Pacific War Trilogy The Conquering Tide, Book 2, (Paperback)

from msaucier818

Ian Toll is one of my favorite writers of history. His book Six Frigates on the founding of the United States Navy rans of one of my all timers. This book is the second of what will be a trilogy focusing on the U.S. war in the Pacific during World War II. I liked the first book better because I t...

from tmph

The first two volumes of this projected trilogy are a fascinating and well-written history with plenty of information about the Japanese plans and status throughout the war. A lot of very thrilling reading, too.

from DinadansFriend

A lively version of the campaigns from Guadalcanal to the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot." Toll has given his readers some useful information on the Washington and Tokyo dimension to the struggle. The maps are pretty good, the photo selection has some apt shots, and the prose is often good. A good ...

from larryerick

This is the second in a three-part history. In reviewing the first volume, I stated, "This is top-rate historical literature. It may not have quite the smooth narrative flow that Shelby Foote had for his legendary, The Civil War: A Narrative trilogy, but, if this is just the first of the author's...

from Stbalbach

Ian Toll's first book Pacific Crucible details 4 major battles in the first 6 months of the Pacific War. The Conquering Tide covers the rest of 1942 through most of 1944 thus is considerably more expansive. After each battle, there are many, I found myself reading the equivalent Wikipedia article...