I'm sorry this is not a book to be recommended. I like the study of that era.
If you're interested in the subject, read it. Like I said, I enjoyed reading it. It's only in retrospect that the over-the-top bothered me. While reading it, I never thought, "OMG! Not yet another disaster."
And the author's error in factual information does make me wonder what else he got "wrong," but the book is readable. Feel free to borrow and even pass on, if you wish.
