Reviews
"Richard Snow captures the sweep of battle--years long, thousands of square miles in extent--and its life-sized, daily events, from routine tasks to hellish violence,?as seen through the eyes of the men who were there. The result is a stereoscopic view of a world-historical struggle, and of the author's father, Lieut. Richard B. Snow, USNR, a representative member of the greatest generation."--Richard Brookhiser, author ofFounding Father: Rediscovering George Washington, "In this terrific tale, Richard Snow has written a splendid and exciting account of an unjustly overlooked story of World War II: the fight for the Atlantic.' With a skillful narrative hand, he moves between scenes of combat and peril at sea (and under the sea) to moments of debate and decision at the highest levels of Washington and London.' ?A Measureless Peril'—the phrase is Churchill's—is a book to savor, and to remember."--Jon Meacham, " Snow ably uses his father's letters to reconstruct Atlantic duty in the final years of a vital battle for Allied victory." - Publishers Weekly, "Snow ably uses his father's letters to reconstruct Atlantic duty in the final years of a vital battle for Allied victory." -Publishers Weekly, "Richard Snow's A Measureless Peril is epic, poignant, and until now the story he tells has been little known. At the same time, Snow's voice is warm, wildly entertaining, and achieves that rare magic effect in writing history: complete intimacy and authority. The book is chock full of engrossing detail and the surprising stories spool out like private movies shot by our fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and brothers and sent back from the war-- but arriving only now in this world of ours. Most of all, Snow's father, a courageous presence, is as literate and humane a voice as one could hope to meet in the darkest hours at sea. Snow smartly and thoroughly honors the men and women-- and their families-- who served in WWII." --Doug Stanton, author of Horse Soldiers and In Harm's Way, "Richard Snow'sA Measureless Perilis epic, poignant, and until now the story he tells has been little known. At the same time, Snow's voice'is warm, wildly entertaining, and achieves that rare magic effect in writing history: complete intimacy and authority. The book is'chock full of engrossing detail and the surprising stories spool out like private movies shot by our fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and brothers and sent back from the war-- but arriving only now in this world of ours. Most of all, Snow's father, a courageous presence, is as literate and humane a voice as one could hope to meet in the darkest hours at sea. Snow smartly and thoroughly honors the men and women-- and their families-- who served in WWII."--Doug Stanton, author ofHorse SoldiersandIn Harm's Way, "Snow writes with verve and a keen eye. He is a kind of John McPhee of combat at sea, finding humanity in the small, telling details of duty." - New York Times Book Review, "There is one very annoying and upsetting aspect to A Measureless Peril : it ends. However, I have to admit that when I am fascinated and excited by a book, and having the time of my life, I'm able to read really fast. What a fine writer is Richard Snow, and what a treasure this is." --Alan Furst, "A Measureless Peril...will keep you riveted...[Snow's] description of key personalities is flawless." -Forbes, "Richard Snow captures the sweep of battle--years long, thousands of square miles in extent--and its life-sized, daily events, from routine tasks to hellish violence, as seen through the eyes of the men who were there. The result is a stereoscopic view of a world-historical struggle, and of the author's father, Lieut. Richard B. Snow, USNR, a representative member of the greatest generation." --Richard Brookhiser, author of Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington, "Snow writes with verve and a keen eye. He is a kind of John McPhee of combat at sea, finding humanity in the small, telling details of duty." -New York Times Book Review, "In this terrific tale, Richard Snow has written a splendid and exciting account of an unjustly overlooked story of World War II: the fight for the Atlantic. With a skillful narrative hand, he moves between scenes of combat and peril at sea (and under the sea) to moments of debate and decision at the highest levels of Washington and London. 'A Measureless Peril'-the phrase is Churchill's-is a book to savor, and to remember." --Jon Meacham, "By way of a great raft of sea-stories, each impeccably told and perfectly turned, Richard Snow has transformed the faraway and half-forgotten world of the Atlantic convoys into a narrative as touching and exciting as it is melancholy and memorable. This is a valuable book: few better accounts have ever been crafted about this cruelest of wars, fought for year after year on the most imperturbably cruel of the world's great oceans." --Simon Winchester, "There is one very annoying and upsetting aspect toA Measureless Peril: it ends. However, I have to admit that when I am fascinated and excited by'a book, and having the time of my life, I'm able to read'reallyfast. What a fine writer is Richard Snow, and what a treasure this is."--Alan Furst, "By way of a great raft of sea-stories, each impeccably told and perfectly turned, Richard Snow has transformed the faraway and half-forgotten world of the Atlantic convoys into a narrative as touching and exciting as it is melancholy and memorable. ?This is a valuable book: few better accounts have ever been crafted about this cruelest of wars, fought for year after year on the most imperturbably cruel of the world's great oceans."--Simon Winchester, "Gripping, jaw-dropping, moving, at times surprisingly funny, and always spellbinding." -Laura Hillenbrand, author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller, Unbroken, "Gripping, jaw-dropping, moving, at times surprisingly funny, and always spellbinding." -Laura Hillenbrand, Washingtonian Magazine, " A Measureless Peril ... will keep you riveted...[Snow's] description of key personalities is flawless." - Forbes
