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Chargement... Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal (original 2011; édition 2012)par James D. Hornfischer (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreNeptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal par James D. Hornfischer (2011)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Excellent account of the bloody and brutal naval actions off Guadalcanal. Thoroughly readable and loaded with information. Hornfischer was a master of naval combat accounts. I have read many of the books that cover all or part of this material and recommend them his title unhesistatingly. ( ) I've probably been somewhat slack in that it took the passing away of the author to elevate his books near the top of my TBR pile, in as much I wasn't sure that Hornfischer had that much to tell me. In that assumption I was very wrong, as this book is the modern narrative that this campaign needed, and though I practically had Samuel Elliot Morrison's the "Two Ocean War" memorized at one point, Hornfischer kept me turning pages, if only because he had come up with side stories of which I was not really aware of. Besides that though, in an age of rising naval competition, and the United States Navy facing its first real challenge in a generation, Hornfischer gives one an exemplary and bracing tale of what happens when your nation's fleet goes stale. About the only small point I'd knock this down for is that there are just a few moments when Hornfischer's prose gets a little too purple; your mileage may differ. It's been awhile since I read any WWII books, but this is fairly good. Hornfisher has done a great job researching and is able to provide a fairly clear picture of a confusing series of battles for the US Navy. He provides insights from common sailors all the way up to Secretary of the Navy Forrestal. I felt at the end that the book got a little rushed, with not enough emphasis placed on the Navy's investigation and analysis of the entire campaign. Overall, recommended for readers with an interest in WWII or the US Navy. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Draws on interviews with veterans and primary sources to present a narrative account of the pivotal World War II campaign, chronicling the three-month effort to gain control of Guadalcanal as a battle that taught the U.S. Navy and Marines new approaches to warfare. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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