1942 (4): Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway took place in the Pacific in the June of 1942, it was a crucial and decisive naval battle, which eventually saw the Americans as victorious.

: End Of The Uss Lexington (1942); Footage of the USS Lexington leading up to her destruction in the Battle of the Coral Sea.; British Pathé

: Yorktown Survivors AKA Survivors Of The Yorktown; US naval crew from the USS Yorktown arrive back in Hawaii - many wounded.; British Pathé

: U.S.S. Hornet - Last Hours (1942); USS 'Hornet' sinks near Guadalcanal after being hit by Japanese torpedoes.; British Pathé

: Solomon Islands - War In The Pacific (1942); Dead Japanese soldiers and Japanese prisoners captured by US Marines at Guadalcanal.; British Pathé

: The War In The South Pacific (1942); Good footage before, during and after the US attack on the Solomon Islands.; British Pathé

: Sinking Of Us Aircraft Carrier Lexington (1942); US Lexington sinks and the seven Patten brothers are welcomed home by their father.; British Pathé

: Roosevelt Speech On Pacific War; American President Franklin Roosevelt speaks on the role of the US Navy in the War.; British Pathé

: Allies Attack Pacific Islands (1942); United States Pacific Fleet attacks the Japanese-occupied Marshall and Gilbert Islands.; British Pathé

: Battle Of The Solomons (1942); Marines bring supplies for troops at Guadalcanal and take over the bombed airfield at Lunga.; British Pathé

: Solomon Islands - America Attacks (1942); US troops attack the Solomon Islands to "start the push to Tokyo".; British Pathé

: Bombing Of Darwin By Japanese; Darwin is bombed by the Japanese and American air crews take off on bombing mission.; British Pathé