tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172600040007166978.post2011456070827797386..comments2023-09-06T10:36:17.025-04:00Comments on Wilderness Fandango: Reading through the War in the PacificUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172600040007166978.post-51362144157013839472010-01-30T19:23:04.638-05:002010-01-30T19:23:04.638-05:00I have read several books on WWII POWs, but not ma...I have read several books on WWII POWs, but not many on the events leading up to the war. This one sounds interesting.hopeinbrazilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842290165385823751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172600040007166978.post-59838271678186429362010-01-30T16:08:26.599-05:002010-01-30T16:08:26.599-05:00I enjoy reading books like this. I read Silent Ni...I enjoy reading books like this. I read <i>Silent Night</i> which I think was also by Weintraub. I found that one to be a bit dry. Perhaps this would be a better choice.<br /><br />Thanks for the review!DebDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594843598589340808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172600040007166978.post-83006448306152874562010-01-30T10:43:46.119-05:002010-01-30T10:43:46.119-05:00Yes, that sounds like one I might want to read. I...Yes, that sounds like one I might want to read. I want to go through the war in a chronological way, but some books will span larger segments than others. Toland of course is a renowned historian and storyteller. Thanks for the tip.Bob Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400471363764020869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172600040007166978.post-19920951637627086192010-01-30T10:08:37.126-05:002010-01-30T10:08:37.126-05:00It's been some time since I read it, but I rem...It's been some time since I read it, but I remember finding John Toland's <i>But Not in Shame: The Six Months After Pearl Harbor</i> (1961)very readable, although no doubt there has been a lot of scholarship since it was written. It begins with Pearl Harbor and ends with Midway.Standfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181764095358321088noreply@blogger.com