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Horrible writing

The subject of this book looked intriguing, after reading Tolland, Hornfischer and the author's other book Pacific Thunder I thought I'd give it a try. Unfortunately it has some serious flaws. It's horribly disjointed, going from fighter pilot minutia to quoting nearly the entire surrender speech of Hirohito in the same paragraph. I really don't know what to make of this, it's all over the place, shifting gears and focus to the point of distraction. Too bad didn't borrow it from the library instead of buying it.

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WW II Naval Air Warfare Pacific

I really enjoyed this book! Excellent narrative and a great story well worth telling aloud.

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