Symonds, Craig L. 2013. The Battle of Midway. New York: Oxford University Press. Toll, Ian W. 2012. Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942. New York: W.W. Norton.

The evening sun lowers over the Pacific as Hiryū pushes through the waves. On deck, crews work fast, refueling and rearming planes for another strike. The mood is tense but focused—there’s still a ...