"Remember the first rule of gunfighting … have a gun."

– Col. John Dean "Jeff" Cooper (1920-2006)

Publisher's Note: I just finished James Hornfischer's book on the Pacific War from 1943-45 and it was a great with a few flaws. I consider him one of the best naval historians alive.

The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945