This book is as well written and researched as the rest of the author's series on the US Navy during World War II. It is as informative and entertaining as any in the collection and well worth the price.

I bought this book more on the author's reputation than a burning interest in content. Morison was a fine historian, and this book tells a vital chapter of the history of WW II that is almost forgotten today, midst accounts of more dramatic sea battles like Midway, Leyte Gulf, and of course, Pearl Harbor. This theater of the war is also eclipsed by dramatic land and air battles in Europe, especially D-Day, and The Battle of the Bulge with the seige of Bastogne. Yet the war in Europe could not have been won without this vital piece of the war effort---no troops, no supplies, no victory!

I gave this book five stars because I have been completely absorbed by it. Morison has woven this complex, and potentially boring chapter of WW II history into a tremendously interesting narrative. I am especially impressed because this book really hooks me each time I begin a new chapter, and recently my WW II history diet has consisted of oral history material like the fine works of Steven Ambrose and Cornelius Ryan. Morison holds his own, and I can't wait to start the next book in the series. Well worth the modest price, I have purchased the entire series. Highly recommended if you are interested in the big picture of World War II.