Image via WikipediaPacific Fury is written from a (mostly) Australian perspective and the book brings to life the barbarity, sacrifice and the bravery of the Pacific War, from Pearl Harbour to Kokoda to Hiroshima. This account places Australian voices and action at the heart of the struggle and recreates the battles of land, sea and air that they were involved in.
Pacific Fury is a valuable general account of an enormous and complex subject, the Pacific War and Australia’s part in it. It also lays to rest the slurs and smears from US and British leaders about the quality and bravery of the Aussie fighting men and women.
Now, while epic in its scope, I believe that Pacific Fury would have been better served with some severe editing of the accounts of the Americans involvement which tended to dissipate the Australians contributions.
Recommended (especially if you like military history)
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