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A review by joestewart
The Secret War: Spies, Codes and Guerrillas 1939-1945 by Max Hastings
1.0
Didn't finish. It was a slog. Made it to 390 out of 555 pages.
I'm a big fan of
"First, tell 'em what you're gonna tell 'em!"
"Second, tell 'em!"
"Third, tell 'em what you told 'em!"
Sadly, Hastings didn't do that. While I have no doubt about the authenticity of the text and his references, I couldn't figure out what he was trying to communicate. What's the point of investing all that effort and then not convey an argument?
It is a joint effort on the part of the reader and the author to communicate - I put in nearly 400 pages and have no idea what the point of all those facts was....
I'm a big fan of
"First, tell 'em what you're gonna tell 'em!"
"Second, tell 'em!"
"Third, tell 'em what you told 'em!"
Sadly, Hastings didn't do that. While I have no doubt about the authenticity of the text and his references, I couldn't figure out what he was trying to communicate. What's the point of investing all that effort and then not convey an argument?
It is a joint effort on the part of the reader and the author to communicate - I put in nearly 400 pages and have no idea what the point of all those facts was....