9 best books about the Pacific War

World War II is sometimes thought of as primarily a fight against Nazi Germany, with the war in the Pacific as an after-thought. Fortunately, there is no shortage of worthwhile books about the Pacific War.

9. "The Pacific War," by John Costello

John Costello’s The Pacific War (Harper Perennial, 1982) examines the entire history of the war against Japan, from the pre-war years to the surrender in Tokyo Bay. The book is comprehensive, coherent, and compulsively readable. It remains the single best assessment of the war with Japan.

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