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Jungle Soldier
Quercus Publishing Plc
by Brian Moynahan
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ISBN/ASIN: 1849162085
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Sales Rank: 68000
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Media: Paperback
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Product Group: Book
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| The thrilling true story of a forgotten British hero of World War II. |
| Customer Reviews: Average Rating: 3.5/5 | | A tale let down by its teller: Rating: 2/5 |
Yes, this is an interesting tale, but Moynahan's writing style leaves a lot to be desired. It's quite drab and uneven. In certain sections, he will recount in painstaking detail a certain day in Chapman's life, but then the next few months are just rushed over, where a variety of characters are abruptly dropped into the story with no form of introduction as to what they are like or what their motives may be.
Furthermore, Moynahan paints Chapman as an all-round hero and is quite fawning, but he still does not succeed in making him appear very appealing. Whilst Chapman undoubtedly was a good soldier and someone whom you would want next to you in the trenches, he comes across as too much of an earnest goody-goody boy scout-type to really feel like wanting to get to know him and his inner character. In other words, not a fun guy to go down the pub with.
Perhaps I have been spoilt somewhat as I came to this book, straight after finishing Agent Zigzag: The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: Lover, Traitor, Hero, Spy, which is a fantastic tale of another Chapman in the Second World War. If the author of Zigzag, Ben Macintyre, had written Jungle Soldier, it probably would have been transformed into something much more gripping.
I wanted to like this book, but I am afraid it was quite mediocre in my opinion and Moynahan's other work is not something that I shall be seeking out. | | school report: Rating: 2/5 |
| Although the subject is interesting this book reads more like a GCSE assignment to review the subject's own books, mainly "The jungle is neutral". A very average piece of work, if this is typical of Moynahan's work I won't be adding him to my list of preferred authors | | The most amazing man..: Rating: 5/5 |
One of the best "war" books I have read.This man completly unknown must rank as the greatest ever.
| | Jungle Soldier: Rating: 5/5 |
| Real boys own stuff one of the best books I have read in a long time a true British Hero | |
