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The last great naval war

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The cover of "Sea of Thunder: Four Great Naval Campaigns and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945."
Image courtesy of Simon & Schuster

Four commanders played critical roles in World War II's Pacific theater, but no one had examined their interlocking roles before. A new book uses Japanese and American sources to piece together the reasons why both sides failed to understand each other.

The author, Evan Thomas, will also talk about the parallels to the war in Iraq.

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Sea of Thunder
The cover of "Sea of Thunder: Four Great Naval Campaigns and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945."
Image courtesy of Simon & Schuster