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A Dawn Like Thunder reexamines Midway torpedo squadron heroes
Robert J. Mrazek’s new history revisits Torpedo Squadron Eight from May to November 1942, detailing Ensign Alvert Moore and 13 other pilots at Midway and Guadalcanal. The book blends interviews, letters, and sources to challenge official accounts, tracing how the Navy’s first major Pacific setback became a turning point, and how survivors’ memories shaped the lasting legend.
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Bluefield
Pacific Ocean
Midway
Pacific
Robert J. Mrazek
Mrazek
Little Brown and Company
Torpedo Squadron Eight
Hornet
Cactus Air Force
Henderson Field
Guadalcanal
Japan
Alvert Moore
Battle of
Fuzzie
Beaver High School
Bluefield College
West Virginia University
Navy
Norfolk
John Waldron
G.H. “Tex” Gay
Gay
U.S
Pearl Harbor
Long Island
N.Y
St. Martin's Press
Midway Island
Torpedo Eight
Bowen Weisheit
Weisheit
Bel Aire
U.S. Marine Corps
Mark Kelly
Hornet Air Group
C Markland Kelly
USNR
America
Pete
Peterkin
United States
Swede Larsen
Waldron
Larsen
Espiritu Santo
Jack Stark
Daniel Defoe
The
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