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It is nice to have much of the information on the US Navy early carrier raids in one little book. But it is written in a rather dry and factual manner. Do not expect it to be on par with the works of Samuel Eliot Morison, Richard B. Frank or Ian W. Toll.

BTW, I have seen that the author is about to release what seems to be a new version of this book: "The War Begins. The Navy's Early Carrier Raids February-May 1942" (ISBN-13: 978-1612515281). I don't know what the differences will be between the new one and the one reviewed here.

Wonderful essay on every aspect of air warfare over the main combat area in the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII. Everything is covered - geography, maintenance, materiel, training, living conditions, aircraft performance, tactical methods, combat stress, etc. Warning: this is not a narrative of war actions nor a chronology of events.

A little "meh", but the description of the Exodus Fleet is interesting and completes the fleshing of the Wayfarers universe.

The best in the Wayfarers series so far.

Kim Stanley Robinson makes a case for the non-feasibility of slower-than-light travel to the stars in generation ships.

The best character is the starship's AI.