Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I saw the great reviews this book was getting on Amazon. Because the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor earlier this month had spurred my interest in the topic, I gave the book a try. Big mistake. The editors and proofreaders did not do Mr. Shirley any favors with this one. Typos abound and the editing is careless. In a discussion about how Hollywood was faring financially, the book states "It was raking in millions each week, mostly for the top four studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Bros." I'm curious as to what the fourth studio was and why it's not mentioned. Then there is this conundrum - On the first of December, Walter Winchell is a conservative columnist; by the second of December, he is a "leftist" columnist. Pittsburgh is either misspelled or the author is referring to one of the Pittsburgs outside of PA, but we aren't told which one. Unfortunately, there are more examples, but you get the idea. I grew so disenchanted with the book that I stopped reading at page 68. I generally don't like to review a book I haven't finished reading, but after looking at the Amazon reviews again and seeing most were based on what appear to be courtesy copies of the book, I wanted to throw in my impartial assessment. Bottom line: I would not recommend this book.