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[James D. Hornfischer] ✓ The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 ↠ Download Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 Hornfischer Does Not Disappoint! When this book first arrived last week, I was somewhat dismayed to learn that, while telling the tale of the final days of the Pacific Theatre in World War II, the three leaders it chose to focus on more deeply in this work were different from the ones I expected. He chose on Raymond Spruance, commander of the Fifth Fleet, Kelly Turner, commander of the transports that landed the amphibious forces ( Marines and Army), and Paul Tibbets, who flew the history-changi
| Title | : | The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.58 (711 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345548701 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 640 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-16 |
| Language | : | English |
Hornfischer Does Not Disappoint! When this book first arrived last week, I was somewhat dismayed to learn that, while telling the tale of the final days of the Pacific Theatre in World War II, the three leaders it chose to focus on more deeply in this work were different from the ones I expected. He chose on Raymond Spruance, commander of the Fifth Fleet, Kelly Turner, commander of the transports that landed the amphibious forces ( Marines and Army), and Paul Tibbets, who flew the history-changing first atomic bombing mission. While the. The single most important year in American history after 1776 and 1861 and its titanic events The decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima may have been the single most momentous and complex decision made in the history of American warfare. As thousands of scientists and engineers worked in secrecy to overcome the incredible difficulties involved in constructing the super weapon, they were racing against the clock. The assumption was that excellent German scientists and engineers - who after all, were the first to split the atom - were working with equal diligence to overcome the same diffic. Good reading about World War II in the Pacific Mr. Hornfischer has written another excellent book about the US Navy in the Pacific during World War II. His previous books that I have read have been good, and this one is no exception. The Fleet at Flood Tide refers to the period of 19Good reading about World War II in the Pacific David Pruette Mr. Hornfischer has written another excellent book about the US Navy in the Pacific during World War II. His previous books that I have read have been good, and this one is no exception. The Fleet at Flood Tide refers to the period of 1944-1945 when the Allies were engaging in total war as the subtitle of the book puts it. This was the most important campaign of the war in the Pacific, one that finally opened the door to carrying the fight all the way to the Japanese homeland. Mr. Hornfischer does an exc. Good reading about World War II in the Pacific David Pruette Mr. Hornfischer has written another excellent book about the US Navy in the Pacific during World War II. His previous books that I have read have been good, and this one is no exception. The Fleet at Flood Tide refers to the period of 1944-1945 when the Allies were engaging in total war as the subtitle of the book puts it. This was the most important campaign of the war in the Pacific, one that finally opened the door to carrying the fight all the way to the Japanese homeland. Mr. Hornfischer does an exc. -19Good reading about World War II in the Pacific David Pruette Mr. Hornfischer has written another excellent book about the US Navy in the Pacific during World War II. His previous books that I have read have been good, and this one is no exception. The Fleet at Flood Tide refers to the period of 1944-1945 when the Allies were engaging in total war as the subtitle of the book puts it. This was the most important campaign of the war in the Pacific, one that finally opened the door to carrying the fight all the way to the Japanese homeland. Mr. Hornfischer does an exc. 5 when the Allies were engaging in total war as the subtitle of the book puts it. This was the most important campaign of the war in the Pacific, one that finally opened the door to carrying the fight all the way to the Japanese homeland. Mr. Hornfischer does an exc
Hornfischer is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Neptune's Inferno, Ship of Ghosts, and The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, winner of the Samuel Eliot Morison Award. James D. A native of Massachusetts and a graduate of Colgate University and the University of Texas School of Law, he lives in Austin, Texas.
Navy to the apex of its strength and marked the rise of the United States as a global superpower. Drawing on new primary sources and personal accounts by Americans and Japanese alike, The Fleet at Flood Tide is a thrilling narrative of the climactic end stage of the Pacific War, focusing on the U.S. Timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, here is an unprecedented account of the extraordinary World War II air, land, and sea campaign that brought the U.S. Navy as the greatest of grand fleets. From the seaborne invasion of Saipan to the stunning aerial battles of the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot, from the largest banzai attack of the war to the first mass suicides of Japanese civilians to the strategic bombing effort that culminated at Hiroshima and
This book is a ticket to watch hell in full session, and serves at once as an extraordinary memorial to the courageous—and a cautionary note to a world that remains unstable and turbulent today."—Adm. Navy. Advance praise for The Fleet at Flood Tide “This is a masterful account of the barbaric last year of the Pacific War, combining original scholarship, engaging prose, excellent historical judgment, and empathy for the soldier, to explain why defeating the Japanese proved so costly
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