Episode 623-And The Hiryu Makes Four

Harris covers the destruction of Hiryu — the last surviving Japanese carrier at Midway — by Enterprise and Hornet strike groups, including the series of errors that nearly botched the attack. Good granular detail on how the Americans located her and the ad hoc coordination between air groups. Another strong instalment in what's been an excellent Midway run.

Ray Harris Jr. picks up the Midway narrative at its climax — the Americans locate and strike the Hiryu, the last surviving Japanese fleet carrier. At 21 minutes it's brisk, but Harris is good on the sequence of errors and lucky breaks that shaped the Enterprise and Hornet's final attack runs. If you've been following his chronological march through the war, this is payoff.