{"product_id":"the-silver-waterfall-brendan-simms-9781541701373","title":"The Silver Waterfall: How America Won the War in the Pacific at Midway","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEighty years after the stunning and decisive battle, a revelatory new history of Midway\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Battle of Midway was, on paper, an improbable victory for the smaller, less experienced American navy and air force, so much so that it was quickly described as \"a miracle.\" Yet fortune favored the Americans at Midway, and the conventional wisdom has it that the Americans' lucky streak continued as the war in the Pacific turned against the Japanese. This new history demonstrates that luck, let alone miracles, had little to do with it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Waterfall\u003c\/i\u003e, Brendan Simms and Steven McGregor show how the efforts of America's peacetime navy combined with creative innovations made by designers and industrialists were largely responsible for the victory. The Douglas Dauntless Dive Bomber, a uniquely conceived fighting weapon, delivered a brutally accurate attack the Japanese quickly came to dread. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold through a vivid narrative, Simms and McGregor show how the course of the war in the Pacific was dramatically altered, emphasizing the crucial combination of a culture of innovation, a brilliant contribution from immigrants, and a vital intelligence coup that allowed the navy to orchestrate the devastating attack on the Japanese and dominate the Pacific for good.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brendan Simms, Steven McGregor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541701372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541701373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.66h x 6.24w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/11\/2022 pg. 1","brand":"Brendan Simms","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44044182061311,"sku":"9781541701373","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a4f4d7b-ee18-4dde-af34-46ed39c7d6d7.jpg?v=1684971394","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-silver-waterfall-brendan-simms-9781541701373","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}