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Title: History of United States Naval Operations in World War II 15 Volume Set
by Samuel Eliot Morison
ISBN: 0-7628-5431-6
Publisher: Book Sales
Pub. Date: June, 2001
Format: Hardcover
List Price(USD): $149.99
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Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (10 reviews)

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Rating: 4
Summary: Complete
Comment: This is a great set of books and the only thing you need to reference any Navy operation during World War II. I've only recently completed reading two volumes, but I am amazed at the detail and how completely researched these books are. Morison is a true master of the history of the U.S. Navy. Not only does he cover WWII in detail, but he references other Naval battles and clues you into some great secondary sources. I am most interested in operations around the Mediterranean (Salerno and Anzio) and Morison has covered that area better than any other books on the subject. The books look great on a book shelf. There is a volume for reference as well and it is very easy to find what you are looking for. Amazon.com does a good job of packaging this heavy set and I received the books with no damage.

Rating: 5
Summary: The Essential Starting Point
Comment: FDR personally selected Morison to write the history of the U. S. navy in World War II. Commissioned into the Naval Reserve, Morison personally travelled to all theaters during the war.

The result is tremendous history. While the official Army history of the war is the series of "Green Books", many of them dry as dust, Morsion's Navy history is a thrilling acount. The Pacific battles are especially thrilling, but Morsion covers the entire war on all oceans.

This is a super deal -- ten years ago, this set was going for $599!

Rating: 4
Summary: A True Classic Work
Comment: This series is a true classic work. It is written in an easy-to-read style that lets the reader hear the sea and smell the salt spray. It is the starting point for anyone who really wants to know about the war at sea. Some parts, like the account of the Battle of Midway are masterly. I have read every volume many times over and would recommend it.

However, the reader should be aware that Morison is no dispassionate, detached historian. He is here to praise the Navy and to defend its record. So he shies away from some unpleasant incidents. The sea story about the Hudson pilot (V:25) has been shown to be false; the horror of the loss of USS Juneau (V:257) is passed over all too lightly; the near loss of two LSTs off the Tami Islands, far from dispelling the fear of land based attack, led to a timid response to the crisis at Finschhafen, which is glossed over (VI:274-5); Commander Loughlin may have been court-martialled and found guilty of negligence (XIV:291) but Morison knew that he had been subsequently promoted to admiral and doesn't tell the reader.

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