Military pov of this event. Some language, surprisingly, not a lot. Background info on politicians during decision-making time made it more interesting and much more frightening when put in perspective. Highly recommended for history, military, and political readers. I appreciated the perception...
Cross Charles Bukowski with Popeye the Sailor and you're still nowhere close to the colorful character of this brilliant scallywag. This is one of the greatest books you'll ever read. Period. It hits on so many levels - action, humor, history, drama, bitterness, and ends on a soaring, rebellious ...
This is nothing more or less than an action movie in book form, but it is crisply written, without literary pretension. The scenario discussed in this story seems plausible. Importantly, Weisman knows how to keep weapons technology (principally helicopters, sniper rifles, and a medium-sized atomi...