A Review of Secrets

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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A Review of Dereliction Of Duty

Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam by H.R. McMaster My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a very detailed and somewhat shocking book telling of how America sunk itself into the Vietnam war fiasco, and it's truly a sorrow to read. I never …

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A Review of Innocent Blood

Innocent Blood : A Novel by Christopher Dickey My rating: 5 of 5 stars I think this is an excellent novel, very well written, well told. Dickey easily takes us from Kurt's Kansas upbringing to his times as a US Ranger to later visiting the former Yugoslavia, the land of his parents, to his essentially …

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Eyes Right

I'm a big fan of Tracy Crow, a former Marine who was a grad school pal of mine. She's come out with a new book on her times in the Marines, and it's doing well. I lifted this post from her blog a few minutes ago. I encourage all to pick this book up for …

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