A fascinating reexamination of the Second World War in the Pacific through the analytic lens of one of history's great naval strategists "John Adams is one of the most remarkable individuals I have met in the course of my long academic career. His knowledge of recent military doctrine, strategy and operations, logistics, and tactics is as deep as any of my academic colleagues." MALCOLM MUIR, AUTHOR OF Black Shoes and Blue Water: Surface Warfare in the United States Navy, 1945-1975 "A very interesting, well-researched, well-written work with fine and fresh analysis of the Pacific War." ERIC OSBORNE, AUTHOR OF The Battle of Heligoland Bight