Brennan's War: Vietnam 1965-1969: Brennan's War: Vietnam 1965-1969 by Matthew Brennan My rating: 4 of 5 stars This wasn't a bad book. In fact, it was fairly engrossing. It was fast paced and I read it in a day. The narrative is written so that it's like a series of very short stories, mostly about …
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Heinrich Himmler by Peter Longerich My rating: 2 of 5 stars I give up! I surrender! I got to page 602 of this 1,050 paqe book and I simply could not proceed onward. It's flat out BORING!!! I expected to learn gripping, intimate details on Himmler, the SS, Himmler and Hitler, and more. Instead, I …
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Hunting the Jackal: A Special Forces and CIA Soldier's Fifty Years on the Frontlines of the War Against Terrorism by Billy Waugh My rating: 3 of 5 stars I wanted to give this somewhat exciting book more stars, but it leaves out too much information to merit it. For instance, the author joins the military …
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Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson My rating: 2 of 5 stars I read this book was Hunter S. Thompson's first book and I think you can tell. No real sign of "gonzo" journalism here, other than traveling with the Hell's Angel's on runs for a year. It seems very much like straight journalism, like …
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Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers by Daniel Ellsberg My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a lengthy but fascinating book to read. I'd had it for awhile, but had never opened it. Now I'm glad I did. Daniel Ellsberg was an analyst with the State Department, Department of Defense, was …
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