch history and get some good information before they thought swamp monsters were history.

[@GrimReefer1983]

So was Discovery channel, before they turned into a reality show channel.

[@Strontium9T]

The Douglass Devastator wasn't a dive bomber. It was a torpedo bomber.

[@markwheeler202]

Yup. The video was going well until 9:20. smh

[@timg2088]

It was dual purpose. It could aslo carry bombs as well. It would normally carry either a single 1,000 lb, or two 500 lb bombs. However it could also carry a dozen 100 lb bombs.

[@tacron22CO]

Another mis-statement was that it was the end of all Japanese offensive operations. Despite this setback they actually tried to regain their momentum by opening a new theater of operations in the Solomon Islands.

[@TheNoonish]

Yeah, and that's a key point: The Devastator was utterly ineffective due to a combination of poorly designed torpedoes and ineffective tactics used by torpedo bombers (ie, trying to drop them parallel to the water instead of letting the torpedoes enter at a slight down angle).

[@TheGearhead222]

@@TheNoonish It was also very slow, with very little defensive armament and very poor radio technology for the time. It was the Navy's first carrier monoplane torpedo bomber!-John Doey Waldron (Desert Storm/Shield USN)

[@famisoul]

I’m here for the sypnosis of the movie. Thank u.

[@tylerkeller8869]

I've always found it quite remarkable that at the turn of the 20th century we were still flightless. Yet, within less than 45yrs were designing and building fighter planes, capable of serious speed and devastating attacks in mid-air. As well as high altitude bombers which were virtual flying buildings. Remarkable.

[@permaculturedandfree2448]

Microwaves shocked my great grand mother

[@stevek8829]

How about less than twenty years--WWI.

[@combativeThinker]

We went from horse-drawn carriages to landing men on the moon in 100 years. Absolutely insane.

[@radrook4481]

Weird that mankind barely moved ahead during all those thousand of years and then suddenly it was as if an explosion of advancements occurred.

[@restitutororbis964]

@@radrook4481 Technology advances exponentially and we still havent hit our peak.

[@ChineseContructionDozer]

The greatest 15 minutes of battle of midway

[@winterchill3013]

I love the narrator's voice and on how he presented the documentary. Great job sir!

[@coletrain5667]

In Midway America be like "Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru"

[@Railgun_12]

Coletrain Nani!?

[@ConFall]

Coletrain America be like : git rekt nubs

[@jeannie2806]

Rekt by US

[@timogord]

Japanese be like "NANI"

[@rikzalmuhammad1731]

Coletrain what is that mean?

[@zzodr]

3:15 "Keeping his carriers well out of striking distance of the IJN" That's a little bit difficult since the aircraft of the Kido Butai had a much longer range.

[@tbwpiper189]

And for good measure, Admiral Yamamoto bit the dust when a P38 served up some lead.

[@johnhaney7039]

What a voice on that guy!

[@JerryLiuYT]

is the host Steve Job's cousin?

[@soarinskies1105]

Jerry Liu 😂😂

[@BlackStar-oh9lp]

Steve Jobs/ George Clooney hybrid

[@MattC-jg1yb]

It's Steve Martin

[@orgami100]

All the graphics was done on iPad Pro..

[@stephengundrum3282]

lol, real life chuckle!!

[@thesloth5662]

I love WW2 documentaries, but very few ever give any attention to the work that gets done in windowless rooms by men of science. I love that this documentary included the work of the code breakers and emphasized how the battle itself was decided by their work...as well as the American lives saved in the process.

[@bogustoast22none25]

You didn't touch o. The subject of how the Yorktown was so quickly repaired the first time, the Japanese thought it was another aircraft.

[@OrbitFallenAngel]

It's why the Yorktown was nicknamed, "The Grey Ghost" because they thought it couldn't plausibly be the Yorktown...but indeed it was!

[@dragoxphere3341]

@@OrbitFallenAngel Enterprise was nicknamed the Grey Ghost. Japan thought they sunk her three times but once again, American damage control too OP Yorktown was thought to be a different carrier at the time, so they hit her twice. Since she sunk at Midway, she didn't get any nicknames from the Japanese

[@NicholasWingComposer]

An excellent and concise history of the Battle of Midway.

[@joenavy3136]

Saw the Movie the first time when I was a kid in the late 70s. Was a big influence on me coming from a large family of combat veterans. Studied the Battle at Midway as I got older. Joined U S Navy in 87. Ret. 07 CPO. SEA DOG FOR LIFE.

[@johnshields6852]

I'm beyond grateful for their service and sacrifice for my freedoms as an American, I grew up knowing full well men died for my freedom. 🇺🇸🙏

[@theluckyegg3613]

Admiral Chester Nimitz did a good job! Without him and his servicemen/women the world would look different. He deserves to be remembered in every country in Asia and especially in Australia and New Zealand.

[@ItsJustJimOkay]

If they did a series with this guy just doing an analysis of different battles throughout History, I would PAY.

[@ernestoesparza296]

The movie "Midway" is a classic also with Charlton Heston, Glenn Ford hands down!!

[@davidforbes4392]

Yes, despite some dramatic license and fictional characters, that movie depicts the main facts of the battle quite well. I especially liked how they depicted Admiral Nagumo's dilemma and the command decisions forced upon Admiral Spruance, who was not a career aircraft carrier commander.

[@kbanghart]

@@davidforbes4392 I think Yamamoto and the other more competent Japanese commanders must have been disappointed in Nagumo. He made lots of lackluster mistakes.

