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Bigger Battles and Higher Stakes

Revisado: 10-26-24

Fantastic new entry in the Chrysalis series. Even more than in the earlier books we get to see the ants mounting a major defense of the colony against invaders. It’s fascinating to watch them take on other intelligent species for the first time. Great read.

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Solid history but still accessible to someone not deeply familiar the topic.

Revisado: 06-17-24

Another truly excellent history by Robert Massie. I’m not typically a fan of Russian history but his biographies are bringing me around.

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Good history if a bit scattered

Revisado: 01-04-24

A good collection of personal accounts relating to this one particular unit and general information on other associated bomber units. The book does many things exceptionally well. The general chaos of air raids is well demonstrated through parallel personal accounts and through careful descriptions of the battlefields. The tactics used and the general difficulties of command and control in such chaotic circumstances are well documented. The time the author takes to describe and document to various airfields used by the bomber group were surprisingly interesting. The diverse array of climates and terrains were carefully documented as well as the quality of the different airfield facilities. Finally, the author gives an excellent feel for the dangers of operating over the Pacific Ocean. Possibly a quarter of the book is devoted to dangers of weather, search and rescue, and the travails of downed pilots. Personally, I found the number of aircraft and crews who simply disappeared shocking. The book is useful in getting the flavor of this part of the air war in the Pacific, but often sketchy in detail relating to any other part of the conflict. For example, planes other than the bombers used by the 345th bomb group, are rarely (if ever) described, despite being constantly mentioned in the story. Except for a couple examples the book seems to generally ignore most Japanese sources. There is some mention that Japanese primary sources are often missing but the book seems to take the American accounts and particularly damage estimates at face value.

Overall I would strongly recommend this to anyone with an interest in the WWII Pacific Theater. The author’s style flows well and is easy to read. The history is focused and thorough within the author’s selected topic.

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A Superb Urban Fantasy

Revisado: 06-21-23

I was honestly skeptical for a story about a Vampire Mermaid Princess but this proved to be an excellent fantasy tale in its own right in addition to being a fun romance story. In this, and in his Otherside series, the author really shows his talent for building fun and believable fantasy worlds.

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Percy Jackson + Harry Dresden

Revisado: 06-01-23

The story has an excellent pacing and truly interesting characters. This story has one of the best magic system I’ve come across, which the author has clearly put a lot of thought into. I am very excited for book 2.

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Excellent and complete history of the battle.

Revisado: 04-03-15

The book covers the critical events leading up to Midway as well as a detailed account of the battle itself. While it is a complete history and full of detail, it is not overly scholarly and moves along at a comfortable pace. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who also enjoys military histories by Stephen Ambrose.

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