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The Fleet at Flood Tide

James Hornfischer ·2016 ·638 pages ·★ 4.6WarBooks rating
Popular History Intermediate Mixed
🇺🇸 American

America's war of annihilation in the Pacific, 1944-45 — Saipan, the Marianas Turkey Shoot, and the road to the bomb.

Why Read This Book

Hornfischer's final masterpiece connects the naval war to the atomic endgame, arguing the bomb grew directly from what the Pacific had become.

Events Covered

1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf Philippines 1945 Atomic Bombings Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Where to Buy

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ISBN: 978-0345548726

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