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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

All HAIL Shattered Sword...

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

NICE new art SULU!

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

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.

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

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

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.

The book was published in 2009

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

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!

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.

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-