steelcitygator's review
3.0
A fine, if unspectacular entry to this style of work. I have read other books that do the battles of WW2 in a similar style that are just superior. But, I can't just rank it lower for being a worse version of other books so I give it a perfectly average 3*.
The information is good but I wish there was more of it. The battle map at the end of each section was rather useless and lacking necessary detail (such as landmarks talked about in the writing not being highlighted). I think it would have benefitted from cutting these to make room for an additional two pages of writing on the battles. Another black mark was some of the black and white pictures put here. Some were very low quality but I don't believe it's an issue with the original pictures. Some I have seen elsewhere and know they are better quality than printed here. Maybe it's a bad printing, a bad scan, poor image selection. Possibly a bit of all 3, either way it's surprising considering the quality of the drawings are in this book of soldiers and equipment.
Overall, it's not bad but there are better forms of this book out there.
The information is good but I wish there was more of it. The battle map at the end of each section was rather useless and lacking necessary detail (such as landmarks talked about in the writing not being highlighted). I think it would have benefitted from cutting these to make room for an additional two pages of writing on the battles. Another black mark was some of the black and white pictures put here. Some were very low quality but I don't believe it's an issue with the original pictures. Some I have seen elsewhere and know they are better quality than printed here. Maybe it's a bad printing, a bad scan, poor image selection. Possibly a bit of all 3, either way it's surprising considering the quality of the drawings are in this book of soldiers and equipment.
Overall, it's not bad but there are better forms of this book out there.
submanbrooks's review against another edition
4.0
Good general account of World War II battles. Excellent photos. Some miss labeled photos. Good for those that want a general introduction to world war II.
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