History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

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Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars
Jim Shooter , Mike Zeck , and Bob Layton
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The first mega-crossover of its kind, Secret Wars still stands as a milestone in the comic-book industry. The fate of the entire Marvel Universe hangs in the balance as all of Earth's greatest super heroes face their deadliest foes on the mysterious planet known as Battleworld! The classic 12-issue limited series is back in print!

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Secret Wars 2?.......2007-10-06

This was a great story my son and I read it together. It intertwines the story and entangles you exactly how all the heroes, Villains and Galactus would act. I cant wait to read Secret Wars 2 and hope a movie is published of Secret wars 1.

Um...Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Awesome Review-Stylz?.......2007-09-15

The product was in great condition. I happen to love comics, and this is a classic mini-series. Secret Wars paved the way for many comic book crossovers and epic storylines in the future, the most recent being Civil War: A Marvel Comics Event.

Incredible. Thanks, Amazon. I would do you if you weren't simply a series of html code pasted together and trapped as a web page on the internet, with my monitor serving as the only barrier standing between you and I.

Damn you, monitor! DAAAAAMN YOUUUUUU!

Graphic SF Reader.......2007-09-03

A fun, no holds-barred superhero slugfest in the grandest sense. Yes, it is a Marvel pimpfest for their line, but in this case, it doesn't stop it from being entertaining in the biff the bad guy sense. They probably wanted an event to match up with Crisis a little bit to get back some attention. Sound familiar?

Anyway, a whole bunch of popular Marvel Heroes and villains are kidnapped from earth for a small time via an all powerful being called the Beyonder, sent to a planet, and ordered to beat each other up, basically.

Much craziness and violence ensues. Hulk get mad, Hulk lift mountain range, etc.

The Smell of Nostalgia.......2007-06-12

The issue of Crossovers always was some kind of a big deal to fans. On one hand it combines, mostly, the greatest characters in the comics-world, sometimes even cross-companies. On the other hand the oh-so-high cost.

This is the first Crossover. It is the one who started it all, at least in the large-scale sense of it. It's not perfect, it got some holes in it both story/plot-wise and both continuity problems, but do not mistaken - it is a great story. The question is - why?

It got the best of the best characters in the Marvel Universe, and not skipping even the mighty Galactus himself. It got a great theme that maybe can't work in the modern days in a modern comic-book but back in its day - it was an amazing concept. It had many plot-twists, for the good. Great dialogues - it's been a long time now since I actually felt the character's personality via the dialogues, and it fits their back-then character marvelously. It's even funny!

But still, it just don't sit well in this fast-pace modern world, because it's too slow, taking it's time to explore the characters thoughts too much for the modern reader, and it's not the best story there is in the modern very harsh comics world.

I still think that it's one of the best there is,
Maybe because I'm simply old-fashioned.

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The issue of Crossovers always was some kind of a big deal to fans. On one hand it combines, mostly, the greatest characters in the comics-world, sometimes even cross-companies. On the other hand the oh-so-high cost.

This is the first Crossover. It is the one who started it all, at least in the large-scale sense of it. It's not perfect, it got some holes in it both story/plot-wise and both continuity problems, but do not mistaken - it is a great story. The question is - why?

It got the best of the best characters in the Marvel Universe, and not skipping even the mighty Galactus himself. It got a great theme that maybe can't work in the modern days in a modern comic-book but back in its day - it was an amazing concept. It had many plot-twists, for the good. Great dialogues - it's been a long time now since I actually felt the character's personality via the dialogues, and it fits their back-then character marvelously. It's even funny!

But still, it just don't sit well in this fast-pace modern world, because it's too slow, taking it's time to explore the characters thoughts too much for the modern reader, and it's not the best story there is in the modern very harsh comics world.

I still think that it's one of the best there is,
Maybe because I'm simply old-fashioned.

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Best of the best..........2007-03-08

The one and only. Simply the best of the best in sagas/stories!!! A must buy...

History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 2 (Chronology)

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History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 2 (Chronology)
Anatoly T Fomenko
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`History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 2` is the second volume of the most explosive and astounding tractate on history ever written - however, every theory it contains, no matter how unorthodox, is backed by rock solid scientific data. The book is easy and pleasant to read; it is well-illustrated, contains hundreds of charts, graphs and illustrations, copies of ancient manuscripts, and countless facts attesting to the falsity of the chronology used nowadays. You will be amazed to discover: - That the chronology universally accepted today and taken for granted is simply wrong; - That ALL methods of dating of ancient sources and artefacts known today are erroneous or non-exact; - That there is not a single document that could be reliably dated earlier than the XIth century; The Author refers to the Middle Ages as the Antiquity and proves mutual superimposition of the Second and the Third Roman Empire, both of which become identified as the respective kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Furthermore, he asserts that the famous reform of the Occidental Church in the XI century by Pope Gregory Hildebrand was the reflection of the XII century reforms of Byzantine emperor Andronicus who in his turn identifies with Jesus Christ. The Trojan war counted by Homer happened only as late as of the XIII century A.D. and the great poet actually lived in XIV century A.D. No stone in history of Antiquity is left unturned. Literally. This book is the beginning of a major correction to the chronology we live with.

