Pacific Crucible
Type: Book

As of November 2026, Pacific Crucible has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Dan Carlin (Oct 2021). First book in Ian W. Toll's trilogy about the Pacific War, covering events from Pearl Harbor onwards.
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941–1942 is the first volume in the Pacific War trilogy, written by historian Ian W. Toll. The book is a narrative history of the opening phase of the Pacific War, which took place in the eastern Pacific between the Allies and the Empire of Japan. It was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2011 and 2012 (paperback) and was released as an audiobook narrated by Grover Gardner by Audible Studios in 2011. The following volume in the trilogy, The Conqu
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Oct 2021 on Dan Carlin |
| Author | Ian W. Toll |
| Published | 2011 |
| Publisher | W.W. Norton |
| Subjects | Military History, Weltkrieg, Japanese Naval operations |
| ISBN | 9780393068139 |
| Genre | Military History, Weltkrieg, Japanese Naval operations |
Who recommended Pacific Crucible?
Pacific Crucible came up; the most recent mention was Oct 2021 on Dan Carlin.
- EP15 The Supernova Coda on Dan Carlin (Oct 2021)