The USS Arizona(BB-39) after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Marines rest in the field on Guadalcanal
Atomic bombing of Japan
The Pacific War Trilogy is a three-volume history of the war in the Pacific, written by best selling author[1][2] and military historian Ian W. Toll. The series was published by W. W. Norton & Company. Toll is a graduate of St George's School in Middletown, Rhode Island. In 1989 he received an undergraduate degree in American history from Georgetown University; in 1995 he received a master's degree in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.[3]
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941–1942 is the first volume in the Pacific War trilogy. The book is a narrative history of the opening phase of the Pacific War, which took place in the eastern Pacific between the Allies and the Empire of Japan. It was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2011 (hardcover and Kindle) and 2012 (paperback). It was released as an audiobook narrated by Grover Gardner by Audible Studios in 2011.[4][5][6] The book was the winner of the Northern California Book Award for Nonfiction in 2012.[7]
The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 is the second volume in the Pacific War trilogy. The book is a narrative history of the middle phase of the Pacific War, which took place in the central and southern Pacific between the Allies and the Empire of Japan. It was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2015 (hardcover and Kindle) and 2016 (paperback). It was released as an audiobook narrated by P. J. Ochlan by Recorded Books in 2015.[8][9][10] The book was a New York Times best selling non-fiction book.[11]
Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944–1945 is the third and final volume in the Pacific War trilogy written by best selling author and historian Ian W. Toll. The book is a narrative history of the final phase of the Pacific War, that took place in the western Pacific between the Allies and the Empire of Japan. It was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2020 (hardcover and Kindle). It was also released as an audiobook narrated by P. J. Ochlan by Recorded Books in 2020.[12][13][14] The book was a New York Times best selling non-fiction book.[15]
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