I've read Dunnigan and Nofi's "Victory at Sea: World War II in the Pacific" and recommend it, but only for someone who has already read one of the other Pacific War histories such as Spector or Costello. I found that being familiar with the events and personalities of the Pacific War allowed me to enjoy Dunnigan and Nofi's obscure facts and strange stories much more than if I had little or no knowledge of the Pacific War. As for Wouk's novels, I also recommend them. (Wouk served as a Naval Officer in the Pacific)
john At 07:15 PM 3/8/2002 -0600, you wrote: >"Marvin Long, Jr." wrote: > > > > Any on Brin-L? > > > > I'm interesting in getting recommendations of good books to read about > > the Pacific War from all perspectives. > >1) I can ask my mom when she gets home, if you'd like me to. She's >been reading anything she can get her hands on on WWII for a number of >years, and switched to mostly reading about the Pacific War sometime >since I got married. > >2) If you'd like to borrow my copies of _The Winds of War_ and _War and >Rememberance_ (as per Tom Beck's recommendation) after we move, let me >know. They've been boxed. I know which box they're in (Book box #21) >but I'd rather not open it. > >3) Has anyone else read _Victory At Sea: World War II In the Pacific_ >by James F. Dunnigan and Albert A. Nofi to rate it for Marvin as a >general work? That is likely to be one of the later things boxed, and >as such may be available for lending to Marvin. (That's Dan's book, >though, so we'd have to ask him about it.) > > Julia
