
The Battle for Midway
The Japanese took Pearl Harbor by surprise. Then the U.S. struck back.
Follow undersea explorer Robert Ballard’s search and discovery of the WWII wreck of the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, in over 16,000 feet of water. This story of exploration combined with remarkable archival footage and moving interviews with Japanese and American survivors brings to life the greatest naval battle of the 20th century.
- Produced and Directed by
- Peter Schnall
- Writer
- Donovan Reiff
- Co-Producers
- Robert D Ballard
- Barbara Earle Ballard
- Coordinating Producer
- Anne H. Daniel
- Cinematographer
- Peter Schnall
- Associate Producer
- Denise Williams
- Junko Taguchi
- Original Music
- Michael Whalen
- Sound Recordist
- Glen Marullo
- Assistant Camera
- Jerry Risius
- Underwater Camera
- David Doubilet
- Researchers
- Hilary Sio
- Micah Fink
- Ann Perry
- Production Coordinators
- Caroline Suh
- Tammie RheeWriter