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This is a list some of the sources and resources I used to write my Battle Of Midway novel. These make good starting points for anyone doing research or wishing to learn about the battle. I have also listed the fine editor who helped turn my words into a book that I am very proud of.
BOOKSBuell, Thomas B. The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1987.
Caidin, Martin. The Ragged, Rugged Warriors. New York: Bantam Books, 1985.
Cressman, Robert J., Steve Ewing, Barrett Tillman, Mark Horan, Clark Reynolds, and Stan Cohen. A Glorious Page In Our History. Missoula, MT: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Inc. 2008.
Ewing, Steve. Thach Weave: The Life of Jimmie Thach. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2004.
Fuchida, Mitsuo and Masatake Okumiya. Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan, the Japanese Navy’s Story. Annapolis, MD: Bluejacket Books, 2001.
Gay, George. Sole Survivor: Torpedo Squadron Eight Battle of Midway. Midway Publishers, 1986.
Lord, Walter. Incredible Victory. New York: Harper and Row, 1967.
Lundstrom, John B. The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1984.
Mears, Lieutenant Frederick. Carrier Combat. New York: Ballantine Books, 1967.
Parshall, Jonathan and Anthony Tully. Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway. Washington, DC: Potomac Books, 2005.
Prange, Gordon W., Donald M. Goldstein, and Katherine V. Dillon. Miracle At Midway. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1982.Russell, Ronald W. No Right To Win: A Continuing Dialogue With Veterans of the Battle Of Midway. New York: iUniverse, 2006.
INTERNET SITES:
The Battle of Midway Roundtable – www.midway42.org
B-26 Marauder Historical Society – www.b-26mhs.org
Shattered Sword – http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shatteredsword
Steel Jaw Scribe - http://steeljawscribe.com/
EDITING SERVICES:
Daniel Yu - www.handproofs.com