Review: Excellent book for US Navy veterans
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 31, 2012
This book is the story of a war with North Korea. While the Army, Marines, and Air Force are significant parts of the interesting story, the focus is really on the return of mothballed Navy battleships and destroyers to the fleet, with veterans to man them. Having served myself on the USS Semmes (DDG-18) during the Cold War, I was impressed by the accuracy of the author's descriptions of Navy traditions, operations, equipment, and tactics, even though they were slightly overdone for what was supposed to be wartime. I was certainly pleased to note that the main DDG in the book was actually the ship I served on, though destroyers were not described or focused on much by the author. The really big story is the battleship Iowa and her crew.A good read, especially since I could get if free as an Amazon Prime loaner edition. I gave it 4 stars because of a few inaccuracies and the fact that the author seems to love using the word "guys." With the exception of one general, a Korean wife, and a female mayor, women are not a part of this war or this book.It's worth the time. I wish I knew more about the author himself. Is he a Navy veteran?