Pacific War Book Reviews

TitleAuthorReviewerReview DateRev Date
A Shanghai American Daniel S. Williams and Gerald A. Meehl David Stubblebine 29 Jul 20242024-07-29
Advance Force Pearl Harbor Burl Burlingame David Stubblebine 21 Jan 20142014-01-21
Always Faithful Eric Hammel C. Peter Chen 4 Nov 20112011-11-04
American Aces Against the Kamikaze Edward Young C. Peter Chen 6 Mar 20132013-03-06
American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964 William Manchester C. Peter Chen 7 Aug 20052005-08-07
And I Was There: Pearl Harbor and Midway-Breaking the Secrets Edwin T. Layton David Stubblebine 25 Mar 20242024-03-25
B-29 Superfortress: A Comprehensive Registry of the Planes and Their Missions Robert A. Mann David Stubblebine 20 Jun 20182018-06-20
Bomb Steve Sheinkin C. Peter Chen 5 Feb 20142014-02-05
Carrier Warfare in the Pacific E. T. Wooldridge David Stubblebine 8 Jun 20172017-06-08
Code Talker Chester Nez and Judith Schiess Avila C. Peter Chen 3 Jul 20122012-07-03
Countdown 1945 Chris Wallace with Mitch Weiss David Stubblebine 22 Apr 20222022-04-22
Crossing the Line: A Bluejacket’s World War II Odyssey Alvin Kernan David Stubblebine 3 Mar 20122012-03-03
Cultures of War John W. Dower C. Peter Chen 22 Apr 20152015-04-22
Darkest Hour Bruce Gamble C. Peter Chen 19 Feb 20072007-02-19
End of Empire David Chandler, et. al. C. Peter Chen 19 Jul 20192019-07-19
Enterprise Barrett Tillman C. Peter Chen 5 Feb 20132013-02-05
Escape from the Deep Alex Kershaw C. Peter Chen 25 Dec 20102010-12-25
Escort Carrier WW II Rick Cline David Stubblebine 25 Nov 20082008-11-25
F4F Wildcat vs. A6M Zero-sen Edward M. Young Andrew Nguyen 3 Aug 20162016-08-03
F6F Hellcat vs A6M Zero-sen Edward M. Young Andrew Nguyen 11 Nov 20152015-11-11
Flags of Our Fathers James Bradley and Ron Powers C. Peter Chen 22 Sep 20062006-09-22
Flyboys: A True Story of Courage James Bradley David Stubblebine 7 Jul 20082008-07-07
Fortress Rabaul Bruce Gamble C. Peter Chen 11 Sep 20122012-09-11
Ghost Soldiers Hampton Sides C. Peter Chen 3 Nov 20102010-11-03
Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War William Manchester C. Peter Chen 11 Apr 20062006-04-11
Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War William Manchester Jimmy Lebel 30 Jul 20102010-07-30
Guadalcanal: The U. S. Marines in World War II Eric Hammel C. Peter Chen 13 Aug 20072007-08-13
Hell in the Pacific: A Marine Rifleman's Journey From Guadalcanal to Peleliu Jim McEnery with Bill Sloan C. Peter Chen 16 Jun 20122012-06-16
Helmet for My Pillow Robert Leckie C. Peter Chen 24 Apr 20102010-04-24
Helmet for My Pillow Robert Leckie Jimmy Lebel 1 Sep 20102010-09-01
Hero of the Pacific: The Life of Legendary Marine John Basilone James Brady C. Peter Chen 7 Jan 20152015-01-07
Imperial Japanese Navy Battleships 1941-45 Mark Stille C. Peter Chen 1 Aug 20082008-08-01
In Harm's Way Doug Stanton C. Peter Chen 20 Aug 20052005-08-20
Inferno Joseph A. Springer C. Peter Chen 14 Nov 20072007-11-14
Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy Eri Hotta C. Peter Chen 9 Jul 20142014-07-09
Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy Eri Hotta Andrew Nguyen 29 Apr 20152015-04-29
Japan 1945: From Operation Downfall to Hiroshima and Nagasaki Clayton K. S. Chun David Stubblebine 23 Jan 20102010-01-23
Japan's Longest Day The Pacific War Research Society Andrew Nguyen 29 Jun 20162016-06-29
