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Remembering DD-431 – #bookreview #USNavy #history Maine writer James Sullivan grew up in Quincy, Massachusetts, hearing World War II stories from his great-uncle, Frank Gallagher, an Army veteran. One memorable tale included the time Gallagher, a medic, managed to sneak away from his camp and climb aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer anchored off Italy to … Continue reading The Ship That Refused to Die
Five Dark Riders Bill Sloan (Zipp City Press, paperback, Kindle) Bill Sloan is an acclaimed historian and veteran newspaper journalist previously nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He also is one of America’s best writers of World War II Pacific-theater combat narratives. (His latest, Undefeated: America’s Heroic Fight for Bataan and Corregidor, was published in April.) … Continue reading Five Dark Riders – A novel rich with history, intrigue, action & romance – #fiction #bookreview
Undefeated: America’s Heroic Fight for Bataan and Corregidor By Bill Sloan (Simon & Schuster, hardback, list price $28.00; Kindle edition, $14.99) Japan wanted to attack the Philippines on the same day as Pearl Harbor. But bad weather kept its planes grounded on Formosa until December 8. Yet even with a day’s warning that war had … Continue reading Undefeated – A well-written new WWII combat narrative by military historian Bill Sloan – #bookreview
Finish Forty and Home: The Untold World War II Story of B-24s in the Pacific By Phil Scearce (University of North Texas, hardback, list price $29.95) This excellent work of military history focuses on the B-24 Liberator’s role in the Pacific theater of World War II and on the combat experiences of the heavy bomber’s young crewmen, including … Continue reading Finish Forty and Home: The Untold World War II Story of B-24s in the Pacific – #bookreview #in
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