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[Benn’s] characters are wonderfully drawn, especially his star duo but also in this case Jack Kennedy, not the easiest historical figure to capture convincingly. And his picture of the world of the Pacific Theater of the Second World War is terrifically evocative … The White Ghost [is] a delicious summer hour’s read.