本书作者乔纳森•帕歇尔和安东尼•塔利，两位作者都是美国著名的二战问题专家，对二次世界大战美日间的战争、特别是中途岛海战有着长期的非常严谨的研究。

随着本书在欧美等地区的发行，作者乔纳森•帕歇尔和安东尼•塔利的研究成果逐渐被西方历史学界所肯定，学术界对此战役的认知也因此得到了修正。两位作者也因为本书的出版而被誉为中途岛海战研究领域的权威。

Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange’s bestselling Miracle at Midway, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement.

Unlike previous accounts, Shattered Sword makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources. It also corrects the many errors of Mitsuo Fuchida’s Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan, an uncritical reliance upon which has tainted every previous Western account. It thus forces a major, potentially controversial reevaluation of the great battle. The authors examine the battle in detail and effortlessly place it within the context of the Imperial Navy’s doctrine and technology. With a foreword by leading WWII naval historian John Lundstrom, Shattered Sword will become an indispensable part of any military buff’s library. Winner of the 2005 John Lyman Book Award for the "Best Book in U.S. Naval History" and cited by Proceedings as one of its "Notable Naval Books" for 2005.