Send them over the waves Our sentinels They report in the news Position of our foes This battlefield’s been chosen tactically in advance Time to alert our fighters We´re soon in range Midway We’ll meet at Midway Naval War Calling all men to deck Got to be airborne Head out into the sun Descending on our foes This is a crucial moment in the heat of the war To fly and hit our targets Down in the waves Midway Display their might, ordering carriers, admirals at war We’ll meet at Midway To win the fight, tactics are crucial, naval war Far from shore, a Pacific war bombs are falling from the skies Its a bombrun day, it’s the naval way A bloodred sun is on the rise
The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of WW2. It opposed the Imperial Japanese Navy and the United States Navy near Midway atoll, located halfway between Asia and America. The Japanese operation aimed to Eliminate the U.S. as a strategic power in the Pacific. They hoped that defeating the U.S. Navy in Midway would force them to capitulate, and thus ensure a Japanese dominance in the Pacific. American cryptographers were able to determine the date and location of the attack, allowing the U.S. Navy to prepare their own ambush. All four of Japan’s large aircraft carriers and one of their heavy cruisers were sunk. The Battle of Midway resulted in a decisive American victory, and Japan’s first major defeat against the Allies. (Text credits: Gregory Sandoz)