The Battle Of Midway: The Nine Principles Of War

The Battle of Midway was and is the most overlooked battle during WWII. This paper is going to explain how the nine principles of war were used during the victory at the Battle of Midway based on the experiences of the American Navy. The Battle of Midway happened only 6 short months after the bombing of Peal Harbor had taken place, however this was not considered at the time a counterstrike against the Japanese. This would take place at a much later date, August 6, 1945, to be exact. The bombing of Pearl Harbor would be avenged by the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But this is not a paper telling of those major battles; this is paper is to describe the bravery and the pure intelligence the American Navy used in winning one of the most influential

The Japanese Imperial Navy had managed to eliminate most of the obstacles in the Pacific Ocean. Tensions were becoming high in the Pacific and the only thing that stood between the Japanese Imperial Navy and the coast of the United States was the American Navy. Luckily the American Navy had a little help to decode the Japanese naval codes, which helped in the upsetting victory at the Battle of Midway. The goals were clear and precise in that the American forces were badly outnumbered and they had suffered major losses at Pearl Harbor. Although the mission was carried out completely at sea, there had been some major advantages on our side to help carry us into victory. But before we get to how the battle was won we need to discuss the thought process that was taken to ensure that victory was inevitable. The commander of the American Pacific Naval Fleet was Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. He (Admiral Nimitz) rose to become one of only four Admirals to ever reach the five star Fleet Admiral rank so we can bet that with this mans credentials and background history there is more going on in his head than we will ever know about. He was not promoted to this high of a ranking until after the bombing at Pearl

This is where Admiral Chester Nimitz really showed his intelligence and his character while being in charge. He seemed to have kept his cool during the entire operation/battle. And although he himself was not actually at the battle his bravery and sense of urgency was as though he was seeing the battle first hand when giving his orders to his men. The Admiral is one of only four other people in military history to ever make the rank of a five star admiral. His credentials alone consider him one of the most famous and influential people ever in the American Military