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Summary[]

Turning point of Pacific Theater

Exact Definition[]

Midway is an island in the North Pacific Ocean near the northwestern end of the Hawaii where an important naval and air battle was fought in 1942.

Importance[]

It is regarded as one of the most important naval battles of the Pacific Theater in WWII, inflicting irreparable damage to the Japanese fleet. It's in some respects a turning point, when America started moving back west to reclaim the Japanese-conquered Pacific.

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