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Ian W. Toll
Ian W. Toll is an independent naval historian, the author of PACIFIC CRUCIBLE: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 and SIX FRIGATES: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy. SIX FRIGATES won broad critical acclaim and was selected for the Samuel Eliot Morison Award, the William E.... show more
Ian W. Toll is an independent naval historian, the author of PACIFIC CRUCIBLE: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 and SIX FRIGATES: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy. SIX FRIGATES won broad critical acclaim and was selected for the Samuel Eliot Morison Award, the William E. Colby Award, and New York Times "Editor's Choice" list.
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Ian W. Toll's Books
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 - Ian W. Toll Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy - Ian W. Toll The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944 - Ian W. Toll Six Frigates: the Epic History of the Fo... Six Frigates: the Epic History of the Founding of the U. S. Navy - Ian W. TOLL
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The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944 - Ian W. Toll
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 - Ian W. Toll
Six Frigates: How Piracy, War and British Supremacy at Sea Gave Birth to the World's Most Powerful Navy - Ian W. Toll
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy - Ian W. Toll
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 - Ian W. Toll
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy - Ian W. Toll
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy - Ian W. Toll
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markk
markk rated it 7 years ago
text An excellent narrative about the naval war in the Pacific
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941 caught the U.S. Navy by surprise in more ways than one. For not only did Japan succeed in disabling a major portion of the Pacific Fleet, the attack by waves of bomb- and torpedo-carrying planes inaugurated a new style of naval warfare for which the ...
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Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 12 years ago
text Six Frigates: How Piracy, War and British Supremacy at Sea Gave Birth to the World's Most Powerful Navy
The subtitle, "The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy" is a misnomer. The Continental Navy established during the American Revolution gets short shrift. Toll in a few lines disposes of sad tale of 13 frigates, 11 of which were destroyed or captured by the British in the course of the Revo...
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"Check Six"
"Check Six" rated it 13 years ago
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Magnificent! Reading this vivid, riveting 5 Star account of the US Navy’s birth was often like having a movie playing in my head. The battle scenes are just perfectly done. Even the 3 day escape of the Constitution from a squadron of British warships was tense and spellbinding, although no significa...
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Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it 13 years ago
text Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942
A completely engrossing, superbly told, outstanding work of history.
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