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BOOK REVIEWS<br />
taken in the production of such volumes may<br />
prove frustrating at times. For example, there<br />
is no index, which means that readers will<br />
need to have some familiarity with the<br />
subject matter to get the most out of the book<br />
or that they must be prepared to mark it up<br />
in order to identify often consulted passages.<br />
Some of the illustrations are also of poor<br />
quality, particularly some of the printed<br />
sources, and really should have been<br />
reproduced at higher resolution. If such<br />
passages are not clearly legible to the reader<br />
because the image is too low fidelity, it begs<br />
the question as to why they were included in<br />
the book in the first place. In fairness to the<br />
authors, they issued an advisory to this effect<br />
on the table of contents page, but that does<br />
not excuse poor production methods. Some<br />
of the photocopied documents illustrated in<br />
the book also lack proper context or source<br />
citations, meaning that readers wishing to consult the originals may have difficulty locating<br />
them. Though, overall, the authors have kept such flaws to a minimum, they can be vexing.<br />
Those observations aside, Clark and Goguen have nevertheless made a considerable effort to<br />
collect together a huge mass of material into a single book, and the result is a very enjoyable<br />
and fascinating read. For those with an interest in Canadian military unit history and/or the<br />
history of the Pacific coast in wartime, this book is definitely recommended. Privately<br />
published copies may be obtained directly from the author at pcmr.history@shaw.ca.<br />
Source: http://www.servicepub.com Source: http://www.servicepub.com<br />
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