“Douglas Smock has written a very spirited and well informed account of an immensely complicated battle that transpired amidst the war in the Pacific.”

Dr.  Michael Schaller, History Professor, University of Arizona

“What attracted me to this book is that it goes beyond the logistics of battle to talk about what was broadly at stake in each of these battles. More than that, Smock finds a reasoned and reasonable path through the current controversy over whether history stud ‘stands on its own’ or should be viewed through the filters of our current sensibilities.”

Mark Schlack, author of Replay Earth

Review published on Goodreads