Benjamin Casey

A look at the numbers

Revisado: 02-27-24

A compelling analysis of industrial priorities in WWII . Definitely worth the read but this book is heavy on facts and statistics. Don’t read this book unless you are already very familiar with the general history of WWII.

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Interesting ideas - technology but ok overall story

Revisado: 11-14-23

The tech ideas and deployments were a lot to think about . The story is just ok . It was a bit choppy. A major plot point is very contrived . Worth it if you are interested in the Taiwan situation . Overall entertaining.

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Another quality study by Prit Buttar

Revisado: 02-12-23

Yes , the narrator sounds better suited for reading Huck Fin and he had at least two different pronunciations of Wehrmacht . Oh well, not that bad .


If you are a fan of Buttar’s other work this has the usual quality : interesting overall analysis on front and back end , a sea of details and stories for most of the book .

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Narrow Thesis

Revisado: 08-01-22

Feel like the author had a narrow thesis that he thinks blows the lid on eastern front research . All the author proved to me was that the Germans were able to maintain established troop strengths in 41-43. Would the Germans have trained, equipped , and deployed more divisions if they had the manpower, industrial resources, and infrastructure to do so ? Yes .

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Great Study of Normandy - could have been a narrower focus

Revisado: 07-27-22

James Holland brings new research and revelations to the Normandy campaign. To me the main thesis of the book was a defense of Montgomery. This material was great I just wish Holland decided to focus his book on what he clearly wanted to write about .

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Original research leads to deeper insights

Revisado: 02-21-22

There is a lot of nuance in how to interpret the early battles on the Eastern Front. The author presents a clear picture as to why Barbarossa failed by August 41.

This is an analysis of German high command. Private soldier battle stories are limited and used only as evidence to support larger points . A decent knowledge of the Eastern Front is probably needed to understand the author’s deep dive analysis .

The author brought insights I felt were fascinating and fresh . Explaining how the Wehrmacht was actually screwed even though they had seemingly achieved enormous victories was framed and argued perfectly . Definitely recommend to fellow WWII nerds .

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From the General’s POV

Revisado: 01-18-22

An excellent analysis of the battle of Gettysburg from the Union Side . This book was strong because it stuck to its topic. A lot of civil war battle books are simply a stringing together of good ole boy stories with a loose overall narrative. Not this work , it sticks to Meade and his POV . The pre and post battle were covered with new (2021) well researched insights . I especially liked the research into the supply of the army of the Potomac and Meads’ strategy going into Gettysburg .

If you are a big fan of the genre you will also find fascinating the author directly calling out some prominent civil war writers on poor Gettysburg and Meade research .

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Nothing wrong with the narrator

Revisado: 05-28-21

I’ve listened to multiple books by Ochlan , he reads academic non-fiction. It seems the complaints are from fiction readers use to the narrator doing voices for characters . He’s a worthy professional .

As for the book Jentleson makes his point clearly . The filibuster needs to go . Book is a history of senate obstruction followed by a good analysis of modern day with potential solutions .

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Uncomfortable

Revisado: 12-13-20

The Plot is so sinister in some ways that you just don’t feel very good reading it . I would have liked to have seen some more world building but for the below reasons I get why that was limited .

I came to this book for the sci/fi dark future plot . It’s there and at times interesting . But that’s only half the book . The other half is a Dom- Sub gay romance novel that explores other lgtbtq themes focused on consent /identity/ trauma. While I found some of it interesting and enlightening I would say that you the reader should like reading extended
sex scenes to fully enjoy this novel .

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Amazing Details

Revisado: 09-14-20

Picks up right where the last one left off. The narrative and organization create a great flow to this long book . You can almost feel yourself zooming in from the overall picture of the war down to buck privates and seamen.

I’m one of those wwii avid reader types and was worried about reading long chapters on battles I was pretty familiar with . Toll brings new perspectives and details about the Pacific War. From the bloated flies of Saipan infesting an admirals dinner offshore to an in depth look at Japanese social psychology for waging war this book brought to light the war in the Pacific . I also appreciate Toll’s research on the logistics involved in the Pacific Theatre.

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