1942: The Year That Tried Men's Souls (Paperback)

from labdaddy4

Easy to read - kind of "history light" - very informative and interesting but does not get bogged down in the minutia. Groom follows specific individuals throughout and takes the reader back occasionally to "catch up" on their story - individuals well know as well as some mostly forgotten over time.

from Richard7920

This book is a wonderfully entertaining if not entirely accurate popular history by a good author. The subject of the book is primarily operations of the United States armed forces during the year 1942. While some of the information supplied in the book is just plain wrong, (for example, where Gr...

from Chaps

Very readable, using info based upon personal accounts. Covers history leading up to WW2. Short chapters and concise personal accounts make it easy to put down and pick up again.

from Chaps

Very readable, using info based upon personal accounts. Covers history leading up to WW2. Short chapters and concise personal accounts make it easy to put down and pick up again.