This is, I believe, the first book he wrote that later evolved in that series of books. It includes detailed briefs on the major personalities in the War (F.D.R., Hitler, Rommel, Stalin, 'Viniger' Joe Stillwell, etc.) The accounts let you know how their lives were shaped, which leads to how they later shaped World War Two.
Mr. Leckie later did the same things with his othe r historys. He is unashemedly American in his outlook, but not afraid to critize either. The title of this book "Delievered from Evil" should give that away. After all, the Nazi's were what we would call 'evil'. Leckie is not afraid to call it such either.
All in all, a great book to have.
This is a book you will re-read more than James Joyce's "The Dubliners." It's impossible to absorb it all in one or two cover-to-cover attempts. Kind of like trying to eat Thanksgiving Dinner through a drinking straw...there's so much here, and it's so well written, you'll be happy to pick it up again and again, slowly digesting this feast of knowledge..."Delivered from Evil" has launched me on a quest to read as much as I can on the Pacific Theater. I'm going to read Leckie's Guadalcanal treatment next.
You owe it to yourself -- and all who fought in WWII -- to read this book and pass it along to a friend or loved one.
