Ep 35: Brendan Simms and Steven McGregor on the Battle of Midway

Brendan Simms, Professor at the University of Cambridge, and his co-author, Steven McGregor, a U.S. Army vet, join the show to talk about their new book, The Silver Waterfall: How America Won the War in the Pacific at Midway.
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Times 

• 02:12 Introduction
• 02:30 Why Write About Midway?
• 05:54 Strategic Situation In The Pacific 
• 08:26 Who Is Chester Nimitz? 
• 11:02 Small Scale Start To The Large Scale Fight
• 14:20 Intelligence Breaches And Carrier Combat 
• 17:12 Dueling Carrier Doctrines 
• 22:09 Lt. Dusty Kleiss On The Day Of Battle
• 24:45 Hide And Seek In The Pacific Ocean
• 28:45 Finding The Kido Butai At Midway
• 30:53 To Dive Bomb Or Not
• 32:11 Never Call Me A Hero
• 33:38 A Fine Days Work 
• 36:23 Preparation + Opportunity = Luck