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Jonathan Parshall

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December 29, 1962

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A graduate of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, and from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Jonathan Parshall is an adjunct lecturer for the U.S. Naval War College and a frequent speaker at the National WWII Museum and other venues.

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Average rating: 4.49 · 3,842 ratings · 381 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway by Jonathan Parshall, Anthony P. Tully, John B. Lundstrom (Foreword) 4.49 avg rating — 3,823 ratings — published 2005 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of US Naval Operations in WWII 4: Coral Sea, Midway & Submarine Actions 5-8/42 by Samuel Eliot Morison, Jonathan Parshall 4.31 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 1949 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	1942: Crux of War 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“American naval aviators didn’t shy away from combat. They flew aggressively and were certainly more skillful than many of the Allied aircraft over Borneo, Java, and Malaya had been.”
― Jonathan Parshall, Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway

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“calculation and boldness. (Photo courtesy John”
― Jonathan Parshall, Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway

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“speed without having to burn any more gas. The downside of this”
― Jonathan Parshall, Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway

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