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The Japanese brought together the largest naval force in the world near [[Midway Island]] in the [[Pacific]], 165 [[warship]]s.<ref>Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy and Dupuy, 1977, Pg. 1146</ref> One [[soldier]] with superb vision noticed some dots on the horizon during a routine surveillance flight in the Pacific, and discovered the massive Japanese fleet. Alerting his [[aircraft carrier]] of the find, Admiral Chester Nimitz, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, launched an attack and won the Battle of Midway, which was the turning point in the war against the Japanese.<ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/World_History_Lecture_Twelve</ref> While the Japanese only lost five ships, four of those ships were aircraft carriers.<ref>Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy and Dupuy, 1977, Pg. 1148</ref>
 
The Japanese brought together the largest naval force in the world near [[Midway Island]] in the [[Pacific]], 165 [[warship]]s.<ref>Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy and Dupuy, 1977, Pg. 1146</ref> One [[soldier]] with superb vision noticed some dots on the horizon during a routine surveillance flight in the Pacific, and discovered the massive Japanese fleet. Alerting his [[aircraft carrier]] of the find, Admiral Chester Nimitz, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, launched an attack and won the Battle of Midway, which was the turning point in the war against the Japanese.<ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/World_History_Lecture_Twelve</ref> While the Japanese only lost five ships, four of those ships were aircraft carriers.<ref>Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy and Dupuy, 1977, Pg. 1148</ref>
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