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Any opinions on Ian Toll's Pacific Crucible? I have that and Eagle Against the Sun. Should I put down Toll and read Spector first?

I really enjoyed Pacific Crucible. It is focused on the planning for the war and the early months, but gives a good description of how the commanders on both sides appraised the situation. I especially liked the section describing Nimitz' initial assessment, his train ride across the country on his way to Pearl, reading reports but not yet in charge. I've thought about trying a game where I make minimal changes for the first two weeks, to get a feel for how Nimitz walked in.

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ORIGINAL: Delaware

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ORIGINAL: Justus2

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ORIGINAL: Delaware

Any opinions on Ian Toll's Pacific Crucible? I have that and Eagle Against the Sun. Should I put down Toll and read Spector first?

I really enjoyed Pacific Crucible. It is focused on the planning for the war and the early months, but gives a good description of how the commanders on both sides appraised the situation. I especially liked the section describing Nimitz' initial assessment, his train ride across the country on his way to Pearl, reading reports but not yet in charge. I've thought about trying a game where I make minimal changes for the first two weeks, to get a feel for how Nimitz walked in.

I am enjoying it a lot also. I preordered vol 2 which comes in September and covers 1942-44