{"product_id":"2026200014020-secondhand-return-to-midway","title":"Return To Midway","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeneath the vast, silent expanse of the Pacific Ocean lies a graveyard of steel and memory — the sunken remnants of one of World War II's most decisive naval battles. Return to Midway chronicles the groundbreaking deep-sea expedition led by legendary oceanographer Robert D. Ballard, who descends to the ocean floor to locate and document the wrecks of warships lost during the pivotal June 1942 Battle of Midway, weaving together cutting-edge underwater archaeology with vivid historical narrative to resurrect a turning point that forever altered the course of the Pacific War.\n\nRich with stunning underwater photography, technical illustrations, and meticulous historical research, the work presents the Battle of Midway not merely as a chapter in a textbook, but as a visceral, human story of courage, strategy, and sacrifice. Ballard and co-author Rick Archbold illustrate how the fate of entire nations hung in the balance over four extraordinary days, drawing on survivor testimony and archival detail to give voice to the sailors and airmen who fought and died far from shore. For anyone captivated by the mysteries that the deep sea guards so jealously, this volume poses one haunting question: what other secrets still lie waiting in the dark?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49210246004955,"sku":"2026200014020-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/02ceae11-3a76-4182-91d8-6a6ae88c2922.png?v=1788267968","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014020-secondhand-return-to-midway","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}