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Twilight of the Gods
- War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
- Narrateur(s): P.J. Ochlan
- Durée: 36 h et 46 min
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The final volume of the magisterial Pacific War Trilogy from acclaimed historian Ian W. Toll, "one of the great storytellers of war" (Evan Thomas).
Twilight of the Gods is a riveting account of the harrowing last year of World War II in the Pacific, when the US Navy won the largest naval battle in history; Douglas MacArthur made good his pledge to return to the Philippines; waves of kamikazes attacked the Allied fleets; the Japanese fought to the last man on one island after another; B-29 bombers burned down Japanese cities; and Hiroshima and Nagasaki were vaporized in atomic blasts.
Ian W. Toll's narratives of combat in the air, at sea, and on the beaches are as gripping as ever, but he also takes the listener into the halls of power in Washington and Tokyo, where the great questions of strategy and diplomacy were decided. Lionel Barber of the Financial Times chose the second volume of the series (The Conquering Tide) as the preemiment book of 2016, calling it military history at its best. Listeners who have been waiting for the conclusion of Toll's masterpiece will be thrilled by this final volume.
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- Tyler enge
- 2020-12-02
thumbs up way up
loved it
great summary of the big storys and small
a great final book thumbs up
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- Jason
- 2024-01-05
The narrative seemed to present a complete picture of the pacific war.
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I have listened to all of the three books of this series.
To me it seems to be the most complete picture of the pacific conflict I have read. Through the series a clear image was drawn of both the Japanese and American perspectives and I especially appreciate the attempt at showing the cultural influences that were in play in many of the important decisions made by Japan.
Great listen!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-12-07
making history come alive
very good narrator performing a flowing narrative history of one of history's most doomed wars. Brlliantly written and enjoyable. Ian Toll makes the key characters come alive.
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- Karl
- 2023-01-16
Best series yet.
There is so much detail packed into this series that you can almost feel like you’re there. By far the most detailed history of the pacific war ever written.
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- 2022-12-31
Wonderful end to the trilogy….
Ian Toll has crafted a masterful trilogy on the Pacific War filled with knowledge and insight which could, at times, be gleaned from one’s own research but thankfully presented by the author in his generous volumes for history buffs to enjoy.
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