It looks like Hollywood is about to give us a movie which matches historical accuracy to patriotic pride. At least, that’s my takeaway from the new trailer for Roland Emmerich’s Midway. Due to be released this Veterans Day weekend, the movie explores a battle that turned the tide of a war.

The trailer starts off with some context, with intense battle scenes from Imperial Japan’s Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. It then transitions to the Doolittle Raid of April 1942. Though causing little tactical damage to the Japanese homeland, Doolittle’s bold bomber force attack won two strategic victories for the United States. It punctured the Imperial Staff’s arrogance and inspired Americans shaken by Pearl Harbor.

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