As I said in my review of the first volume, Astor does this sort of thing pretty well. He melds together oral histories with accounts of the battles themselves, and manages to keep you in the loop enough that you're not confused when something happens. He does have to leave out a good deal, though. The naval surface battles the U.S. Navy fought against the Japanese in the Solomons are almost completely ignored, other than one or two around Guadalcanal, and other things get only cursory coverage. And again, if you've read some of his other books, you will occasionally find yourself recognizing a person, here and there. Other than that, as far as oral history goes (and it's not my favorite thing, anyway) this is a good collection.
