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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393068137
ISBN-139780393068139
eBay Product ID (ePID)102829674
Product Key Features
Book TitlePacific Crucible : War in the Pacific 1941-1943
Number of Pages640 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / Naval, Military / United States
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorIan W. Toll
Book SeriesThe Pacific War Trilogy Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.8 in
Item Weight36.5 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-028907
ReviewsThe research is thorough, the writing clear, and the narrative flow exemplary...it is difficult to think of a recent book on this subject that is of such consistently outstanding value., An entertaining, impressively researched chronicle of the tense period between the bombing of Pearl Harbor and American victory at the battle of Midway., Well documented--albeit from previously published materials--and well written. Experienced World War II history buffs may bypass if they feel no need to read another retelling of this phase of the Pacific War, but nonspecialists and general readers will want to consider it.
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number1
Dewey Decimal940.54/26
SynopsisOn the first Sunday in December 1941, an armada of Japanese warplanes appeared suddenly over Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and devastated the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Six months later, in a sea fight north of the tiny atoll of Midway, four Japanese aircraft carriers were sent into the abyss. Pacific Crucible tells the epic tale of these first searing months of the Pacific war, when the U.S. Navy shook off the worst defeat in American military history and seized the strategic initiative. Ian W. Toll's dramatic narrative encompasses both the high command and the "sailor's-eye" view from the lower deck. Relying predominantly on eyewitness accounts and primary sources, Pacific Crucible also spotlights recent scholarship that has revised our understanding of the conflict, including the Japanese decision to provoke a war that few in the country's highest circles thought they could win. The result is a page-turning history that does justice to the breadth and depth of a tremendous subject., Ian W. Toll's dramatic narrative encompasses both the high command and the "sailor's-eye" view from the lower deck. Relying predominantly on eyewitness accounts and primary sources, Pacific Crucible also spotlights recent scholarship that has revised our understanding of the conflict, including the Japanese decision to provoke a war that few in the country's highest circles thought they could win. The result is a page-turning history that does justice to the breadth and depth of a tremendous subject., The planning, the strategy, the sacrifices and heroics--on both sides--illuminating the greatest naval war in history.
LC Classification NumberD767.T65 2012
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- 09. Feb. 2022
This author raises the bar on World War 2 naval history.
When I wanted to read a good book on the Pacific war in WW2, I was urges by a friend to grab onto this three volume series by Ian Toll. It is the best read on the subject that I have found to date. No short read, I might remind you....it is a 3 volume endeavor (this book being the first of the three), but COMPLETELY worth it.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 16. Okt. 2015
Anyone interested in the war at sea in the Pacific or just a WWII fan should read this book. First of 3 books.
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- 05. Dez. 2019
good shape
great book in my collectionBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 18. Feb. 2022
Excellent
Great Factual Account about the early years of WWII in the PacificBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 16. Apr. 2022
good read
Just a great history readBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 07. Feb. 2017
Incedible history
Ina Toll's books are extremely well researched. The content is unbelievable History buffs will love his works !!!!!!!!!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 10. Dez. 2017
Great Book
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- 24. Nov. 2020
Read 'em and weep!
Absolutely the BEST!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
