Comment by bloopernova

These 2, in this order:

Incredible Victory by Walter Lord[1]. The story of Midway, fairly balanced.

Shattered Sword by Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully[2]. also about Midway, but more research on Japanese sources. Has updated information about some things that are taken as "truth" about Midway. Amazing book.

EDITED to add:

James Hornfischer has some great books about the Pacific Naval war:

The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour[3]. 6 small escort carriers, and a handful of destroyers and destroyer-escorts vs the heavyweights of the Japanese fleet: Battleships and cruisers. Jaw-dropping descriptions of courage under fire. Fantastic book.

Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal[4]. Covers several naval battles, but not much on the ground conflict. Really good book too.

The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific[5]. The late Pacific war, with the invasion of Saipan, and the naval aircraft battle of the Philippines, leading up to Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the end of the war.

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[1] https://www.amazon.com/Incredible-Victory-Battle-Midway-Clas...

[2] https://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Sword-Untold-Battle-Midway/...

[3] https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553381482

[4] https://www.amazon.com/Neptunes-Inferno-U-S-Navy-Guadalcanal...

[5] https://www.amazon.com/Fleet-Flood-Tide-America-1944-1945/dp...