This book had a lot of interesting information and was very worthwhile to read. Like I'm so glad I picked it up and got through the whole thing. But it was very dry. The author is an academic and it shows. I'm really not used to reading any kind of academic writings, so even though I read a lot of nonfiction, this was a struggle for me. I liked receiving all the information, but because of the fact based nature of it (so many dates, names, locations, numbers, etc) and the dryness of the writing itself, I struggled to keep my focus.

So I'm also struggling quite a bit in this review because I didn't comprehend it or retain the information as well as I would have liked. I'd recommend this if you're interested in the subject matter, though. Well worth the read, even if it was a bit dense for my capabilities.