Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign, 1941-1945 (Large Print Press)

Thomas, Evan

ISBN 10: 1594132577 / ISBN 13: 9781594132575

Published by Large Print Distribution, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign, 1941-1945 (Large Print Press)
• Publisher: Large Print Distribution
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594132577
• ISBN 13: 9781594132575
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

An account of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 is told through the commands of four naval leaders, including two American commanders and two Japanese admirals, and offers insight into how the war reflected profound cultural differences.

Review

"Sensational, riveting history, plus a brilliant penetrating study of both the American and Japanese military minds. "Sea of Thunder" is full of psychological insight that will leave your jaw dropping." -- Bob Woodward, author of "Plan of Attack"

"The incomparable Evan Thomas has done it again. World War II in the Pacific has never gotten the attention it deserves, and "Sea of Thunder" helps to restore the balance." -- Michael Beschloss, author of "The Conquerors"

"Whenever Evan Thomas turns on his smarts and energy, history makes more sense. Here he looks at the Pacific War from Guadalcanal to Tokyo Harbor and brings his vivid insights to the world's greatest naval campaign." -- Ben Bradlee, former editor, "The Washington Post", naval officer, the South Pacific, 1942-45

""Sea of Thunder" is an extraordinary book. Evan Thomas's dig into recent Japanese writing on the war, and his personal investigations among the survivors, turned up historian's gold. His Japanese leaders appear not unlike ourselves, behind the mask of an alien old culture. The portrait of Kurita, the controversial Japanese commander at Leyte Gulf, is novel, convincing, and surprisingly moving." -- Herman Wouk, author of "The Winds of War" and "War and Remembrance"

"Thomas's prose keeps pace with the fight and captures its eerie quality...The result is both a naval adventure story and a striking meditation on the nature of military courage." -- The New Yorker

With this exemplary book, Evan Thomas has set a benchmark for historical writing -- and analysis -- against which subsequent work will be measured." -- Michael J. Bonafield, Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

"One of the most insightful analyses yet written of personalities and military cultures at war...An exciting read...Thomas draws the battle scenes with exquisite precision...Those who would direct military strategy and policy should be well warned -- and should have Thomas's book, well-worn, at their bedsides." -- Wesley K. Clark, The Washington Post Book World

"A riveting tale of character and war by one of our most graceful writers. With impressive scholarship and a brilliant eye for detail, Evan Thomas tells the extraordinary story of Leyte Gulf without ever losing sight of the men in the maelstrom." -- Rick Atkinson, author of An Army at Dawn

"This is a wonderful book; thoughtful and riveting all at the same time, and it's good history -- you're never quite sure things are going to turn out the way you know they did!" -- Ken Burns, filmmaker of The War