And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
One of the best novels about Naval warfare in the pacific hands down. You have to read it after his book "Neptune's Inferno" about the Navy fighting in 1942 around Guadalcanal and Savo Island. Brutal but it shows you how far the Navy came in 3 short years of bloodshed.
I second that.
ReplyDeleteI'll add that if it was turned into a movie, I suspect a majority of people wouldn't believe it.
Hornfischer is a great author.
ReplyDeleteMy local Library has it. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteNeptune's Inferno, his subsequent book on the U.S. Navy's epic struggles at Guadalcanal, is just as good, if not better.
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The title of this blog entry was my experience reading both.
Thank you for the recommendation. Last Stand is a tremendous read and I'm looking forward to this one very much.
DeleteRIP, Mr. Hornfischer. Thank you for your superb histories.
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DeleteThe only book of his I've read is the one CW posted. Highly recommended.
Yep. I find myself thinking about CDR Ernest Evans (Captain USS Johnston) at the oddest times.
ReplyDeleteRead it years ago.
ReplyDeleteAwestome epic.
RIP Mr. Hornfischer; you gave us great reading. Vaya con Dios
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One of the best novels about Naval warfare in the pacific hands down. You have to read it after his book "Neptune's Inferno" about the Navy fighting in 1942 around Guadalcanal and Savo Island. Brutal but it shows you how far the Navy came in 3 short years of bloodshed.
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