Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 11/14/2011
ISBN: 9780393068139
Pages: 640
Weight: 2.32lbs
Size: 9.56h x 6.38w x 1.65d

Review Citations: Library Journal 06/01/2011 pg. 82
Library Journal Prepub Alert 06/01/2011 pg. 82
Publishers Weekly 08/15/2011
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2011
Booklist 11/01/2011 pg. 6
New York Times Book Review 11/27/2011 pg. 30
Choice 07/01/2012