3 page Index for a 200 page book. That seems a bit light for such an involved campaign.
No separate Bibliography section. All Bibliographic references, such as they are, are buried in the "End of Chapter" Notes.
Did I say "End of Chapter" Notes? Yes. The Notes for a chapter at collected at the end of that chapter. Thus, if you wish to browse through the Notes to gain a grasp of the Author's research, then you have to thumb through every chapter, every page of the book.
Did I say research? Yes. The research is predominantly done in official government records, but we the reader are not clearly told whose records they are, where they are located, etc. There are some secondary sources used, and re-used throughout this book. There are some tables in the two Appendix sections that look useful, but we are told they are a matter of public record yet we are not told how or where they were found.
The maps, only in B&W, at the beginning of this book looked useful until I determined that I needed a magnifying glass to clearly read them as their print is very small. So what seemed useful is now technically useless.
There are 8 pages of B&W pictures that add some interest to the overall story.
The main body of the book is a seemingly organized presentation of the facts as found in those government records.
What I found most useful was the Author's Note at the opening of the book, pages vi-viii, located just ahead of the B&W maps. The Author posits some very interesting questions then he completely avoids them by saying this (and I quote directly from his text):
"But what does it really matter? Personally, I don't believe it does. That's why my reasons for writing this book are not to point fingers but to document the hard, bitter fighting the Allies had to go through to defeat the Germans in the Scheldt area."
As some others have said or suggested, other authors might have done just that, "documenting the fighting", and done a much better job of it. So, you will not find this book digging into the hard questions of why the clearance of the Scheldt Estuary defenses was overlooked by Monty's 21AG in favor of other operations. Thus, I am still looking for a good book or two that digs into those hard questions.
Sorry if I have ruined your consideration of purchasing this book, but it is what it is.
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Nico to read but not a real recommendation
Reviewed in Germany on February 7, 2020
