
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
Documentary · History · War
Overview
National Geographic follows underwater explorer Bob Ballard as he searches for the aircraft carrier sunk during the Battle of Midway.
Top Cast


Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
Himself - Narrator
Peter Coyote
Himself - Narrator
Yuji Akamatsu
Yuji Akamatsu
Himself - Veteran
Yuji Akamatsu
Himself - Veteran
Bob Ballard
Bob Ballard
Himself - Undersea Explorer
Bob Ballard
Himself - Undersea Explorer
Richard Halsey Best
Richard Halsey Best
Himself - Veteran
Richard Halsey Best
Himself - Veteran
Lloyd Childers
Lloyd Childers
Himself - Veteran
Lloyd Childers
Himself - Veteran
Harry Ferrier
Harry Ferrier
Himself - Veteran
Harry Ferrier
Himself - Veteran
Piers Gibbon
Piers Gibbon
Narrator (Himself)
Piers Gibbon
Narrator (Himself)
Bill Surgi
Bill Surgi
Himself - Veteran
Bill Surgi
Himself - Veteran
Haruo Yoshino
Haruo Yoshino
Himself - Veteran
Haruo Yoshino
Himself - Veteran


John Ford
John Ford
Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
John Ford
Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
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