BATTLE OF MIDWAY
The battle of Midway, ultimately a battle of David and Goliath marked the first decisive victory for the United States over Japan, as well as an important turning point in not only the war in the Pacific, but the entire war’s final outcome. Although the United States had prior to Midway stopped Japan’s advance on Australia at the Battle of the Coral Sea, the US’s unprecedented victory in midway gave them a strategic advantage over Japan, as well as a new found confidence for America’s military.