Midway

Guadalcanal 1942-1943: A Critical Turning Point in the Pacific and Window to Multi-Domain Operations

Guadalcanal 1942-1943: A Critical Turning Point in the Pacific and Window to Multi-Domain Operations

The narrative that claims the Battle of Midway served as the turning point in the Pacific Theater relies on the assertion that following the battle, the Japanese military shifted to the strategic defensive, ceding the initiative to the Allies in the Pacific Theater. Although this may seem logical, given that Imperial Japan never experienced a battlefield victory of strategic proportion against the U.S. following Midway, one must carefully examine Imperial Japan’s battlefield actions to determine the validity of this assertion.