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Marine Brigadier General Jerome T. Hagen’s volumes on the war in the Pacific areas are not a reprise of previous histories, but the results of in-depth and original research.
Unique in that each chapter stands alone, key but little-known players and units of the war are presented in great detail by BGen Hagen, who has been described by noted Marine historian Colonel Brooke Nihart, USMC (Ret) as “literate, thinking, creative and intellectually productive.”
The photographs, illustrations and maps selected complement his chapters and some have never been published in WWII historical works. His entertaining but straightforward presentation of facts will capture your interest as well as inform.
Whether all three volumes of BGen Hagen’s work are added to your library, or just his latest volume, you will surely find his efforts of value, as more and more revisionists apologia move onto the shelves of libraries and book stores
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Commentary
The following comments from readers of Volumes I & II speak for the content of this book better than any single historian or reviewer."I am a student of World War II and have read scores of books on the subject. Your book was the first to describe the Japanese incursions prior to December 7, 1941. You have done a great service to our country. Sincere thanks for your superb writing.
Joe Whitson
" I loved your book. I finished it in two days. You are a remarkable historian and writer. I would say you are on a par with Stephen Ambrose."
Al Faeger, Atlanta
"I have read all of Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison's books on naval operations in World War II. Your research is every bit as detailed and you write better than Morison. Keep it up."
Tom Price, USN, Ret., San Diego
"I want to thank you for being very fair and precise in your writings. I read each article with tears in my eyes. A great writer."
Yasuko Kawada
"Your book is the most accurate story of events in the pacific war that I have read. I was there. I was a POW for 42 months during World War II. My ship, USS Houston, was sunk in the Sundra Straits, and I was forced to build the Death railway in Burma and Siam (Thailand). Your book describes events as they were. Thank You."
Wilber Smith, Walla Walla
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