Greatest Events of WWII in Colour Battle of Midway (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, History, War

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Greatest Events of WWII in Colour

Battle of Midway (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, History, War

A Japanese attack on the US-held Pacific island of Midway triggers an extraordinary chain of events.

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Director

Sam Taplin (as Sam Berrigan Taplin)

Producers

Katie Boxer | Sam Taplin (as Sam Berrigan Taplin)

Editor

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 8, 2019

Release date

2019 (Germany)

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Derek Jacobi Narrator Narrator See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
Andrew Lambert Self - Professor of Naval History, King's College London Self - Professor of Naval History, King's College London See fewer	World War One at Home (2014)
Phillips O'Brien Self - Professor of Strategic Studies, University of St. Andrews (as Phillips Payson O'Brien) Self - Professor of Strategic Studies, University of St. Andrews (as Phillips Payson O'Brien) See fewer	War at Sea: Scotland's Story (2015)
Laura Lawfer Orr Self - Co-Author, Never Call Me a Hero Self - Co-Author, Never Call Me a Hero See fewer	Turning Point: The Legacy of Midway (2020)
Timothy Orr Self - Associate Professor of Military History, Old Dominion University, U.S. Self - Associate Professor of Military History, Old Dominion University, U.S. See fewer	Faith Nation (2017)
Jonathan Parshall Self - Co-Author, Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway Self - Co-Author, Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway See fewer	Twentieth Century Battlefields (2007)
Sayuri Gutherie Shimizu Self - Professor of History, Rice University Self - Professor of History, Rice University See fewer	The Proof Is Out There: Military Mysteries (2024)
Craig L. Symonds Self - Professor of Maritime History, U.S. Naval War College (as Craig Symonds) Self - Professor of Maritime History, U.S. Naval War College (as Craig Symonds) See fewer	Gods and Generals (2003)
Geoffrey Wawro Self - Professor of Military History, University of North Texas Self - Professor of Military History, University of North Texas See fewer	Hitler's Secret Sex Life (2021)
James Doolittle Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Air Power (1956)
Chiuichi Nagumo Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Chester W. Nimitz Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Secret Land (1948)
Joseph Rochefort Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	They Were There (1976)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)
Isoroku Yamamoto Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Price for Peace (2002)

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