Description: Pacific Crucible by Ian W. Toll Winner of the Northern California Book Award for Nonfiction "Both a serious work of history…and a marvelously readable dramatic narrative." —San Francisco Chronicle FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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, a blow that destroyed the offensive power of their fleet. Pacific Crucible—through a dramatic narrative relying predominantly on primary sources and eyewitness accounts of heroism and sacrifice from both navies—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 to seize the strategic initiative. Author Biography Ian W. Toll is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Conquering Tide, Pacific Crucible, and Six Frigates, winner of the Samuel Eliot Morison Award and the William E. Colby Award. He lives in New York. Review "An entertaining, impressively researched chronicle of the tense period between the bombing of Pearl Harbor and American victory at the battle of Midway." -- Kirkus "The research is thorough, the writing clear, and the narrative flow exemplary...it is difficult to think of a recent book on this subject that is of such consistently outstanding value." -- Booklist "Tolls storytelling abilities make this an approachable and compelling read in a genre typically reserved for military historians... Revealing and poignant, Tolls latest deftly navigates the rough waters of the Pacific struggle with flying colors." -- Publishers Weekly "Well documented-albeit from previously published materials-and well written. Experienced World War II history buffs may bypass if they feel no need to read another retelling of this phase of the Pacific War, but nonspecialists and general readers will want to consider it." -- LibraryJournal.com Review Text "An entertaining, impressively researched chronicle of the tense period between the bombing of Pearl Harbor and American victory at the battle of Midway." Review Quote "Well documented--albeit from previously published materials--and well written. Experienced World War II history buffs may bypass if they feel no need to read another retelling of this phase of the Pacific War, but nonspecialists and general readers will want to consider it." Details ISBN0393343413 Author Ian W. Toll Short Title PACIFIC CRUCIBLE Language English ISBN-10 0393343413 ISBN-13 9780393343410 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2012 Series Number 1 UK Release Date 2012-11-20 Imprint WW Norton & Co Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2012-11-20 NZ Release Date 2012-11-20 US Release Date 2012-11-20 Pages 656 Publisher WW Norton & Co Series The Pacific War Trilogy Publication Date 2012-11-20 Subtitle War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 Alternative 9780393068139 DEWEY 940.5426 Illustrations 24 pages of illustrations; 12 maps Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:47873440;
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