The battle of Midway Island in World War 2

27 Feb 2023 · 1 min

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In this spoken monologue, the narrator recounts the Japanese attack on Midway Island during World War II, describing how the island’s military installations were largely destroyed while some aircraft managed to launch. He details the ensuing air battles, noting that both American and Japanese forces suffered heavy losses of planes, personnel, and ships. Ultimately, all four Japanese carriers involved were sunk, leaving the United States as the sole remaining force in the engagement. The narrator then relays a comment from “Mr. Ferris,” who asserts that the American victory at Midway was a pivotal turning point that prevented a very different outcome for Australia and potentially altered the broader course of the war.

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The Japanese came in and they bombed that island, the Midway Island, and they destroyed most of the island except for the military installation. So the airplanes were still able to leave and the airplanes all went out and they started attacking the airplanes on the ships and the ships themselves of the Japanese. And they attacked and they attacked and they attacked. And the Americans lost many, many, many planes and men. And even ships, and the Japanese lost many planes and men and ships. And finally, in the end, all that was left was the Americans. The Japanese 4 ships were all sunk. And so Mr. Ferris said to me, "If it hadn't have been for the Americans stopping the Japanese, we would probably not be the way we are in Australia today. It would be a very different country." And in fact, the world could be very different because that was the turning point in World War II. Okay.