The Battle of Midway and Beyond (Apr - Jun 1942) | Call of Duty

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With the focus in the early years of World War II on Europe and North Africa, Adolf Hitler’s actions had been the main driving force, while the Allies fought to resist the Nazi advance across the continents. However, as 1942 progressed the Second World War was taking on global proportions, with the ramifications of the surprise Japanese attack on the American Navy at Pearl Harbor, in December 1941, becoming increasingly evident.

Events in the Pacific Theatre of War were escalating, as the Empire of the Rising Sun, extended its reach further south, expanding its defensive perimeter towards Australia, and to the north east, began venturing dangerously close to the western coast of America.

The seemingly unstoppable force of Japanese expansionism was nevertheless about to face a serious challenge and as we look a little more closely at the months of April to June 1942, you’ll discover that the Japanese didn’t have things their own way for long.

Directed and narrated by Liam Dale