Victory at Sea

By Paul Kennedy, Ian Marshall (illustrator),

Book cover of Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II

Book description

A sweeping, lavishly illustrated one-volume history of the rise of American naval power during World War II

"When he is at his best, as he often is in these pages, Kennedy can be dazzling."-Ian W. Toll, New York Times

"The book makes for enjoyable reading, owing to the author's easygoing…

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1 author picked Victory at Sea as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Paul Kennedy examines the role of naval power in the Second World War in a new and comprehensive way that has huge implications for the naval arms race between China and the United States and our allies—and not in a good way for America’s pacing challenge.

What I most love about Victory at Sea, however, is the pictures! Unusually for a book on strategic studies, this book on naval history is illustrated with two dozen pictures by the late great Ian Marshall; his paintings of the ships discussed in the book are more than worth the price of admission!

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