Shattered Sword

[Bradley7735]

OMG!! My wife just bought me 'Shattered Sword' for my Birthday. I'm like a kid in a candy store.

[Shellshock]

You're in for a treat. Let the historical detail wash over you and enjoy. [:D]

[ilovestrategy]

I cannot recommend that book enough. I've read it three times and I still find stuff I missed.

[AirGriff]

Does this book give a lot of details, like OOB's and stats? I'm looking for a good book showing a bit more of the tiny details. Thanks.

[Sardaukar]

ORIGINAL: AirGriff

Does this book give a lot of details, like OOB's and stats? I'm looking for a good book showing a bit more of the tiny details. Thanks.

It does. And still manages to be entertaining. One of the best books of WWII history eever...definite must in your library.

[decaro]

ORIGINAL: AirGriff

Does this book give a lot of details, like OOB's and stats? ...

It has a lengthy appendix full of them, from the IJN OOB to its flight logs and rosters.

[John 3rd]

All HAIL Shattered Sword...

[SuluSea]

Anyone have the 411 on Tully's book The Battle of Surigao Strait?

[John 3rd]

NICE new art SULU!

I haven't heard of this book. Is it New??

[SuluSea]

ORIGINAL: John 3rd

NICE new art SULU!

I haven't heard of this book. Is it New??

Hi John, regarding the signature the transformation to the dark side is complete...[:)] [;)]

The book was published in 2009
I've thought about it a number of times but chose other titles. If the members recommend the book it will go on my to get list.

[LoBaron]

Happy birthday and congrats to your wife! [:D]

[dr.hal]

I just order it from Amazon, can't wait!!!

[mdiehl]

Does this book give a lot of details, like OOB's and stats? I'm looking for a good book showing a bit more of the tiny details. Thanks.

All of that and more. Definitely the very best treatment of the Battle of Midway that you can get.

[mdiehl]

The book was published in 2009

*That* looks really interesting! Thanks for the tip.

[EasilyConfused]

I found Tully's book on the Suriago Strait to be of almost as high quality as Shattered Sword.  However, a revised account of Suriago is nowhere near as exciting as a revised account of Midway!

[Miller]

Surigao Strait was bascially a "Shooting fish in a barrel" exercise. Hard to be dramatic about that, I think the book concentrates on how the IJN ships died.

[Mundy]

Yeah, pretty much who was where, when.

It was still an interesting read, though -- especially about the role of the PT boats in the area. USN DD torpedo warfare greatly improved from two years before.

Ed-