The Battle of Midway

Japan joined the axis in september 19 forty, and by 19 forty one the army had occupied french, indo, china. Admiral isorocu yamamodo believed that there was no way for the empire to win a lengthy war with the united states. Japan would execute a sneak attack that would disable the american navy in the pacific for as much as a year while the Americans were rebuilding their navy. The first two parts of his plan went off as intended. But the negotiated peace settlement to cut the war short did not happen. It didn't take a year for america to ild up its navy to the point that it was making headway in the pac