Hirohito - The Battle of Midway

Time: Thursday Jun 4, 1942

Place: Midway Atoll

Details: In the first six months of war, all the major engagements had been victories. Japanese advances were stopped in the summer of 1942 with the battle of Midway and the landing of the American forces on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in August.

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