Title: Could have been a great book
Product review: Much research went into it, but the writing was uncoordinated and the use of maps was laughable. He gives great detail on a campaign with a map that shows very little of what is in the text. It is comparable to a walking tour of New York City with detailed descriptions of the sites - with a map of the subway system. Very few points of reference match up.I had to download and print maps to make sense of the text. That improved the impact of the material, but also me wonder what he was thinking when he put the few poor maps in the book.He does briefly cover Mac Arthur's attitude towards the Aussies, but it is glossed over. Mac defied 3 Presidents and was an arrogant bastard who took credit and assigned blame. He was more PR than prepared.
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