Ian W. Toll has been a Wall Street analyst, a Federal Reserve financial analyst, and a political aide and speechwriter.
Ian received his undergraduate degree in American History at Georgetown University (1989) and his Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government (1995).
Ian has pursued an interest in the "age of fighting sail" since reading Patrick O'Brian's series of historical novels in the early 1990's. Since that time Ian has read hundreds of books on the subject and has delved deeply into the original documentary history of the early American navy.
Age of Sail: Non-Fiction
AOS Naval Non-Fiction |
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| Year | Book | Comment |
| Six Frigates | Traces the genesis of a fleet that would, ultimately, replace Britain's as the world's most powerful. | |
Modern Era: Non-Fiction
ME Naval Non-Fiction |
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| Series: Pacific War Trilogy | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| Pacific Crucible | War at Sea in the Pacific 1941-1943 | |
| The Conquering Tide | War in the Pacific Islands 1942–1944 | |
| Twilight of the Gods | War in the Western Pacific 1944–1945 | |
The author’s official web site is ianwtoll.com