Japanese Intelligence in World War II Ken Kotani C. Peter Chen 5 Aug 20092009-08-05
Joe Rochefort's War Elliot Carlson C. Peter Chen 18 Aug 20122012-08-18
Kaiten: Japan's Secret Manned Suicide Submarine and the First American First Ship It Sank Michael Mair and Joy Waldron David Stubblebine 7 Jan 20162016-01-07
Kamikaze: Japanese Special Attack Weapons 1944-45 Steven Zaloga C. Peter Chen 27 Jul 20112011-07-27
Killing the Rising Sun Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard C. Peter Chen 6 Oct 20172017-10-06
Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support Gordon L. Rottman C. Peter Chen 3 Nov 20092009-11-03
Lost in Shangri-La Mitchell Zuckoff C. Peter Chen 21 Aug 20132013-08-21
Lucky's Life Don J. Larson David Stubblebine 22 Sep 20172017-09-22
Midway: Dauntless Victory Peter C. Smith C. Peter Chen 28 Jun 20082008-06-28
Native American Code Talker in World War II Ed Gilbert C. Peter Chen 24 Apr 20082008-04-24
Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal James Hornfischer C. Peter Chen 22 Aug 20112011-08-22
Never Call Me a Hero N. Jack Kleiss C. Peter Chen 8 Oct 20182018-10-08
Nimitz at Ease Michael A. Lilly David Stubblebine 12 Sep 20242024-09-12
No Ordinary Joes Larry Colton C. Peter Chen 25 Jun 20112011-06-25
Odyssey of a Philippine Scout Arthur Kendall Whitehead Thomas Houlihan 22 May 20062006-05-22
Operation Storm John Geoghegan C. Peter Chen 30 Aug 20132013-08-30
P-40 Warhawk vs Ki-43 Oscar Carl Molesworth C. Peter Chen 26 May 20082008-05-26
Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941 Stanley Weintraub C. Peter Chen 29 Jan 20142014-01-29
Pearl Harbor Ghosts: The Legacy of December 7, 1941 Thurston Clarke David Stubblebine 20 Aug 20172017-08-20
Pearl Harbor: FDR Leads the Nation Into War Steven Gillon C. Peter Chen 3 Jul 20132013-07-03
Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness Craig Nelson C. Peter Chen 18 Jun 20182018-06-18
Pearl; December 7, 1941 Daniel Allen Butler David Stubblebine 15 Jul 20222022-07-15
Proud Echo Ronald McKie Dan K. 27 Aug 20082008-08-27
PT 109 William Doyle C. Peter Chen 28 Dec 20162016-12-28
Reminiscences Douglas MacArthur C. Peter Chen 31 Aug 20062006-08-31
Requiem for Battleship Yamato Mitsuru Yoshida C. Peter Chen 26 Feb 20062006-02-26
Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45 Max Hastings C. Peter Chen 14 Feb 20112011-02-14
Santa Cruz 1942: Carrier duel in the South Pacific Mark Stille Andrew Nguyen 13 Mar 20132013-03-13
Sea of Thunder Evan Thomas C. Peter Chen 7 Mar 20112011-03-07
Seafire vs. A6M Zero: Pacific Theater Donald Nijboer C. Peter Chen 27 Dec 20092009-12-27
Shadows in the Jungle Larry Alexander C. Peter Chen 28 Nov 20102010-11-28
Shattered Sword Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully C. Peter Chen 2 Dec 20052005-12-02
Ship of Ghosts James Hornfischer C. Peter Chen 26 Aug 20102010-08-26
Swashbucklers and Black Sheep Bruce Gamble C. Peter Chen 1 Aug 20142014-08-01
Tales from a Tin Can Michael Olson Jimmy Lebel 25 Sep 20102010-09-25
Target: Rabaul Bruce Gamble C. Peter Chen 19 Feb 20142014-02-19
Tears in the Darkness Michael Norman and Elizabeth Norman C. Peter Chen 18 Jul 20112011-07-18
The British Fleet Air Arm in World War II Mark Barber C. Peter Chen 3 Jul 20082008-07-03
The Color of War James Campbell C. Peter Chen 14 Jul 20122012-07-14
The Divine Wind Rikihei Inoguchi and Tadashi Nakajima C. Peter Chen 16 Nov 20062006-11-16
