McLynn, Frank

A richly complete account that will satisfy those history readers loving minutiae, while being perhaps too overstuffed with detail for more casual readers.

While McLynn extends his scope beyond the conflict itself to the larger issues of Japanese aggression, American miscalculations, and Churchill's greatness, this is a personalized account of warfare that fans of E.B. Sledge's With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa will enjoy.