A Telegram About “AF Running Low on Water” Exposed the Entire Midway Plan

In early 1942, Japan appeared unstoppable in the Pacific.
Its aircraft carriers ruled the seas, its victories piled up, and its next move was already in motion.

But before a single bomb was dropped, before the first aircraft took off, Japan’s most ambitious naval operation was quietly exposed by one short radio message:

“AF is short on water.”

This documentary reveals the full, verified story behind the intelligence battle that decided the Battle of Midway before it even began.

You’ll see how Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s carefully crafted trap was turned against him—not by firepower, but by codebreakers working in silent rooms at Pearl Harbor.

At Station HYPO, men like Joseph Rochefort, Edwin Layton, and Jasper Holmes fought a war without guns.
They relied on deception, logic, and patience to uncover Japan’s most closely guarded naval plan.

Using decrypted messages, historical records, and restored wartime footage, this film explains why Midway became the true turning point of the Pacific War.

You’ll learn how U.S. intelligence identified “AF” as Midway, how a fake water-shortage message exposed Japan’s invasion plan, and why four Japanese aircraft carriers were lost in a single decisive morning.

The Battle of Midway was not just a clash of fleets.
It was a battle of minds—where information became the deadliest weapon.

One sentence, sent without gunfire or explosions, flipped the balance of power in the Pacific and changed the course of World War II forever.

This is the story of a war won before the battle began, and of the silent men whose intelligence work shaped history.

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