The Fall of the Philippines 1941-42 Clayton Chun C. Peter Chen 29 May 20122012-05-29
The First Heroes Craig Nelson C. Peter Chen 26 Nov 20142014-11-26
The Great Raid William Breuer C. Peter Chen 26 Mar 20142014-03-26
The Greatest U.S. Marine Corps Stories Ever Told Iain Martin C. Peter Chen 11 Jan 20082008-01-11
The Greatest U.S. Marine Corps Stories Ever Told Iain Martin Thomas Houlihan 30 Sep 20102010-09-30
The Indestructible Man Don Keith and David Rocco David Stubblebine 21 Aug 20192019-08-21
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors James Hornfischer C. Peter Chen 29 Dec 20042004-12-29
The Last Train from Hiroshima Charles Pellegrino C. Peter Chen 21 Feb 20102010-02-21
The Lions of Iwo Jima Fred Haynes and James Warren C. Peter Chen 15 May 20132013-05-15
The Pacific Hugh Ambrose C. Peter Chen 31 Oct 20112011-10-31
The Pacific Campaign Dan van der Vat C. Peter Chen 28 Jun 20052005-06-28
The Pacific War: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima Daniel Marston C. Peter Chen 29 Mar 20102010-03-29
The Pacific War: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima Daniel Marston Jimmy Lebel 26 Feb 20112011-02-26
The Struggle for Guadalcanal Samuel Eliot Morison C. Peter Chen 23 Mar 20062006-03-23
The Twilight Warriors Robert Gandt C. Peter Chen 21 May 20112011-05-21
The War Below: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan James Scott C. Peter Chen 18 Mar 20152015-03-18
The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns C. Peter Chen 25 Jul 20102010-07-25
The West Point Atlas of War: World War II: The Pacific Vincent J. Esposito C. Peter Chen 16 Jan 20102010-01-16
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Ted W. Lawson C. Peter Chen 5 Nov 20052005-11-05
Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand C. Peter Chen 11 Dec 20122012-12-11
Undefeated: America's Heroic Fight for Bataan and Corregidor Bill Sloan C. Peter Chen 28 Jun 20122012-06-28
US Navy Aircraft Carriers 1922-45 Mark Stille Andrew Nguyen 3 Oct 20092009-10-03
US Navy Aircraft Carriers 1942-45 Mark Stille Andrew Nguyen 8 Oct 20092009-10-08
US Navy War Photographs Edward Steichen David Stubblebine 24 Mar 20092009-03-24
US Patrol Torpedo Boats Gordon L. Rottman C. Peter Chen 22 Dec 20082008-12-22
USS Cassin Young (DD-793): A Fletcher Class Destroyer J. Scott Harmon Andrew Nguyen 18 Jun 20132013-06-18
VF-11/111 'Sundowners' 1942-95 Barrett Tillman with Henk van der Lugt David Stubblebine 11 Jun 20142014-06-11
War Beneath the Waves Don Keith C. Peter Chen 30 Jun 20102010-06-30
War in Pacific Skies Charlie and Ann Cooper C. Peter Chen 12 Mar 20112011-03-12
War in the Pacific Richard Overy C. Peter Chen 12 Apr 20102010-04-12
Warpath Across the Pacific Lawrence J. Hickey David Stubblebine 10 Apr 20122012-04-10
Warship 2009 Anthony Preston C. Peter Chen 12 Oct 20092009-10-12
Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan 1942-1945 Barrett Tillman C. Peter Chen 9 May 20102010-05-09
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa Eugene B. Sledge Bryan Hiatt 25 Jul 20052005-07-25
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa Eugene B. Sledge Jimmy Lebel 5 Nov 20102010-11-05
World War II Japanese Tank Tactics Gordon Rottman and Akira Takizawa C. Peter Chen 20 Mar 20092009-03-20
World War II US Cavalry Units: Pacific Theater Gordon L. Rottman C. Peter Chen 27 Oct 20092009-10-27



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