Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War IIA sweeping, lavishly illustrated one volume history of the rise of American naval power during World War II When he is at his best, as he often is in these pages, Kennedy can be dazzling.Ian W. Toll, New York Times The book makes for enjoyable reading, owing to the authors easygoing style . . . Kennedy is an academic who does not write like one; he writes a story, not a treatise.Robert D. Kaplan, Washington Post Engrossing.Brendan Simms, Wall Street