Urban Shocker Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Anybody read this book yet? If so, how was it compared to other titles on North Africa? Funny Bit 1: I went to Amazon.com in anticipation of my annual Christmas gift certificate from my in-laws and found this review of the book by a buyer... "I think it was OK but not what I expected. I was getting this book I THOUGHt was for childern. About "Meeting Footloose Fox" on VHS (Disney) is what the grandkids wanted, so I was disappointed first BUT Even though I never expected it I found it a complling read and a histrical masterpiece. So I say A+ and that I never gave before this time. I am Harold McInnes bye." Funny Bit 2: Four out of eight people found this review helpful! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Originally posted by Urban Shocker: Funny Bit 2: Four out of eight people found this review helpful! That is funny. Makes you wonder sometimes, don't it? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pvt. Ryan Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 I read it too, but when I ordered it from Amazon I thought it was a video about picking up hot chicks on South Beach. I was kind of disappointed when the "wrong" item arrived, but it was a pretty good read. Actually, it was the first book I had ever read on the subject. I have since read The Battle for North Africa, 1940-43 by W.G.F. Jackson, which covers a broader period of time and puts Kelly's book in perspective, but Meeting the Fox gives a lot more detail about the US involvement from the planning stages of Torch to the German surrender. I think the description of the North African terrain and how it was used by both sides helped me prepare for CMAK, which is a theater with which I was relatively unfamiliar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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