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Title: Red Sun: The Invasion of Hawaii After Pearl Harbor by Richard Ziegler, Patrick M. Patterson ISBN: 1-57306-134-4 Publisher: Bess Press Inc. Pub. Date: September, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Could be better
Comment: I thought this book was an ok read. It gives a good idea of what could have happened in world war II. I think the author should have gone into more detail with how this effect events elsewhere. The author also does not consider how some events in the pacific would effect things. For example the destruction of the Navy at Pearl Harbor would make difficult for the US to fight in Europe. Also I doubt they would have waited until 1945 to get Hawai'i back. Otherwise I liked the book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Pineapples for thought
Comment: A very thoughtful book which gives a great deal of though about the long-term consequences of relatively small events. If Japan had taken Hawaii early in WW2 it is not really conceivable that the outcome of the war would have changed, but the history of Hawaii inevitable would have been different from the one we know.
This book gives excellent food for thought (pineapples?) about this different history of the isles. The recollections of three generations of Hawaiian-Japanese, newspaper-like reports and university lectures from the (different) future all together paint a picture that is entirely believable. Since all the events and policies described really happened in Japanese-occupied Asia they are probable too.
It could have happened if Japan had taken the isles. That it probably would not have happened as some reviewers complained is besides the point. History would not have happened as we know it, and Hawaii today would be different too. That is the point this book makes. And since the authors kept the book short and focused (no human interest stories, no steamy love scenes, no heroic/stupid politicians) it is utterly enjoyable. Alternative history at its best!
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting, but...
Comment: Obviously the authors know a lot about Hawaii, but very little about other places.
First of all, the capture of Hawaii would significantly alter US strategy beyond imagination. The war in Europe would be shut down to life support level. In other words, just enough effort to save face, not a nationwide effort.
That would prolong the war in Europe, to say the least. Germany may even end up as the ultimate winner in this scenario.
Second, Americans will not wait until 1945 to recapture the island. They will arrive, as fast as possible. Recapturing Hawaii would be the first priority.
Third, the ending is too unreal to comment. The Hawaiian collaborator "King" would be sent to the mainland, given a mock trial, and imprisoned for life just like Noriega.
Obviously the authors have seen very little world outside Hawaii.
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Title: The Last Reich by Arthur Rhodes ISBN: 1582442118 Publisher: Rutledge Books, Inc. Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Cold War Hot: Alternative Decisions of the Third World War by Peter Tsouras ISBN: 185367530X Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Fox at the Front by Douglas Niles, Michael Dobson ISBN: 0765304791 Publisher: Forge Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: China Attacks by Chuck Devore, Steven W. Mosher, DeVore Chuck ISBN: 0741404303 Publisher: Buy Books on the web.com Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The War That Never Was by Michael A. Palmer, Michael Palmer ISBN: 0743474511 Publisher: I Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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