The Conquering Tide (2)

by Ian W. Toll
Category: "U.S. History - Military"
Pages:542
Year of Publication:2015
Date Added:09/03/2015
Date Read:06/16/2019
Notes:Subtitle: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944

Volume 2 on the war in the Pacific, from Guadalcanal through the attacks on Tarawa, Saipan, and Guam, including the Battle of the Philippine Sea which almost totally destroyed Japan's carrier-based air force.
My Rating: 8

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Review - Conquering Tide (2), The

By this point, the U.S. was fighting on such a massive front that the story becomes less easy to follow. There are more people, more battles, more entire army groups and fronts, that it becomes hard to keep track of. But Toll does a good job of making it as understandable as possible and includes reminders when a person returns to the story who hasn't appeared in a while. . The book includes good maps.
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