Sea of Thunder is a taut; fast-paced; suspenseful narrative of the Pacific War that culminates in the battle of Leyte Gulf; the greatest naval battle ever fought.Told from both the American and Japanese sides; through the eyes of commanders and sailors of both navies; Thomas's history adds an important new dimension to our understanding of World War II. Drawing on oral histories; diaries; correspondence; postwar testimony from both American and Japanese participants; and interviews with survivors; Thomas provides an account not only of the great sea battle and Pacific naval war; but of the contrasting cultures pitted against each other.
#841226 in Books Rowman n Littlefield Publishers 2010-11-16 2010-11-16Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.04 x .91 x 6.05l; 1.05 #File Name: 0742562298312 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good overview of world religionsBy pastorkGood overview of world religions. Not too deep but not too shallow. Not enough for discussion based Masters level classes but good basic text.4 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Even to an amateur mythology buff like me these are red flagsBy C.O.I'm sorry; but this is such a poorly researched book I'm surprised it got past the editors; and that it was even released by a real publisher. First; it is filled with misunderstandings and false generalizations. This is really no surprise since it relies so much on totally outdated sources. Budge's translation of the Egyptian Book of the Dead is so widely known to be wrong to the point of uselessness that there was even a joke about it in the movie Stargate... but that's the translation used here. It also relies too much on other authors' summaries (like the very problematic Eliade). Even to an amateur mythology buff like me these are red flags!Basically; the author just does not know the material he's trying to work with; and didn't do a good job with his research; as shown by flat-out wrong statements; like that Egyptians revealed "very little about their afterlife beliefs;" and that people in the ancient world lacked "detailed religious thought"! There are tons of in-depth; recent books about religions in the ancient world; and many volumes of translations of Egyptian afterlife books. With all the mistakes; I just didn't trust that Moreman was knowledgeable enough to write the book in the first place; and that got in the way of my enjoyment and appreciation of it. Seriously; the amount of misinformation in this book is mind-boggling; making it useless to students and general readers alike. The total lack of sophistication when it comes to theory and method; and the uncritical use of poor sources means its also useless to scholars (the target audience isn't really clear). I know philosophy and religious studies is different from my own field (MA Political Science); but there are basic standards to any research work and this book doesn't meet them.The idea of this kind of comparison is an intriguing one; but in this book it's all just too broad and unfocussed; so it's hard to see the point sometimes. I did find some of it thought-provoking; but the author doesn't follow the most interesting questions in any depth. I don't know anything about the paranormal stuff he discusses; but his conclusions are vague and don't seem to follow from the cases he summarizes. There are also a lot of contradictory statements and it all just seems pretty cursory and lazy. No matter how many times he claims he's doing "detailed" or "in-depth" analysis; he's just not. Maybe he thinks that if he tells us that enough we'll believe it's true.All in all a pretty slap-dash; unreliable affair; with a heavy-handed; pretentious; and sometimes muddled writing style. I'm glad I stumbled on this at my college's library and was able to read it for free rather than paying for such an amateurish piece of work.5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Awesome!By slapmasterThis book is an amazing examination of how humans view death and the afterlife around the world. The comparative nature of the book makes it applicable to all social science disciplines and; additionally; an excellent read for non-academics. Dr. Moreman should be congratulated for such an interesting and timely work.
