本書作者喬納森•帕歇爾和安東尼•塔利，兩位作者都是美國著名的二戰問題專傢，對二次世界大戰美日間的戰爭、特彆是中途島海戰有著長期的非常嚴謹的研究。

隨著本書在歐美等地區的發行，作者喬納森•帕歇爾和安東尼•塔利的研究成果逐漸被西方曆史學界所肯定，學術界對此戰役的認知也因此得到瞭修正。兩位作者也因為本書的齣版而被譽為中途島海戰研究領域的權威。

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.