Customer Review: Interesting insight behind the scenes on horse racing. I loved this book. Yep! I cried at the end, even though I knew the ending already. Edgar obviously loves horse and gave an insider's opinion on how horses in the race world ought to be treated - with dignity, respect, and most of all, love.... more info
Customer Review: This is not a history book. This work drips with political taint; by that I mean that the author has a view in mind and sets out to persuade you the reader of that view, ignoring or minimizing events and information that might lead you to a different conclusion. As an intelligence professional, I... more info
Customer Review: Much interesting information but often getting bogged down in minutia such as aircraft type counts, number and type of personnel in certain offices, etc. It was NOT the kind of book I couldn't lay down.
Customer Review: This is an excellent book, well written. I learned of this book from a close friend who is mentioned and show in a photo depicting The Alamo in Vietnam.
Customer Review: I absolutely loved this collection. The content is wonderful. I want more!
I would give it five stars if it weren't for the audio quality.
There are eight disks plus a disk called "the white house tapes: the president calling". This last disk was just wonderful with good audio quality. You can... more info
Customer Review: This book is less than the sum of its parts. It provides a workmanlike review of the career of William Colby (if one discounts the constant political carping), but it offers no new insights and precious little new information. This deficiency is compounded by the book's lack of adequate sourcing and... more info
Customer Review: Book Reviews United Press International July 27, 1982 Jack Redden The Soviet Estimate: U.S. intelligence analysis and Russian military strength, by John Prados (Dial Press, $17.95) John Prados could not have picked a better time for his book, ''The Soviet Estimate.'' The Reagan... more info
Customer Review: This is a must-read for all Vietnam veterans and students of the Vietnam War. Author Prados outlines why we were never able to interdict the flow of troops and supplies down the Ho Chi Minh Trail through Laos into South Vietnam. As a veteran of C-130 flare missions searching for trucks over the... more info