A review by nelsta
The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 by James D. Hornfischer

5.0

Hornfischer does a good job of describing the political, logistical, and moral problems that plagued the Pacific commanders in the late Pacific War. Individual battles are given little description as the purview of this book is how the U.S. Navy overwhelmed and out-invented the Japanese Imperial Navy. The book focuses on several admirals (Halsey, Nimitz, Spruance), the UDT and Paul Tibbets' roles in ending the war. Very well written with great detail given at the administrative level of the war.