Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Marvelous book in its original format, brilliantly written, but the pricey Kindle version excludes the endpaper maps from the print version, which were complete maps of the Western and Eastern fronts. Without these maps, the reader will need an atlas and great patience to figure out what is happening. Moreover, other maps in the Kindle version are ugly low-res versions that wash out quickly when zoomed, meaning most place names are unintelligible, as they are too small at max res and lose resolution when zoomed. Amazon sometimes shows a marked indifference to the needs of Kindle history fans by offering old editions from new edition product links (see Middlekauf's "Glorious Cause") or as in this case by stiffing us on maps. If the Kindle version was $5, this might be a good trade off, but for 13 clams, I expect more. Also, if Amazon absolutely must offer downgraded digital content, the product page should be CLEARLY labeled, so the buyer can make an informed choice. Getting a Kindle refund is difficult and convoluted, and it would be better not to have to go through the process in the first place because of a misleading product description.