Ian W. Toll
The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944
- ISBN 13:
- 9780393353204
- author:
- Ian W. Toll
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- W. W. Norton & Company Reprint edition
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 688
- Dimensions:
- 15.7 x 4.8 x 23.4 cm
- Genre:
- History, Countries & Regions, Asia, Ian W. Toll,The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944,W. W. Norton & Company,0393353206,Military - Naval,History - Military / War,Military,Naval History - World War II,World War II - East Asia,Asia
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Conquering Tide by Ian W. Toll is a masterful history of the Pacific War, focusing on the pivotal years between mid-1942 and mid-1944. During this period, the Allies launched a series of counteroffensives that ultimately led to Japan's strategic defeat in the Marianas. Toll's narrative is propelled by firsthand accounts, including letters, diaries, and memoirs, which provide a wealth of detail and insight into the war's key events. The book delves into the wartime councils in Washington and Tokyo, where politics and strategy often collided, and explores the struggle to mobilize wartime production, which was crucial to Allied victory. This volume is the second installment of the Pacific War Trilogy, offering a fresh perspective on the Pacific War and its significance.
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