The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The extraordinary story of the World War II air, land, and sea campaign that brought the U. S. Navy to the apex of its strength and marked the rise of the United States as a global superpower Winner, Commodore John Barry Book Award, Navy League of the United States Winner, John Lehman Distinguished Naval Historian Award, Naval Order of the United States With its thunderous assault on the Mariana Islands in June 1944, the