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geekwayne's review
4.0
'The Last Stand of the Tin Can Soldiers' the book by James D. Hornfishcer with adaptation by Doug Murray and art by Steven Sanders is a graphic novel adaptation of a non-fiction book about a World War II battle in the Pacific.
In October of 1944, Allied forces were landing on the island of Leyte near the Philippines. A small task force called Taffy 3 made up of a handful of destroyers and escort ships and planes finds themselves squaring off against the Japanese Center Force and finding themselves extremely outgunned. They make a stand that made the history books.
This is a really good adaptation. Doug Murray keeps the narrative concise and doesn't overload the frames with prose. The art is also a nice crisp style. Do be warned that it is suddenly quite graphically violent at times.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Dead Reckoning and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
In October of 1944, Allied forces were landing on the island of Leyte near the Philippines. A small task force called Taffy 3 made up of a handful of destroyers and escort ships and planes finds themselves squaring off against the Japanese Center Force and finding themselves extremely outgunned. They make a stand that made the history books.
This is a really good adaptation. Doug Murray keeps the narrative concise and doesn't overload the frames with prose. The art is also a nice crisp style. Do be warned that it is suddenly quite graphically violent at times.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Dead Reckoning and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
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