Twilight of the Gods

War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945

By: Ian Toll

Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan

The final volume of the magisterial Pacific War Trilogy from acclaimed historian Ian W. Toll, "one of the great storytellers of war" (Evan Thomas).

Twilight of the Gods is a riveting account of the harrowing last year of World War II in the Pacific, when the US Navy won the largest naval battle in history; Douglas MacArthur made good his pledge to return to the Philippines; waves of kamikazes attacked the Allied fleets; the Japanese fought to the last man on one island after another; B-29 bombers burned down Japanese cities; and Hiroshima and Nagasaki were vaporized in atomic blasts.

Ian W. Toll's narratives of combat in the air, at sea, and on the beaches are as gripping as ever, but he also takes the listener into the halls of power in Washington and Tokyo, where the great questions of strategy and diplomacy were decided. Lionel Barber of the Financial Times chose the second volume of the series (The Conquering Tide) as the preemiment book of 2016, calling it military history at its best. Listeners who have been waiting for the conclusion of Toll's masterpiece will be thrilled by this final volume.

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Amazing Details

Picks up right where the last one left off. The narrative and organization create a great flow to this long book . You can almost feel yourself zooming in from the overall picture of the war down to buck privates and seamen.

I’m one of those wwii avid reader types and was worried about reading long chapters on battles I was pretty familiar with . Toll brings new perspectives and details about the Pacific War. From the bloated flies of Saipan infesting an admirals dinner offshore to an in depth look at Japanese social psychology for waging war this book brought to light the war in the Pacific . I also appreciate Toll’s research on the logistics involved in the Pacific Theatre.

Great book

Well-researched and well-written. My only complaint is that the narration is rather robotic. Still, it's worth the listen.

End of the pacific war historical trilogy

400,000 Americans paid the ultimate sacrifice in WWII. Now we have huge factions in both parties who want to make it all for naught—deprecating American exceptionalism and greatness for a global world order that subjugates instead of elevates the people.

Great history of the Pacific

This book is a very detailed history of the closing of the pacific war and covers many area that I would have never thought of, but are important in understanding how the war impacted many American lives

comprehensive, Cold with a cadence that keeps your interest, and is entertaining

The absolute and undeniable telling of the Pacific war that I have come across to date. fantastic!