The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.
Lieutenant Richard 'Dick' Best
Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Commander Wade McClusky
Anne Best
Lieutenant Clarence Earle Dickinson
Vice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle
Chief Aviation Radioman James Murray
Bruno Gaido
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Commander Eugene Lindsey
George 'Tex' Gay
Willie West
Vice Admiral Chūichi Nagumo
Captain Tomeo Kaku
Commander Joseph Rochefort
Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance
Lieutenant Roy Pearce
Husband Kimmel
Ernest King
Captain Miles Browning
Zhu Xuesan
Dagne Layton
Cmdr. Minoru Genda
William Brockman
Captain Rawlings
Marie Pearce
Sully Brown
Prime Minister Tojo
Ensigh O’Flaherty
John Ford
Bill Miller
Millicent McClusky
Pat Rooney
Admiral King Secretary
Marine Captain (Midway)
Jack MacKenzie Jr.
Hank Potter
Geisha
Staff Officer (Nimitz)
Chinese Major
Radioman #1 (Enterprise SC)
Radioman #2 (Enterprise SC)
Radar Officer (Enterprise)
Radar Officer (Enterprise)
Lt. JG (Hospital)
Talker
Imperial Guardsman
Japanese Junior Officer (Yamat)
Japanese Officer (Prison)
Navy Yard Inspector
Lofton Henderson
McClusky's Radioman
Gay's Radioman
Signal Officer (Akagi)
Makigumo Captain
Passing Sailor
SBD Pilot (Enterprise)
Staff Officer (Yamato)
Flag Officer (Yamato)
William 'Slim' Townsend
Breathless Ensign (Enterprise)
Hiryu Helmsman
Torpedo Room Chief
Chief Medic (Enterprise)
Edwin Kroeger
Petty Officer #2
Yorktown Spotter
Zero Pilots Squadron Leader
Executive Producer
Director
Screenplay
Producer