[@airforceveteran71]

1942 was a turning point downward for the Axis powers...Midway, Stalingrad and at El-Alamein.

[@thatguyinelnorte]

Actually, maybe 1943...

[@balasankarajith2923]

@@thatguyinelnorte rreeee

[@smiIingman]

I could listen to this guy all day.

[@Jagnole101]

The two most important battles in WW2, in terms of turning points, were Stalingrad and Midway. They turned what could’ve been a defensive....into an offensive.

[@stevenweaver3386]

El Alamein in October/November1942 was just as important, as it ended Rommel's threat to capture the Suez Canal. The British 8th Army was in the offensive for good.

[@dennisweidner288]

@@stevenweaver3386 I would disagree with this. Given the Torch offensive, Rommel had no way of reaching Suez. And if you look t the German losses, they were a small fraction of what occurred at Stalingrad.

[@davidforbes4392]

Excellent job! Accurate history plus expert narration by a real human being. This is an unusually high-quality video. Thank you.

[@slyroad]

Now I understand the movie " Midway 2019" much better , thank you !

[@JoseRodriguez-st2qk]

Who’s here after the movie! 🍿 It was amazing!

[@heyitsmemg7494]

We owe our lives to Joe Rochefort and his dedicated team of code breakers.

[@dougball328]

Rochefort's "reward" was to be shuffled to the side back in Washington. There was a power play in the intelligence community and the Washington crowd was jealous of Rochefort and his team.

[@1abdullahjabbar]

Left it here to come back

[@Syamzaf]

Japanese navy: "noo you can't just do that we already think it out" American navy: "haha bomber plane go vwoooom"

[@averycarroll5748]

Nah bro

[@lekkerfruit2208]

cringe

[@priscillachapkylo934]

Hahaha this so funny and but we're were ear hustling on radio waves worked in our favor.

[@stevekerp1]

Probably the definitive book on the battle of Midway is "Shattered Sword" by Parshall and Tully. Another must-read for historical perspective is "Day of Deceit" by Robert Stinnett.

[@bclmax]

thats my catcher in the rye.

[@Digmen1]

Hi I have a few books on Midway, and watched the movies and many KZbin videos This was a very good short review of the whole battle Very easy to understand and good graphics

[@manjushettar5866]

how do i steal a voice from someone?

[@krass8834]

+evilstricker 619 way too savage bruh xD

[@cornfednebraskaneer]

Talk to Ursula, the Sea Witch.

[@MaxCruise73]

I wish someone would do a story on the USS Yorktown and the amazing repairs that were performed to return the ship to fighting trim after suffering damage during the Battle of the Coral Sea.

[@mr.rubicon1193]

Its arguably one of America's most critical advantages in the Pacific Theater.

[@ParxifalLDM]

why so many dislikes?? This video is incredibly well made and graphically awesome to watch. Finally a good, graphic and precise resume of the entire battle, so why all those dislikes?

[@CLAX1337]

I just watched a different video on Midway and the dude said the initial B17? heavy bombers forced the Japanese aircraft carrier to continuously make evasive maneuvers for ~45 minutes. These tight turns made on-deck operations (which he said had to be dedicated to deploying planes, spotting planes, and something else I forget) nearly impossible. He described it as tactically significant despite the fact that there were 0 hits. In this video, you describe it as tactically inconsequential. I don't know which is true (it was 0 hits after all...), but I wanted to put it out there.

[@ruedelta]

Montemayor explains it pretty well; it stopped them from launching their attack. That's tactically significant.

[@osnpksk_channel6625]

0:49 The picture of Isoroku Yamamoto is another person. I will point out this.

[@AzadAli-gu4ld]

Whose here after watching Midway?

[@lucazza3159]

Where were the aliens though?

[@trainman42dude]

they had a cloaking device.

[@blizzyyt2281]

TrainMan42 Dude midway was an inside job

[@gbtennant]

SinZ they were in the upside down silly! Smh

[@marioarias9942]

Under the water .No aliens were injured during this battle.

[@kaptenhiu5623]

Helping the Americans break Japanese code

[@veggieboyultimate]

After seeing this video, I now have a good idea how the movie is gonna be like.

[@yoshidinono8095]

Enjoyed this more than the movie...update.

[@tbscotty813]

What a superbly produced video! Incredible graphics and animation and Capt. Steiner is a magnificent narrator!

[@oplteam9712]

Good film you yanks fought hard I reckon 🇬🇧🇺🇸💪

[@OrbitFallenAngel]

You think? The US Navy is the finest on the planet. Yes I'm a little bit proud of the men who fought this battle and beat the Japanese Navy...it was still costly... But our boys fought hard and tough. *US Navy* 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@oplteam9712]

OrbitFallenAngel Sir I would say with certain the U.S. Navy is grand I appreciate that you had Britain’s back in that bloody terrific fight

[@OrbitFallenAngel]

@@oplteam9712 Hey I'm a girl, but yes the US Navy and the British Navy were both very good during WW2. We beat the Axis powers and saved the world!! 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧 Heck, you guys were fighting long before we even entered WW2. My Grandpa served in the US Army and was in the European Theater...in General Patton's 3rd Army. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Our counties may be different but during WW2 we worked great together!! 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@neogenesis0038]

You Limey's didn't do too poorly either ;)

[@combativeThinker]

When I hear the word "determination," I think of the British.