I just finished "Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945". Truly outstanding and, as has been said, Toll's trilogy is on par with Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy.
As the third book in the trilogy, it is a little longer than the first two books (800 pages). Very comprehensive, with excellent descriptions of each of the leading commanders of both sides, clear explanations of United States and Japanese naval strategies and tactics, and discussions of the war on both home fronts. Amazing to me how each island invasion was bigger than the previous invasion, culminating in 300,000 soldiers and Marines landing at Okinawa. Also, the size of the Navy by the end of the war was staggering. Finally, Ian Toll makes it clear that he is not a Douglas MacArthur fan.
My only disappointment is that the books have ended. Maybe I'll need to get a copy of
Six Frigates.
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