Finally getting around to reading this one. Being a late arrival to the war, it was easy to forget that the engineers and contractors pretty much built most of the roads and infrastructure that exists in Vietnam today. Makes sure to include the Marine engineers and Navy Seabees too. Well written and easy to read. Wayne
Just started reading this, incredible. Thought I knew all about the conflict from the US Army perspective.
About a 150 pages into this:
Parshall takes a month-by-month look at the year 1942 and covers every theater of the war in that same chronology. It’s a remarkable effort, and in doing so, he makes connections between and ties together global events in a way that makes it clear that almost nothing that was happening during the war happened in isolation.
He also makes some very compelling arguments and explanations about strategic and operational decisions by all of the Allied and Axis powers (including China as one of the major powers).
Not an “easy” or fast read (1200+ pages), but if you’ve always wondered about the thinking behind some of the decisions made by the various world political and military leaders, Parshall offers some insights that make sense from a lot decisions that might seem irrational or wrong-headed when viewed in the context of single theaters or nationalities.
Global war viewed from a global perspective…
