Review by Bookcool123 -- The Warramunga's War by Greg Kater

Bookcool123 · Post by **Bookcool123** » 18 Aug 2018, 12:01

[Following is a volunteer review of "The Warramunga's War" by Greg Kater.]

3 out of 4 stars

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This book entitled The Warramunga's War is centered on two soldiers, Jamie Munro and Jack O'Brien, who became friends during the war in the early 1940s. Both were Australian nationals with the latter being a half Warramunga. After winning the war against the French army in Beirut, both were commissioned in Cairo, Egypt as counter intelligence spies for the British MI6 and Australian CIS (Commonwealth Investigation Service). Egypt, a neutral nation around that time, has been the point of operation of German agents feeding information about the allied forces’ strategic battle lines as well as their supplies and transport route. Their hardline enemy was the Afrika Korps which gave them heavy losses fighting in Tobruk. Jamie and Jacko, fresh from their war experience in Syria, are the perfect men for these job to apprehend the enemy spies freely walking in the streets of Cairo.

With the help of Jamie and Jacko’s accomplices coming from local authorities and belly dancers they were able to intercept coded messages, confiscate equipment and materials used by the enemy and put into custody the agents involved in such acts of espionage.

Consequently , with the hands of victory favoring the allied forces in the desert, Jamie and Jacko were reassigned in Darwin, Australia to head the CIS branch which is then in its infant stage. Eventually, the two would cross paths and follow the trails of one of their Aussie comrade involved in criminal activities back in Egypt and now pillaging local folks through different locations in Australia.

I give this book 3 out of 4 stars. On the strong side, this book is based on the war in the early 1940s. Prominent figures and existing organizations were mentioned to give this book a more realistic side. To an inquisitive reader, it serves as a stimulus for him or her to research or google (technical side) about these facts. The book so far are carefully edited. The timeline are carefully delineated in the story. Additionally, the author gives a vivid and picturesque details about the locations and events in the book as well as a deeper insight of one of the main character alluding to the title.

On the downside aspect, I found this less appealing to some of those broad minded readers. Meaning those who are less enthusiastic about war history. Also, there are certain points in the book that the story tends to slack despite the ongoing war. Like, I would skim certain lines or paragraphs. Still, certain hiccups in the fluidity of the story is not that noticeable at all.

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