Stanley Johnston's Blunder The Reporter Who Spilled the Secret Behind the U. S. Navy's Victory at Midway |
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| Author:
| Carlson, Elliot |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59114-679-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2017 |
| Publisher: | Naval Institute Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $46.00 |
Book Description:
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Chronicles the activity of Chicago Tribune war correspondent Stanley Johnston aboard the carrier Lexington and the transport ship Barnett, during and just after the Battle of the Coral Sea. It shows how he ingratiated himself with key officers and used his access to obtain information from a secret radiogram that revealed the order of battle of Imperial Japanese Navy forces advancing on Midway.
Chronicles the activity of Chicago Tribune war correspondent Stanley Johnston aboard the carrier Lexington and the transport ship Barnett, during and just after the Battle of the Coral Sea. It shows how he ingratiated himself with key officers and used his access to obtain information from a secret radiogram that revealed the order of battle of Imperial Japanese Navy forces advancing on Midway.