3. *Regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. *Between the fourth and seventh of June 1942 *The attack took place over and near the tiny U.S. mid-Pacific base at Midway atoll.

4. Midway Atoll

8. Yamamoto's primary strategic concern was the elimination of America's remaining carrier forces, which he perceived as the principal obstacle to the overall Pacific campaign. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Midway Atoll being an important Navy Base, became one of their new objective and after six months of preparation, the attack began.

9. B-17 Flying Fortresses

10. B-26 Marauders

11. SBD Dauntless A-24 Banshee

12. F4F-3 Wildcats

13. SB2U Vindicator

14. Brewster F2A-3

15. TBF/TBM Avenger

16. 1.Quickly knock down Midway's defenses 2.Invasion of the atoll's two small islands 3.Establish a Japanese air base there

21. The Battle Of Midway Presented by: Amory Kronlov And Sandrine L’Écuyer ANE 306-80 Slide 1 to 14 by; Sandrine L’Écuyer Slides 15 to 18 by; Amory Kronlov Sources: The Battle of Midway by Earle Rice http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway http://www.2worldwar2.com/battle-of- midway.htm http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/midway.htm http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_ midway.htm