Reviews

The Ghost Mountain Boys: Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea--The Forgotten War of the South Pacific by James Campbell

slurpy_mcgee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Another case of Generals having their heads up their @sses and people needlessly paid the price with their lives.

bonni24's review against another edition

4.0

A very informative read on Papua New Guinea during World War 2. At times, it is a bit difficult to follow which companies or battalions are being mentioned due to the usage of several nicknames for the same service member. However, the book is very well written and immerses the reader in a way many historical accounts do not.

sleepyboi2988's review

4.0

Well done book on a forgotten campaign. Something I knew very little about, I knew of it but not the details. The author does a good job of weaving the picture on the ground with first hand accounts and diary entries with the general overview from the command side. Sadly yet another campaign where men and their lives were sacrificed on the altar of Douglas MacArthur's ambition and ego.

colbybowser's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring sad medium-paced

3.5

dougsasser's review against another edition

2.0

This focuses in the hardship troops endured in Papa New Guinea.