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A review by fivetilnoon
Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice by Adam Makos
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
4.0
An exciting and well-told story. The book alternates between the story of the carrier pilots and the marines on the ground that they defended. The author does a good job drawing out the contrast between the fine dining, coffee, and stewards of the carrier pilots and the freezing dirty conditions of the marines.
This book is in the historical style that allows for direct quotes and conversation that surely must be made up but the author says it's pulled as best as he could from source material and he had eyewitnesses confirm it's at least in the spirit of what was said.
I loved that the author included photos within the books. One of the hardest things to keep track of in these types of books is all the people, and it was great to have the photos to flip back to for reference.
This book is in the historical style that allows for direct quotes and conversation that surely must be made up but the author says it's pulled as best as he could from source material and he had eyewitnesses confirm it's at least in the spirit of what was said.
I loved that the author included photos within the books. One of the hardest things to keep track of in these types of books is all the people, and it was great to have the photos to flip back to for reference.