Review:This book encapsulated the nature of the American effort in Afghanistan in the story of COP Keating. It was written at the soldier level and demonstrated both the flaws and the strength of American strategy tactics in a remote area of that country. More importantly, it made clear the valor and determination of soldiers in a remore outpost over a span of several years. One of the long term contributions of Trapper's work was the clear parallel he drew between the war in Afghanistan and previou... Read more

Review:Andersen does it great job of historically detailing how we have arived at the position we are in today, especially the political. He walks the reader through what led to the American love affair with relativism. Read more

Review:Spycraft, an important work that must be listen to/read and understood, especially in light of cooling relations with the Russians (once again). Anyone who has lived through the cold war will remember the tensions of the 'doomsday' clock and how it colored our world. As I remembered living through those times I felt there was an under current beyond our perception, struggling for dominance. This book details the struggle and fills in all the things you thought must have been happening. Read more

Review:Well written and comprehensive account of the events leading up to September 11, starting with the Soviet invasion in 1979. Required reading for ant student of modern American history. Coll weaves a compelling and intricate account of the governments, factions within governments and players. Read more

Review:This book shows how the politicians and cheap labor tech people are trying to destroy the tech industry and the careers of decent hardworking Americans.

This is especially bad as the tech industry is an area where average people can go to school and with some effort and discipline hopefully get a well paying long term job. The politicians talk about well paying long term jobs and they actively attack and attempt to destroy an industry and the careers of their citizens. This is terrible. A... Read more

Review:This book should be required reading for everyone who decides questions of war and peace, even as a citizen writing letter to Congress or the President. General Butler gives a whole new view of what is involved in using military force "to protect American interests." WARNING: Some of the photographs in the back of war's results are not just graphic but gruesome. Read more

Review:Very well written, very interesting, and well researched. What I didn't like is that in the Kindle edition there are charts, graphs, photos, etc. that should have been included right along with the text. As it turns out, while reading one must skip elsewhere in the book time after time. That becomes very annoying and breaks up any meaningful continuity of the read. (I chose not to take the time often). There are also too many misspelled words, incomplete sentences, and other errors. Better pro... Read more

Review:This appears to be an extremely interesting book, however I have to rate it low because it's mostly illegible. For whatever reason, the publisher decided to make the pages of the entire book look dingy and most of the regular print is blurred (I guess to give the piece a more mysterious or secretive look). There are very many copies of declassified documents included in the book, but they're mostly in very tiny print and/or very blurred print (like you're looking at copies of copies of copies - ... Read more

Review:This book should be required reading for everyone who decides questions of war and peace, even as a citizen writing letter to Congress or the President. General Butler gives a whole new view of what is involved in using military force "to protect American interests." WARNING: Some of the photographs in the back of war's results are not just graphic but gruesome. Read more

Review:Despite some spelling errors, this is one of those books that helps one put things together, if one is predisposed to such things. The book is also instructive in that it shows how far advertising and public relations has veered from ethics. I recommend this book. Read more