Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal

Dave Dawson #12

by R. Sidney Bowen

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246 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1943

About the author

Robert Sidney Bowen, Jr. (1900 – April 11, 1977) was a World War I aviator, newspaper journalist, magazine editor and author who was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died of cancer in Honolulu, Hawaii at the age of 76. He is best known for his boys' series books written during World War II, the Dave Dawson War Adventure Series and the Red Randall Series. Robert Sidney Bowen wrote the Red Randall and Dave Dawson series under the name R. Sidney Bowen and other fiction (sports and westerns) under the pseudonym James Robert Richard.

Reviews

[Brendan Hough · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.