Prof. Greg Jackson

Admiral Chester Nimitz would agree.

According to him, had we lacked early information of the Japanese movements and had we been caught with carrier forces dispersed, the Battle of Midway would have ended differently.

And so, for the first time in this war, Japan has lost a major battle in the Pacific.

A loss that will turn their strategy from one of aggressive offense to a holding pattern, desperate to stave off the Pacific fleet of the very much awakened giant that is the United States.

Yes, the tide is turning in the Pacific.

But the fight ahead is an ugly one.

A deadly one.

One of horrific, gruesome battles for one Pacific island after another.

Nonetheless, these tales of island hopping will have to wait for another day.

Because it's time for us to catch up with the fight on the other side of the globe.

That's right.

Next time, we're returning to the European theater.

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Episode research and written by Greg Jackson and Riley Neubauer.

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Sound design by Molly Bach.

Audio editing by Mohamed Shazay.

Theme music composed by Greg Jackson.

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