" The introduction to this book contained just about the amount of historical overview about the war that I had been looking for. Sort of putting things in perspective. The first chapter was an abrupt and unwelcome change. I almost said forget it. After the smooth flowing, cohesive introduction, the style of the chapter itself was jarring. Choppy sentences. Disconnected thoughts. I guess it was meant to give a sense of how the soldiers themselves felt. Isolated, cold, unsure. Anyhow, I adjusted to the style (and it adjusted a little also in the subsequent chapters) and I gained a great deal more insight into American's role in the 'Mediterranean Theater' in WWII. It is focused on the fight in North Africa and the Mediterranean between spring 1942 and fall 1943. The personalities of Eisenhower, Patton, Montgomery, Rommel, and some other recognizable names are fleshed out, and another side of the story is supplied by 'average joe' soldiers. The rest of the war is mentioned only in passing, like when it had an impact on supplies or news coverage. Overall it left me better informed about this small but important theater of the war. "
— Kim, 2/4/2014