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Desert Sailor ReviewI just finished this book. I am no literary critic, nor does my training in writing go beyond English 1A, however I loved this memoir. If it has not been published in hard covers and advertised widely, that is most unfortunate.
DESERT SAILOR puts a very human face on life in the Navy during WWII. It is also an invaluable chronicle of the day to day life of a sailor at the time. As a teenager, I followed avidly every campaign in the Pacific. My bedroom wall was plastered with "war maps" of the Pacific campaign that were published regularly in the daily San Francisco Examiner. And I have read many books since, so I was at least somewhat familiar with every campaign this account describes so well.
I have probably read at least two dozen books on the Pacific campaign, including Toland, which I consider among the finest. But none did the job as well as Jim Fitch did, of making it so personal. Having an older brother and older friends in the Navy at the time, so much of what I found here sounded very familiar.
The author comes across as a pretty regular guy, right down to the drinking and carousing on leave. I absolutely loved his "letter to Radio Tokyo," and his description of the officer with sadly no sense of humor. I am still laughing about the streetcar incident in San Francisco The volume describes many warm, poignant moments that virtually every serviceman must have experienced. I was most delighted in the manner in which the narrator shaped up the commander of the troop transport on his return home. The bureaucratic vicissitudes and the screwups were described with good humor and perspective.
This sailor obviously went through hell when Northampton was sunk but I did not detect one iota of self-pity, either for the pain and suffering or for discomforts which would bring nothing but whines from many of today's young people.
I am most thrilled to have been able to read this saga, aptly titled Desert Sailor, and have recommended it highly to several friends.Desert Sailor Overview

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