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A great book! In this book, these gentlemen achieved something I very rarely see. They accurately captured ALL of the multitudes of facets making up naval warfare: extreme-weather, weapon-systems, luck, planning, and crews that make it all such a huge human endeavor. Best of all, it manages keeping the interest of a vast spectrum of readers. Having served multiple combat tours aboard a naval ship, and going through a fiercely destructive hurricane virtually identical to this one, I can tell you it piercingly presents with absolute accuracy the necessary characters making up a Navy crew. The book also carefully and completely explains the engineering behind many of the things I personally experienced during my storm, but did not understand at the time. Quite simply, I could not put the book down, so needless to say, I truly enjoyed reading these pages. However, another fact I found interesting: My wife, who never served in any military, has never been on any floating device larger than a small sailboat, nor on anything larger than a landlocked lake, found and first read the book. My interest quickly peaked while answering her questions and listening to her quoting passages. I’ve now purchased additional books for members of our family. I highly recommend this book for just about anyone.Read full review
Great story not told in history class
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a little known part of Halsey's history
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Well written and very informing.
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