Alaska's Hidden Wars: Secret Campaigns on the North Pacific Rim
by Otis Hays Jr. Jr.
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Author: Otis Hays Jr. Jr.Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-08-01
ISBN: 188996364X
Number of pages: 200
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
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Book Review: Decent book on a little known topic
Summary: 3 Stars
The author has done a valuable service by unearthing material that sheds light on World War Two in the Northern Pacific island chains of the Aleutians and Kuriles. For this he is to be commended.
But the book does not rise much above the compliment "decent little book." The author writes in the sparing, bare-bones style of a journalist without imparting any sense of drama to the story. The facts are there, along with some interpretations, but no forceful sense of conviction. One could say that this is more of a series of articles rather than a book, per se. The book contains several appendices that could have been used to more effect in the chapters rather than tucked in at the end.
Nevertheless, author Hays does give the reader a better understanding of the war in the Northern Pacific, especially the effects on the troops who were stationed there.
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