Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal

Dave Dawson #12

by R. Sidney Brown

DUST JACKET PRESENT AND WITH SOME SCUFFING, MINOR RIPS/TEARS AND FADING. BOOK HAS FADED RED BOARDS WITH SCUFFING AND SOME EDGE WEAR ON COVERS AND SPINE. NO MARKING OR WRITING NOTED WITHIN BOOK. AGE RELATED TANNING OF PAGES WITH SOME DISCOLORATION. NO RIPS, TEARS OR CREASING ON PAGES. MUSTY ODOR.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1943

Reviews

[Brendan Hough]

Ear read 2026 (5.4hrs)
6/10 the start and end were ok. Boring “characters captured” in middle. Writing ok, narrator too. This might be a series, but the ending is good enough for me to leave Dave and his English chum Freddy Farmer in the 1940s pacific theatre. Story about a two man crew in the pacific theatre and a big mission coming up and their small part in it…or is it?!?! ;p

[Phil Clymer]

Fanciful action tale aimed at youthful readers during WW II. Plenty of action and suspense, but not very believable. Early in the book Dave and crew were aboard a B-17 that was attacked by a flight of six count them six Zeroes. They managed to shoot down all six enemy fighters while apparently receiving only a single bullet hit from the fighters. There are several other similar events, but Dave and his pal Freddie manage to slug through and best the vile enemies and make the world safe for democracy (at least temporarily, until the next adventure). All of this done without even setting foot on Guadalcanal! I make light of its flaws, but it is a quick and fun read.