The planning, the strategy, the sacrifices, and heroics on both sides illuminating the greatest naval war in history.
The result is a page-turning history that does justice to the breadth and depth of a tremendous subject..
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.
Toll\'s dramatic narrative encompasses both the high command and the sailor\'s-eye view from the lower deck.
Ian W.
The planning, the strategy, the sacrifices, and heroics on both sides illuminating the greatest naval war in history
