Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 by Ian W. Toll Pacific Crucible covers the events of America’s entry into war with Japan from Pearl Harbor through the Battle of Midway. I was unable to put it down, staying up late to finish it as if it were a mystery, even though I knew the outcome at Midway. Ian W. Toll writes eloquently, and his prose flows effortlessly through both the dramatic and the prosaic details. He presents the events of 1941-1942 from both sides. Not a dry recounting of events, this book vividly paints combat as a human, and terrifying, experience.
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