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Check and see.......2007-06-21

I don't care what other people say of this book. Those affirmig it's fake, they hadn't ever read it. Or have some special reasons to do so. "Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see..." This book won't make you feel comfortable. It'll make you feel free. It'll make you feel you're "not the only one" to feel you'd been lied to for centuries.

Suprise! Suprise!.......2007-03-22

Here is a serie of books which turns "the whole world" upside down. I learned a lot of it and I hope that a new book from A.T. Fomenko will follow very quick. A absolute must for everybody who is interested in history or even a little bit from it.

Prescient St Augustine?.......2006-02-05

We can so far divide the New Chronology into the following three parts:

a) The verifiable theory that proves consensual chronology wrong with the aid of astronomy, statistics and mathematics;

b) The new chronology hypothesis based on a new understanding of known historical facts and the most likely logical explanation of the most obvious inconsistencies inherent in the official version of history;

c) The history conjectures, that is experimental historical reconstructions based on assumptions that the authors believe to make sense in the light of their research and linguistic parallels - void of ironclad factual support to date.

Fomenko's theory complies with the most rigid scientific standards as a whole:

It gives a coherent explanation of what we already know.

- It is consistent: independent lines of inquiry all lead to the same conclusion.

- The predictions it makes are confirmed empirically.

Fomenko goes by the following axioms:

- Chronology is the basis of history;

- Human evolution has always been linear, gradual and irreversible;

- The "cyclic" nature of human civilization is a myth, likewise all the gaps, duplicates, "dark ages" and "renaissances" that we know from consensual history;

- The accumulation of geographical knowledge as reflected in cartography is a gradual and irreversible process;

- The chronological distance between a given manuscript and the events described therein is proportional to the amount of distortions it contains;

- There is no "useless" information in authentic ancient sources.

Why the mainstream historians do not shower mathematician Academician Dr.Prof Fomenko with thanks and laurels?

The Russians:

Because Fomenko asserts that there was no such thing as the Tartar and Mongol invasion followed by three centuries of slavery, providing a formidable body of documental evidence to prove his assertion. The so-called "Tartars and Mongols" were the actual ancestors of the modern Russians, living in a bilingual state with Arabic spoken as freely as Russian. The ancient Russian state was governed by a double structure of civil and military authorities. The hordes were actually professional armies with a tradition of lifelong conscription (the recruitment being the so-called "blood tax"). Their "invasions" were punitive operations against the regions that attempted tax evasion. Fomenko proves that Russian history as we know it today is a blatant forgery concocted by a host of German scientists brought to Russia by the usurper dynasty of the Romanovs, whose ascension to the throne was the result of coup d'état, charged with the mission of making their reign look legitimate. Fomenko proves Ivan the Terrible to be a collation of four rulers, no less. They represented the two rival dynasties - the legitimate rulers and the ambitious upstarts. The winner took it all! Over some 30 years of controversy, Russian historians have made a most remarkable transition - they were initially accusing the young mathematician Fomenko of anticommunist dissident activity and attempts to deface the historical legacy of Soviet Russia; nowadays the middle-aged mathematician is accused of adhering to "pro-communist Russian nationalism" and defacing the proud historical legacy of Great Russia.

The Westerners:

Because Fomenko blows consensual Russian history to smithereens, successfully removing a crucial cornerstone from underneath the otherwise impeccable edifice of World History. Fomenko adds insult to injury, wiping out one by one the Ancient Rome (the foundation of Rome in Italy is dated to the XIV century A. D.), the Ancient Greece and its numerous poleis, which he identifies as the mediaeval crusader settlements on the territory of Greece, and the Ancient Egypt (the pyramids of Giza become dated to the XI-XV century A. D. and identified as the royal cemetery of the Global "Mongolian" Empire, no less). The civilization of the Ancient Egypt is irrefutably dated to the XII-XV century A. D. with the aid of the ancient Egyptian horoscopes cut in stone. He was the first one to decipher and date all such horoscopes, coming up with mediaeval dates in every case. English historians rage at the suggestion that the history of Ancient England was de facto a Byzantine import transplanted to the English soil by the fugitive Byzantine nobility. To reward the English historians who consider themselves the true scribes of World History, the cover of the present book portrays Tintoretto's Jesus Christ crucified on the Big Ben.

