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MeMyselfandI

Concept...good; Execution...poor

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2020

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The concept for this pseudo-history is good. Author did effective research into the settings and actual events. The large number of peripheral characters made the story line overly complicated. The edition I read has far too many typographical and grammatical errors for a "final" publication.

Terry Thompson

A Can’t Put it Down Book

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2020

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This was an action packed novel that has every turn you can imagine. Highly recommend it to anyone who like military action.

Beth Masci

This book kept me on the edge of my seat. Couldn’t put it down. Very enjoyable read!

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2020

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Looking forward to more books like it. The way the author described the islands, battles and the men on Boat 51 holds your interest is finding their eventual fate. Thanks

RAS

Story Moves Along

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2020

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Very interesting story based on somewhat on history. Lot of characters so it helps to take time in the beginning to learn who they are. Character development is good too and consistent throughout the book. And while there is heroism, nobody is perfect and mistakes are made; basically there is no superhero who never flubs up. Overall it is a good story that (mostly) moves along.

Strat622

Gritty WW 2 Novel

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2020

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While the subject of the book was interesting and covered a period of the war that I haven't read too much about, it was not a quick or smooth read for me. It dragged on a bit when it could have moved on to the next topic. Also, while I understand the Japanese were cruel, I didn't care for the darker parts of the story. Lastly, the spy aspect seemed out of place that will deter me from continuing to the next book. Had high hopes for this series, but am disappointed in the writing style.

Preston Holtry

A Page Turner

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2020

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John G is a first rate story teller! The characters are believable and interesting, the plot is compelling and the fast-paced action is what keeps you turning the pages. As an historical fiction writer, I appreciate his detailed research and his ability to put the reader in a convincing place and time. I enjoyed The Last Lieutenant so much, I immediately ordered Book 2 of the Todd Ingram series; I have no doubt it will be equally worth reading. I plan on finishing the series! Preston Holtry, author of The Arrius Trilogy

Wiley

Outstanding

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2020

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One of the best historical fictional novels on the early war in the South Pacific that I have read. The author weaves a tense plot, sufficient action and excellent character development. Gritty details of the fall of Corregidor enhance the narrative and the escape by boat is harrowing. I will read the next in the series.

Amazon Customer

Ehh, it's a mixed bag.

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2020

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The concept of this novel is fascinating. The main characters are reasonably well fleshed out and interesting. The plot is riveting. This book is very close to being an un-put-down-able page turner. However, some of the execution could use improvement and at times the mistakes are real distractions. For example, virulent does not equal violent. Incredulously does not mean incredibly. The author makes such mistakes over and over throughout the book. These sorts of misused words continually break into the story and disrupt the plot flow. Beyond that, the misplaced, commas, are, everywhere, throughout, the, book, and, are, almost, painful, to, read. The author needs a better proofreader and editor for future installments.

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A. Morgan

Ripe for a TV series or film

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2016

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This is an entertaining and realistic ( sometimes brutally so) story of a part of WW2 that was unknown to me. The descriptions of the sea journeys are particularly good and should appeal to anyone who loves the sea. The characters are well-drawn and there seems to have been excellent research of actual events around which the story evolves. It is a bit long, which detracts from the full award. However, it bodes well for the next volumes of the story. It would make a good film along the lines of Band of Brothers/ Saving Private Ryan.

Sparks norfolk

A hard read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2021

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This book is predictable ,a bit Boys Own Ripping Yarns.

Torrence of the Truth

It's OK

Reviewed in Canada on July 10, 2020

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I respect the work, but wanted more of something. More depth, more relationship development maybe? More feeling, and stuff about what makes the players tick, and less plot outline

Bob Coulter

Poor conversion from book to ebook

Reviewed in Canada on January 18, 2014

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Having read both hard cover and ebook, I find the conversion is very poor making reading difficult.

There was no reformatting and man extraneous characters seem to have appeared.

Any book should be properly converted and not just quickly run through a scanning program.

That said, the story is very good and I enjoyed the book each time I read it.

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