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Harry Gailey ("War in the Pacific," "Liberation of Guam," et al) is an emeritus professor of history at San Jose State University. Professor & Mrs. Gailey live in Los Gatos, California. (Bowker Author Biography)

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Unfortunately this book suffers from the relative obscurity of its subject matter. This is not a part of WW2 that is well covered in other books and the author does very little to engage the reader or set the larger setting. There aren't any maps and the author jumps right in with names of places most people will never have heard of. This makes it impossible to relate one battle to another, make sense of distances or terrain or timelines. It also could have used an overview of the island and its inhabitants and terrain too, as it was a unique setting for the war, but that was left out too. Unfortunately this makes it extremely difficult to read and place in the greater context of the war.… (meer)
 
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Alhickey1 | 1 andere bespreking | Feb 10, 2020 |
Unfortunately this book suffers from the relative obscurity of its subject matter. This is not a part of WW2 that is well covered in other books and the author does very little to engage the reader or set the larger setting. There aren't any maps and the author jumps right in with names of places most people will never have heard of. This makes it impossible to relate one battle to another, make sense of distances or terrain or timelines. It also could have used an overview of the island and its inhabitants and terrain too, as it was a unique setting for the war, but that was left out too. Unfortunately this makes it extremely difficult to read and place in the greater context of the war.
Luckily I bought this very cheaply at a library sale.
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