This book is comprehensive. You can really tell that the author did a lot of research on the topic. Many pictures are included, and I appreciated those. I discovered that a deception operation was a lot more detailed than I imagined, and these guys had to learn as they went. I admire them for that. I also appreciated how much attention to detail went into every operation, especially after they got their bearings and knew what they were doing.
The book itself gets pretty dry. With the amount of research the author did, it feels like he wanted to add everything he found. I understand adding in dates, but times and who was in charge of which position went in one ear and out the other for me. With the common tasks of some of the operations, the descriptions can also be a tad repetitive. I hope this doesn't get taken the wrong way, but I did fall asleep twice while reading this. That's never happened to me before.
Okay, so overall, I learned a lot, and I'm glad that I read the book. I feel like it would best be appreciated by someone who has some kind of connection to the unit. A descendant who wants to know more about their ancestor who couldn't talk about their war stories, or no one believed them.
Side note for Kindle users: I read this on a Paperwhite. The included paperwork, some of the pictures and maps especially were hard to read (the maps were tiny). If you're interested in more of a general overview of what the unit did, you might want to look elsewhere. If you want more in-depth details, this is the book for you!
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