Review of 'Early U. S. Navy Carrier Raids, February-April 1942' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
It is nice to have much of the information on the US Navy early carrier raids in one little book. But it is written in a rather dry and factual manner. Do not expect it to be on par with the works of Samuel Eliot Morison, Richard B. Frank or Ian W. Toll.
BTW, I have seen that the author is about to release what seems to be a new version of this book: "The War Begins. The Navy's Early Carrier Raids February-May 1942" (ISBN-13: 978-1612515281). I don't know what the differences will be between the new one and the one reviewed here.
It is nice to have much of the information on the US Navy early carrier raids in one little book. But it is written in a rather dry and factual manner. Do not expect it to be on par with the works of Samuel Eliot Morison, Richard B. Frank or Ian W. Toll.
BTW, I have seen that the author is about to release what seems to be a new version of this book: "The War Begins. The Navy's Early Carrier Raids February-May 1942" (ISBN-13: 978-1612515281). I don't know what the differences will be between the new one and the one reviewed here.