I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in World War II and in particular novels about the individuals involved in the war who were not necessarily leaders in the conflict. As with many other books on this time period, it points out that Douglas McArthur was a vainglorious, self centered individual. One of the side stories that I found particuarly interesting was the development of Franklin Roosevelt’s map room which the author’s father maintained during a good portion of the war. The book revolves around trying to find out if the captured brother is alive and exactly where he is. The storyline is about the three Mott brothers, one a prisoner of war in the Phillipines, one on the aircraft carrier Enterprise and the other in Washington D.C., and their mother. It is also well written, engaging and reads at a fairly quick pace. This book is well researched as I would expect with the daughter of one of the three main indiviudals as the author. This is the first book by Sally Mott Freeman that I have read. I requested this book as I have read a great deal about the World War II and the description presented something that I had not read about. They are three brothers, all Navy men, who end up coincidentally and extraordinarily at the epicenter of three of the war’s most crucial moments. I also posted it to my Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Google Plus pages. The extraordinary, real-life adventure of three brothers at the center of the most dramatic turning points of World War II and their mad race to change historyand save one of their own. It was with the understanding that I would post a review to Net Galley, Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes and Noble and my history book review blog. I received a free Kindle copy of The Jersey Brothers by Sally Mott Freeman courtesy of Net Galley and Simon and Schuster, the publisher.
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