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

Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 1)

The planning, the strategy, the sacrifices and heroicsâ‚¬â€¢on both sidesâ‚¬â€¢illuminating the greatest naval war in history.
On 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. 24 pages of black-and-white illustrations and 12 maps
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780393068139
ReleaseDate 2011-11-14
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
UPCs 884636519026
EANs 0884636519026

Country	USA
Brand	W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer	W. W. Norton & Company
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780393068139
ReleaseDate	2011-11-14
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
UPCs	884636519026
EANs	0884636519026

Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 1)