An American aircraft carrier fleet turns the tide of World War II in the Pacific by defeating the Japanese Imperial Navy in 1942 at Midway in one of the greatest naval battles in history.
The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise supports the first American invasion of World War II as Marines storm ashore at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in 1942, but the Japanese strike back with a vengeance.
The USS Enterprise loses her sister ship, the USS Hornet, and suffers dozens of casualties as bombs hit the aircraft carrier's flight deck during a World War II battle for survival in the Pacific's Santa Cruz Islands.
The USS Enterprise is the only battle-ready aircraft carrier left in the Pacific when its task force faces a Japanese attempt to retake Guadalcanal in November 1942.
The USS Enterprise becomes the first aircraft carrier to receive the Presidential Unit Citation and heads home for a major refit before embarking on the Gilberts invasion.
As 1944 begins, the USS Enterprise pushes through the Pacific and hammers the enemy bases at Kwajalein and Truk Lagoon before setting a course for New Guinea and supporting the invasion of Hollandia.
The USS Enterprise engages the Japanese in what may be the largest naval battle in history.
The Enterprise faces kamikaze attacks as the U.S. Navy closes in on Okinawa to tighten the Allies' grip on Japan and secure victory in the Pacific during World War II.