The Battle of Midway, just like any other major event in history, is rife with myths and misconceptions. One of the biggest misconceptions was that Midway was a miraculous victory, for which the heavily outnumbered Americans had no business winning. This myth is so popular that there are multiple books for sale that even call it a miraculous victory in their titles. This view is simplistic as while on paper the Japanese had more Aircraft Carriers and ships, in reality it was balanced out by the fact that the Americans had a 4th unsinkable aircraft carrier with hundreds of planes in the form of Midway Atoll, and because the Battleships that the Japanese brought to the battle were completely deadweight for carrier warfare scenarios, making the battle alot more even that it seems.

 

        People often also state that the American victory at Midway was purely because of luck, and then give examples of things like the fact that the wind was blowing in a favourable direction for the divebombers–something that was not nearly as impactful as people think it was– or because of the fact that the American bombers got lucky that they caught the Japanese carriers while they had their planes getting ready to launch on the flight deck–something that is blatantly false. Many other surface-level arguments argue in favor of Midway being a lucky victory, and while at first glance, they seem to hold their own, in reality, they fall apart when held up to even the smallest amount of scrutiny. This project is meant to highlight the fact that, in reality, the United States was favoured to win the Battle of Midway from the very beginning due to various factors that are explored on other pages of the website.