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Condition Red: Destroyer Action in the South Pacific Paperback – September 18, 2017
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- Print length130 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateSeptember 18, 2017
- Dimensions8.5 x 0.33 x 11 inches
- ISBN-101976500214
- ISBN-13978-1976500213
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- Publisher : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (September 18, 2017)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 130 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1976500214
- ISBN-13 : 978-1976500213
- Item Weight : 12.3 ounces
- Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.33 x 11 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #544,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5,136 in World War II History (Books)
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There is an unexpected focus on US Navy damage control procedures I found fascinating. Not surprising since the ship did damage control exercises/problems daily when they were not in action and when in action they were not exercises.
The one major issue and the reason I knocked this down a start is because the timeline is a nightmare to follow. It bebops all over the place and often the is no clear indication of when the timeline changed. I found this extremely annoying. The timeline is really not that critical to the points the book is making, but its something that I cling on to for dear life when reading a non-fiction book so it may just be me.
A must read for one wanting to better understand life on a Destroyer during the Solomons campaigns.
To preseve the flavor time in which it was written but account for historical accuracy, the book needs a new edition with editors footnotes to clarify that, for instance, "Candy" was actually "Cactus" and Cactus was Guadalcanal. This also applies to the many other ship names and locations. It would also help in reconciling the claims of ship sinkings and planes lost with the post-war confirmations of actual losses. I would not touch the text itself, it's too much of a time capsule. The book is not purely chronological, if you expect that you will find yourself confused. The confused sequencing may reflect the attempts of the time to mislead the Japanese; if so, I suspect it was more more annoying than effective
Three greats value of the book are its unintentional portrayal of early WWII paranoia (a good application of "just because you're paranoid does not mean they are not out to get you"), the learning curve US forces were suffering through, and life aboard a WWII destroyer in the South Pacific.
You will only get 6 hours out of reading this, but it's a feeling of being there, and well worth every minute. Personally, I find it exciting to find a book that gives the minutia of a local experience during WWII, rather than the big picture. This book delivers that, I could not stop reading it.
My 91 year old father, who can barely talk, told me the other day how much he hated the boredom of his years shipboard in the Pacific. Even in his advanced state of dementia, he can still bring a grimace to his face and curse the hours shipboard as he cruised between all the big names of the war's islands. Sadly, that is all he remembers now. This book gives that picture in a much kinder way, and with a detail that is long forgotten in the few vets now remaining. As I look through the pictures of dad's service photo album, I glimpse a story that will now never be told. Fortunately, this man immediately documented his experience and did not wait till the years would seal it up as happened with so many vets. It gives those of us born later, a chance to understand their sacrifice, when they themselves are no longer able to bring the memories to the forefront. I am thankful that minutia laden books like this and Helmet For My Pillow exist. They are treasures.