TY - BOOK AU - Shaara,Jeff TI - The eagle's claw: a novel of the Battle of Midway SN - 9780525619444 AV - PS3569.H18 E24 2021 U1 - 813/.54 23 PY - 2021///] CY - New York PB - Ballantine Books KW - Midway, Battle of, 1942 KW - Fiction KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Historical fiction KW - lcgft KW - War fiction N2 - Spring 1942. The United States is reeling from the blow the Japanese inflicted at Pearl Harbor. But the Americans are determined to turn the tide. The key comes from Commander Joe Rochefort, a little known "code breaker" who cracks the Japanese military encryption. With Rochefort's astonishing discovery, Admiral Chester Nimitz will know precisely what the Japanese are planning. But the battle to counter those plans must still be fought. The story of Midway has been told many times, but never before like this ER -