Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison's "The Two-Ocean War" is a classic work; a grand and wholly engaging distillation of Morison's definitive fifteen-volume history of U.S. naval operations in World War II. Morison was a distinguished historian; a former Trumbull Professor of American History at Harvard University. But he also wrote as a participant in many of the events described in this volume: he served on eleven different ships during the war; emerging as a captain with seven battle stars on his service ribbons; having gone to sea specifically to be able to write in contact with the events covered. Fully illustrated with 35 photographs and 54 charts and maps of key engagements; this is a blazing record of the action from Pearl Harbor to the long war of attrition between submarines and convoys in the Atlantic; through Midway and Guadalcanal; to the invasion of continental Europe; to Okinawa; Leyte; and the final grudging surrender of the Japanese. Morison's narrative is rich enough to reveal all levels of each wartime encounter; dramatizing the strategic arguments that went on between Churchill and King; between MacArthur and Nimitz; as well as highlighting the glory of individual feats of arms. "The Two-Ocean War" is a truly outstanding contribution to military history.
#57724 in Books The Investigative Staff of the Boston Globe 2015-10-27 2015-10-27Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.25 x .75 x 5.50l; .50 #File Name: 0316271535304 pagesBetrayal The Crisis in the Catholic Church The Findings of the Investigation That Inspired the Major Motion Picture Spotlight
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Oustanding take on a painful experienceBy Brittany RobbThere is so much more to this investigation than any film could portray; which is why this book is an important read. Many felt impacted by the Spotlight team's reporting; whether or not they had been directly connected. Religion; Catholic Christianity in this case; permeates the lives of those who believe in ways that can't be untangled easily. Thank you for this book and for your continued dedication to the journalism craft.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Important BookBy CustomerThis book is at times very hard to read because of it's disturbing subject matter of pedophilia. It is especially disturbing because this abuse has taken place in churches by so-called middle of God who are supposed to be protectors of the innocent. It is a cautionary tale of what happens when power goes unchecked. I encourage everyone; especially parents; to have the courage to read this book and then to have conversations about what change might look like. Incredibly well-written; incredibly hard to stomach.5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. DisturbingBy Mary SThe movie; Spotlight; chronicled the Boston Globe's expose of the Roman Catholic Church's determination to keep this scandal under wraps. This book details the depth of the abuse that priests inflicted on its victims. How the priests succeeded in abusing their victims--some for years--can only be understood if the reader comprehends that to a Catholic a priest was God's emissary on earth. If you defied a priest; you defied God. The book also documents how little attention the Church paid to the victims even after the extent of the abuse was known. They became "cases" to be settled and hidden from the public.
