07-11-2022, 02:34 PM
The Brereton Diaries by Lewis H. Brereton
General Brereton fought in every theater during WW2. He started in the Philippines. Directed part of the operations in India before heading to the Middle East. After the Invasion of Sicily, Brereton went to England to help with the D-Day invasion. In all the theaters, he put together the Air Corps and planned their operations. It's germane to my life because, he had overall command of my grandfather's Squadron and even makes an appearance in Black Scorpion Diary. My grandfather mentioned this book in his book and I get the feeling my grandfather used the Brereton Diaries as a template for his book.
If you want a crash course in World War 2, this would be a pretty good place to start. Brereton interacts with all the major players from Macarthur to Montgomery, Patton to Eisenhower. He worked with all of them and was party of many famous battles. The book is a little dry and I found myself getting lost amongst the numbers for the different regiments, battalions and armies. I did learn a lot about the war but it does pretty much skim the surface.
General Brereton fought in every theater during WW2. He started in the Philippines. Directed part of the operations in India before heading to the Middle East. After the Invasion of Sicily, Brereton went to England to help with the D-Day invasion. In all the theaters, he put together the Air Corps and planned their operations. It's germane to my life because, he had overall command of my grandfather's Squadron and even makes an appearance in Black Scorpion Diary. My grandfather mentioned this book in his book and I get the feeling my grandfather used the Brereton Diaries as a template for his book.
If you want a crash course in World War 2, this would be a pretty good place to start. Brereton interacts with all the major players from Macarthur to Montgomery, Patton to Eisenhower. He worked with all of them and was party of many famous battles. The book is a little dry and I found myself getting lost amongst the numbers for the different regiments, battalions and armies. I did learn a lot about the war but it does pretty much skim the surface.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm