A lonely outpost of coral and sand. A thousand miles from anywhere. Yet here, on a blue morning in June, 1942, America and Japan fought for control of the Pacific and changed the history of the world. It was one of the greatest Naval battles of all time, a turning point in the Second World War in the Pacific Midway. Here in a few bloody hours, thousands of young men sacrificed their lives. Now to the shadowy waters off Midway comes Robert Ballard, the man who discovered the Titanic. Ballard's quest is to find the American and Japanese aircraft carriers that were sunk in the battle, including the U.S.S. Yorktown. But the ships are lost more than three miles down unseen, untouched on the ocean floor the final resting place of many young men. A story of martyrs and heroes, admirals and airmen... of secret codes and lucky hunches of lost chances and the painful cost of victory all in one monumental day. Tragedy and Triumph. The battle for Midway. Midway. It is hard to ignore the archeology of war in this place. Nearly a lifetime after the clash at Midway, four former soldiers walk the island's white coral sands. Two Americans, Bill Surgi and Harry Ferrier, and two Japanese, Haruo Yoshino and Yuji Akamatsu all veterans of the battle.