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Author:
Ian W. Toll
Publisher:
W. W. Norton Company
Date:
September 1, 2020
The final volume of the Pacific War Trilogy from historian Ian W. Toll.
What The Reviewers Say
... superb.
Toll skillfully shifts his narrative focus throughout all of this from the broad-scale operational side of things to the personal and even anecdotal.
... while his is an American story, Mr. Toll writes insightfully about the enemy home front, making fine use of Japanese sources and dropping hints of the demons possessing—and devouring—the other side.
Using meticulous research, including previously untapped primary sources, and a brisk narrative that combines strategic, operational, and personal perspectives, [Toll] presents a very balanced look at the critical decisions and actions on both sides that concluded the war.
