A Wise Decision Saves American Carriers from Battleships | Frontlines

Japanese battleships could have sunk American aircraft carriers at the Battle of Midway. Only a courageous decision by Admiral Spruance prevented a difficult battle against Japanese battleships. From the documentary: Battle of Midway: The Decision of the Pacific War | Frontlines Ep. 01 https://youtu.be/5pJU3ahhR-E #documentary #midway #pacificwar #battleships ---- This channel offers you full episodes of high quality documentaries. Enjoy and don't forget to subscribe :) ---- Other channels you might be interested in: criminals and crimefighters: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYuXyzwA_w4-c1FJrqOnR0A space and science: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1-7mA0mKsCTyCMG4JNO3EQ ---- Further videos on hazards and catastrophes : ┕ Submarines: From Raider to Wolfpack | Documentary | Ep. 01 ▸https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3gI-pt-7K0&t ┕ Submarines: Total War at Sea! | Documentary | Ep. 02 ▸https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hudMqB-HqiQ ┕Arctic War: Fight for oil and gas | ICE RACE | Full Episode 1 ▸https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwG7OU3Y7cg ---- Interesting links and sources: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/battle-midway https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Midway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway