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Summary: Good history of little known WW2 campaigns with 2 flaws
Review: Charles Whiting has written an excellent,readable history of a very important segment of WWII in Europe that the press,the public and even many historians neglected. The book has only 2 flaws but they are major:In dividing the book into campaigns both in the Table of Contents and the Chapter headings , the Invasion of Southern France and the Vosges Mountain Attack are shown with dates in 1943! Obviously they took place in 1944 after the June 6 D-Day Invasion in Normandy.The author deserves better than this. Either his editor or proof reader should be fired. I hope the 2nd edition corrects this.
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Summary: The Book That Was O.K.
Review: I read the book America's Forgotten Army by Charles Whiting. It wasn't the best or the worst book I have read. In my opinion the book is for people who are really into World War II books. It gave a good deal of information about the U.S. Seventh Army, an army that helped win the war but never got the glory. It talks about the soldiers and commanders who fought bravely in the war.
I personally did not like the book because to me it was boring. I did not understand half of what the book was saying. I also forgot what I read just two pages ago. Some parts I did find interesting though. I'll let you just read the book for yourself. The book, in my opinion, is for advanced readers. If you are into World War II books though, then you might not want to miss this book.
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Summary: The Book That Was O.K.
Review: I read the book America's Forgotten Army by Charles Whiting. It wasn't the best or the worst book I have read. In my opinion the book is for people who are really into World War II books. It gave a good deal of information about the U.S. Seventh Army, an army that helped win the war but never got the glory. It talks about the soldiers and commanders who fought bravely in the war.
I personally did not like the book because to me it was boring. I did not understand half of what the book was saying. I also forgot what I read just two pages ago. Some parts I did find interesting though. I'll let you just read the book for yourself. The book, in my opinion, is for advanced readers. If you are into World War II books though, then you might not want to miss this book.
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Summary: America's Forgotten Army
Review: I recently learned the author was my uncle's commanding officer during WWII and this book follows my uncle's war experiences.
I would be interested in books recommended detailing the Pacific theater since my late father served in the Medics and was on Saipan. Sorry I don't know his division. Also my late husband served in with the 101st in Viet Nam during 1968-69 for 11 months and am interested in any books on the 101st Airborne Divison.
Thank you.
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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: This book has many areas that are not covered in other books and movies such as "Patton" and I really enjoyed how it focused on the common soldiers and commanders, while from time to time, interjecting some of Patton's enthusiasm for war. It is most accurate in it's military history save for a couple of small flaws, and the characters included in the book are amazing. Overall a really good book expecially if you like military history.
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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: This book has many areas that are not covered in other books and movies such as "Patton" and I really enjoyed how it focused on the common soldiers and commanders, while from time to time, interjecting some of Patton's enthusiasm for war. It is most accurate in it's military history save for a couple of small flaws, and the characters included in the book are amazing. Overall a really good book expecially if you like military history.
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Summary: Superficial, disjointed & mildly racist
Review: This book is less a work of serious military history than it is a written version of a series of Movietone news reels of the US 7th Army's campaigns in the Mediterranean and Europe in World War 2, right down to the racial overtones typical of the period. It jumps around in time and place, from one action item to the next, rarely fully developing anything. It leaves the reader with the distinct impression that the only troops of any value are white American boys, blacks (the author's term, not mine) are only good for driving trucks in the rear areas, and that whilst using napalm in the Pacific on asians was OK, using it in Europe on white folks wasn't. If you want to read a thorough, yet accessible history of the US Army's campaign in W.Europe in WW2 I recommend "Eisenhower's Lieutenants" by Russell F.Weigley. Leave Mr.Whiting's piece of pulp history on the shelf
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