Shattered Sword - thank you for recommending this book!

[andyw248]

Just wanted to thank everyone who has recommended reading the book about the Battle of Midway, "Shattered Sword"! I received my copy today and couldn't put it aside ever since. As good as Bergerud's "Fire In The Sky" on the airwar in the Solomon Islands.

 

[JG4_dingsda]

I just finished it and also think that it is a great read.

[NZTyphoon]

Just wanted to thank everyone who has recommended reading the book about the Battle of Midway, "Shattered Sword"! I received my copy today and couldn't put it aside ever since. As good as Bergerud's "Fire In The Sky" on the airwar in the Solomon Islands.

Just for interest, Anthony Tully & Johnathan Parshall have a website about the Japanese Navy (Nihon Kaigun or Teikoku Kaigun) that is well worth visiting.

[SYN_Speck]

Thanks for the post, I've always got an eye open for a good read...

[Dakpilot]

Just for interest, Anthony Tully & Johnathan Parshall have a website about the Japanese Navy (Nihon Kaigun or Teikoku Kaigun) that is well worth visiting.

 

Thanks for the link, a treasure trove of info there, especially nice to see so much info on all the auxiliary ships and the smaller not so glamorous classes 

 

Cheers Dakpilot

[[DBS]Prody]

i read it a couple of months ago, very good read  (Shattered Sword)

Edited October 11, 2016 by [DBS]Prody

[=WH=PangolinWranglin]

Darn... you guys just made my "to read" list 1 book longer. When am I gonna find the time o read all of these great books? 

[LukeFF]

Shattered Sword has been on my list of to-read books for a long time now. Someday I'll get to it. 

[ZachariasX]

Shattered Sword has been on my list of to-read books for a long time now. Someday I'll get to it. 

 

You do yourself a favor by "someday" being soon. It is really good compared to what is out there otherwise.

[TheElf]

Next on your list should be:

 

1.  The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway, Lundstrom, John B.

 

2.  The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942, Lundstrom, John B.

 

3.  Carrier Strike: The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands October 1942, Hammel, Eric

[9./JG52Gruber]

Here is an interesting video on Pearl Harbor from the Shattered Sword author:

[andyw248]

Next on your list should be:

 

1.  The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway, Lundstrom, John B.

 

2.  The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942, Lundstrom, John B.

 

3.  Carrier Strike: The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands October 1942, Hammel, Eric

 

Exactly... I just read "The First Team", and it's very informative too. Actually, "Shattered Sword" and "The First Team" compliment each other very well - the former tells the story of the battle from the perspective of the Japanese sailors and aviators, while the latter tells it as it appeared to the American task forces and air groups. Both books are excellent reads, very well written.