Victory in the Pacific

My husband & I both are enjoying the book...we had fathers who served in WWII in the Pacific; one in Navy, the other in Marines..thanks for this great review, easy to read as well!! Hy52baskets

Victory In The Pacific is the exciting story of a dreadful war, that only a handful of books have captured and have done justice to. It is not the story of a make believe world, but a real and imperfect world. It is the story of two prideful and very different nations with different ideals. On December 7, 1941 in Pearl Harbor, these two nations crashed together and the world was forever changed. Victory In The Pacific is about the events from Pearl Harbor to the surrender of Japan. Although a complex subject and hard to follow, Albert Marrin, a renowned author on World War II, followed all events in a easily understandable chronological manner that parallels American Strategy. Simply stated, the United States had a three-phase plan to the war in the pacific. 1. Fend off Japan long enough to muster a fleet significant enough to push the Japanese back. 2. Capture main Islands in the pacific that are suitable for air assaults that can keep the smaller islands in check. 3. The forced surrender of Japan, or the invasion of. Victory In Pacific follows the war with Japan through the surrender of the Philippines, The Doolittle raid on Tokyo, Attack & Surrender of Corregidor Island, Naval battle of Midway, American landing on Guadalcanal, Naval battle of Savo Island, The Capture of the Solomon Islands, Tarawa, The Recapture of the Philippines, Iwo Jima and finally the atomic bombs. Explained in especially good detail, in which a whole chapter was devoted to, was the capture of Guadalcanal, one of the first major offensives that drove the Japanese back to their home soil. However, many smaller battles of moderate importance were not described well. Neither did the book report on why the Japanese went to war with America and what provoked them. Another serious defect was that the war with Japan was depicted as a purely an American war, rather then telling us of the major influences of other countries at war with Japan, such as India, Australia, China, and the USSR. Although biased toward to America, Victory in the Pacific is a fantastic book for those learning about America's involvement in the War in the Pacific. I would recommend that it be read in conjunction with a book that tells more of the Japanese war with China, India and their interests in Malaya and the Philippines. Overall though, Albert Marrin provides an excellent view of the American war in the Pacific. I would defidently recommend this book to those whose understanding of the war in the Pacific is limited, but not to those who are looking for an in depth view of the war as it only follows the war from the American side. Of perfect score of 10, I would rate it an 8.5.