Midway Quotes

“It is almost as if the events of the morning proved the adage that it is better to be lucky than good.”
― Mark E. Stille, Midway: The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle

“as imperfect as Nimitz’s battle plan was, it looked brilliant compared with Yamamoto’s.”
― Mark E. Stille, Midway: The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle

“It needs to be underlined how critical it was for Fletcher and Spruance to use the minimal information they received on Japanese movements and turn it into decisive action.”
― Mark E. Stille, Midway: The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle

“When the author was on the staff of the Naval War College, he witnessed the same inability of Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force officers to improvise when their plans were derailed in wargames.”
― Mark E. Stille, Midway: The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle

“the author believes that once all the plans, personalities, doctrines, ships, and weapons of the two sides are examined, a Japanese defeat was the more likely outcome.”
― Mark E. Stille, Midway: The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle

“This delay was inconsequential against a force that could not strike back, but against a force that could was simply too long.”
― Mark E. Stille, Midway: The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle

“Given these factors, the only thing that saved Somerville’s fleet from destruction was Japanese incompetence.”
― Mark E. Stille, Midway: The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle