Readers’ Choice – December, 2013
Pearl Harbor - The War in the Pacific:
As FDR famously intoned, "December 7, 1941...a Date that will Live in Infamy". The bombing of Pearl Harbor signaled entry of the U.S.
into World War II. History 500 has 35 books arranged chronologically that cover the war in the Pacific. Our December Reader's Choice selection, Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific 1941-1945, , by noted naval historian Ian Toll will give you an excellent introduction. And, for a heroic page turner, Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors is a classic must-read.
Top Recommendation for December:
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific 1941-1945, Ian Toll (2011 – 640pp)
Superb recent overview of the first 18 months of WW II. Japan’s military expansion, Pearl Harbor and Japan's catastrophic loss of 4 carriers at Midway.
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