Review: INFANTRY,THE REAL SOLDIERS
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 16, 2013
OPERATION LONG JUMP, Takes place during WW II some time in 1942 or 43.  Is another very good book from, amazon Books and kindle. My personal choice is my kindle but everyone to their own. There is a great choice of reading material from amazon that will satisfy anybody. The kindle form of "operation long jump" is the one I chose and I am very glad I did. It's really great. It starts with an Infantry, the 32 Division, Infantry. A company of the 32nd. is being transported by Navy PT Boat, in fact 3 PT Boats, at pitch black night and no running lights. That trip alone was interesting but, that was just the beginning of the story.After an exciting trip dodging  around Japans ships they arrived at the Island they had to debark and get several miles and hide from a Japan group. All this since the landing was done with the help of an Australian watcher than kept enemy activities furnished to the U.S. The objective was to capture and occupy a mouton top, get a radio operating and serve as an information center to keep the enemy big guns off the main landing.The operation went well until after the landing and new upper group of the chain of command got involved and wanted the Company off the location the Company worked so hard to get and the value of the location would cost many lives. I'll let this part go except for the fact that there was a widow there helping out and had lived in the area until the Japs killed her husband and then she helped the US in watching the Japs for the U.S. A love connection gets going with the Company 1st. The Company Capt. also fell in love with a rich woman he had met previously and met her again when she come to the Island in her ship to deliver supplies.There is a lot I left out but it is really interesting and will keep you busy wanting what is next. The two love things are not much of the book, but something that keeps you interesting. The Japs put up a hard fight and full of their tricks. One person I want to mention is General Douglas Mac Arthur His action and actions are as I remember.Col. DeVere Woods Ret.