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The Pacific War: 1941-1945 by John Costello

binstonbirchill's review

5.0

A very detailed account of the inner workings of the war in the Pacific. This book serves as a perfect primer for those interested in delving deeper into specific engagements or the experience of soldiers, seamen, and sailors because it does the opposite and provides the big picture view. There is enough from the Japanese side to make sense of much of the decision making process from both sides but if you’re like me you’ll likely keep searching for more books and information on many of the things (necessarily) briefly accounted here.