The Two-Ocean War
First edition
AuthorSamuel Eliot Morison
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMilitary history, World War II
PublisherLittle, Brown and Company
Publication date
1963
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages611
OCLCOL17758369M
940.544973
LC ClassD773.M62

The nonfiction book The Two Ocean War: A Short History of the United States Navy in the Second World War by U.S. naval historian Samuel Eliot Morison, is a revised and shortened version of his multi-volume History of United States Naval Operations in World War II.[1][2] The one-volume book is 611 pages long.[2]

Publication

The first edition was published in 1963 by Little, Brown and Company.[2]


Reception

The book was reviewed several times after being published. A reviewer in the Journal of International Affairs wrote that "the book is an excellent summation" of Morison's earlier History of United States Naval Operations in World War II[3] and one published in the Pacific Historical Review praised the book as a "coherent and tight volume, swift-paced and lively". They noted that there were fewer omissions from the condensing than "one would have expected" but also criticized its coverage of "larger aspects of the war". They concluded that "for the layman it is a superb account of the navy in World War II."[2] The Los Angeles Times deemed the book a "substantial accomplishment" and titled its review: "History of World War II Naval Battles Impresses".[4]

References

  1. ↑ Kaplan, Anne R. (1995). "MHS Collections: Fifty Years Ago: Exploring World War II at the Minnesota Historical Society". Minnesota History. 54 (7): 316–322. ISSN 0026-5497. JSTOR 20187938.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Morton, Louis (1963). "Review of The Two-Ocean War: A Short History of the United States Navy in the Second World War". Pacific Historical Review. 32 (4): 408–410. doi:10.2307/4492231. ISSN 0030-8684. JSTOR 4492231.
  3. ↑ Macpherson, George S. (1964). "Review of THE TWO-OCEAN WAR: A SHORT HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR". Journal of International Affairs. 18 (1): 124–125. ISSN 0022-197X. JSTOR 24381442.
  4. ↑ Kirsch, Robert R. (30 May 1963). "History of World War II Naval Battles Impresses". The Los Angeles Times.
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