Even the most brilliant and thorough studies will only give you the facts that their authors think are important. The conclusions they draw will be based on those facts alone. At the same time, there is always the possibility that they have overlooked some important details, or simply ignored them as insignificant. There is only one way to get your own picture of what happened, and that is to study the primary sources yourself. To that end, I'm trying to collect as many of the primary sources relating to the Battle of Midway - war diaries, action reports, etc. - in one place. I hope that my growing collection of documents will help you as well.

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