New Georgia: The Second Battle for the Solomons

Twentieth-Century Battles

De: Ronnie Day

Narrado por: Paul Bloede

In 1942, the Solomon Islands formed the stepping stones toward Rabaul, the main base of Japanese operations in the South Pacific, and the Allies primary objective. The stunning defeat of Japanese forces at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November marked the turning point in the war against Japan and the start of an offensive in the Central Solomons aimed at New Georgia. New Georgia: The Second Battle for the Solomons tells the story of the land, sea, and air battles fought there from March through October 1943. Making careful and copious use of both Japanese and Allied sources, Ronnie Day masterfully weaves the intricate threads of these battles into a well-crafted narrative of this pivotal period in the war. As Day makes clear, combat in the Solomons exemplified the war in the Pacific, especially the importance of air power, something the Japanese failed to understand until it was too late, and the strategy of island hopping, bypassing Japanese strongholds (including Rabaul) in favor of weaker or more strategically advantageous targets. This multifaceted account gives the fighting for New Georgia its proper place in the history of the drive to break the Japanese defensive perimeter and bring the homeland within range of Allied bombers.

The book is published by Indiana University Press.

©2016 Ronnie Day (P)2016 Redwood Audiobooks

The best thing.

The best thing about this book, is that it will cure insomnia.. If your goal was to put people to sleep, there's no one better suited for that than Paul Bloede. I enjoy military history books. But I couldn't keep my mind focused on this one long enough to judge the merits of the writing. What criteria do they use to select a narrator?

A Speed-Reading Exercise for Speed-Listeners?

It is hard to imagine a publisher accepting this work for production. I can only assume that this production was accepted without being reviewed. The narrator seems only to be interested in getting through as fast as possible. He seems to have no perception of the type of material that he is reading; that it is filled full of detailed historical information and data that, if anything, need slower reading if the listeners are to have any hope of absorbing these details. I have attempted to select a slower playback speed, but this introduces nerve-racking distortions.
In the end, this is a contemptible treatment of a man's (the author's) life work to record the events surrounding the suffering and death of so many to subdue and destroy the evil forces that were set upon world conquest.