Incredible Victory by Walter Lord[1]. The story of Midway, fairly balanced.
Shattered Sword by Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully[2]. also about Midway, but more research on Japanese sources. Has updated information about some things that are taken as "truth" about Midway. Amazing book.
EDITED to add:
James Hornfischer has some great books about the Pacific Naval war:
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour[3]. 6 small escort carriers, and a handful of destroyers and destroyer-escorts vs the heavyweights of the Japanese fleet: Battleships and cruisers. Jaw-dropping descriptions of courage under fire. Fantastic book.
Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal[4]. Covers several naval battles, but not much on the ground conflict. Really good book too.
The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific[5]. The late Pacific war, with the invasion of Saipan, and the naval aircraft battle of the Philippines, leading up to Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the end of the war.
Incredible Victory by Walter Lord[1]. The story of Midway, fairly balanced.
Shattered Sword by Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully[2]. also about Midway, but more research on Japanese sources. Has updated information about some things that are taken as "truth" about Midway. Amazing book.
EDITED to add:
James Hornfischer has some great books about the Pacific Naval war:
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour[3]. 6 small escort carriers, and a handful of destroyers and destroyer-escorts vs the heavyweights of the Japanese fleet: Battleships and cruisers. Jaw-dropping descriptions of courage under fire. Fantastic book.
Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal[4]. Covers several naval battles, but not much on the ground conflict. Really good book too.
The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific[5]. The late Pacific war, with the invasion of Saipan, and the naval aircraft battle of the Philippines, leading up to Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the end of the war.
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[1] https://www.amazon.com/Incredible-Victory-Battle-Midway-Clas...
[2] https://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Sword-Untold-Battle-Midway/...
[3] https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553381482
[4] https://www.amazon.com/Neptunes-Inferno-U-S-Navy-Guadalcanal...
[5] https://www.amazon.com/Fleet-Flood-Tide-America-1944-1945/dp...