I read this beautifully-written novel by
Rick Stroud more as a historical fiction than as a novel. It’s so full of
detailed descriptions of the World War II, from such close quarters, as to make
it seem as if one is a participant in the war. Thus far, the books I have read
have all been non-fiction and this book is an eye-opener as far as the
realities on the ground in the warring country is concerned. All those people
who died, all those brave soldiers who worked so tirelessly, everything seem so
authentic that one doesn’t want such a tragedy to happen ever after in this
world. One advantage it gives the reader is that one is close to the action
from page one, along with tantalising descriptions of all the equipment in use,
the guns, the explosives, the hard work. Remember, they were not living in the
present when a phone call and a text message is a possibility. For a message to
get across it had to be sent with a runner, to a radio ten kilometres away,
that too, over hilly terrain.
I highly recommend that you read.
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