The Chinese:

Because Fomenko wipes out the Ancient History of China outright. No such thing. Full point. The compilation of the so-called Ancient Chinese History is reliably datable to the XVII-XVIII century only. It is perfectly recognizable as the Ancient European history, reworked and transcribed in hieroglyphs as yet another historical transplantation, this time performed on the Chinese soil by the loving Jesuit hands. The Chinese are the next in line to go berserk. Chinese history is inevitably bound to get both more ancient and more eventful, proportionally to the growing involvement of China in the world affairs. Chinese historians will keep on finding valid proof of prehistoric Chinese spaceflights until the Politburo orders them to shut up.

The Arabs:

Too bad. Islam with all its key figures is datable to XV-XVI century A. D. Arabic historians may find consolation in the crucial historical role of the Ottoman Empire in the XVI-XVII century. The trouble is that this empire was initially a Christian state, with Hagia Sophia identifiable as Temple of Solomon, according to Fomenko! We can only guess if the acquisition of Alexander the Great (a Macedonian and a Christian) as the founder of the Muslim World Empire will make Fomenko's theories more acceptable to the Arabic mainstream. He certainly does not spare any holy cows at all, claiming The Stone of Qa'Aba in Mecca to contain the lost Arch of the Covenant.

The Divinity:

Despite of reiterated statement that his theory is all about chronology and not Religion, Fomenko stirs up a whole condominium of wasp nests. His collection of anathemas, fatwa, and other condemnations from all parties concerned is already considerable. Little wonder, considering that the history of religions à la Fomenko looks as follows: the pre-Christian period (before the XI century and JC), Bacchic Christianity (XI-XII century, before and after JC), JC Christianity (XII-XVI century) and its subsequent mutations into Orthodox Christianity, the Catholicism, Islam, Buddhism, and so on.

According to Fomenko we know strictly NOTHING about the events that predate the X century A. D.

St Augustin was prescient when he spoke unto us: "be wary of mathematicians, particularly when they speak the truth."

Something of a disappointment.......2005-09-09

After having read the first volume of this expected series of 7 volumes I was triggered by the thesis of these authors that ancient Greek and Roman history did in fact take place in the Middle Ages. So I started studying medieval history of the Middle East - also known as Islamic history - to find out if the opponents of the ancient Greeks and Romans - the Acheamenid Persians, Sassanids, Scythians, Egyptians, etc. - also have their duplicates in medieval history. My search was disappointing: none of the many medieval Islamic dynasties seemed to correspond to the ancient middle eastern rulers.

However, I did find a close correspondence between Herodotus' Persian kings and medieval events:

- the defeat and capture of an Anatolian king - the Lydian Croesus - by the Persian conqueror Cyrus is identical to the defeat and capture of another Anatolian king - sultan Bayezid - by the Asian/Mongol conqueror Tamerlane;
- the Persian conquest of Egypt by the cruel tyrant Cambyses reds almost exactly as the Ottoman conquest of Egypt by Selim the Grim (note the nickname!);
- Darius the Lawgiver of the Persian Empire looks very much alike to Sulayman the Magnificent, the Lawgiver in Islamic history;
- Xerxes, whose main claim to fame is to be defeated by the Greeks at the naval battle of Salamis, looks like Selim II (the Sot) whose main claim to fame is to be defeated by a Spanish-Italian alliance at the naval battle of Lepanto.

I should have expected Fomenko et al. to arrive at similar conclusions, however, they claim that the Persian kings are the alter egos of the Angevin kings of Sicily whose biographies do not contain the exploits of the Persian kings.

The similiarities I indicate lead to the conclusion that Herodotus must have written his Histories at the close of the 16th century. But this is extremely late, given that Herodotus is "the Father of History", so therefore all other "ancient" histories must have been fabricated even later. Yet, the founders of modern chronology - Scaliger and Petavius - laid their foundations also at the close of the 16th century and had the full corpus of ancient histories already at their disposal.

It seems to me that Fomenko has to address these inconsistencies, maybe in the forthcoming 5 volumes?

Another critique of their book is that the correspondencies between different rulers are often based on a superficial comparison of the biographies; upon a more thorough comparison many details appear that do not correspond at all.

Finally, the authors rely heavily on the works of Gregorovius (1821-1891!!) - his medieval histories of Rome and Athens - as the source of medieval history; these works are - at least in the West - hoplessly outdated and have been superceded by more up-to-date works (for instance, Julius Norwich's trilogy on Byzantine history is not even cited).

Romulus courts Helen, Paris founds Rome, Moses goes to Troy.........2005-07-30

If you agree with Fomenko that Roman chronology is basically the foundation of the entire edifice of global chronology; you would also certainly agree that despite its numerous gaps and inconsistencies, Roman history is the best-documented field of ancient history, and thus a reference scale. But how well is the actual date of the Eternal City's foundation known?

Firstly, Rome is supposed to have been founded by the Trojans who had to flee after the fall of Troy. Some claim Rome to have been founded by Aeneas and Ulysses shortly after Troy had fallen; others are of the opinion that there was an entire dynasty that ruled for 500 years between the fall of Troy and the foundation of Rome.

Well, that's just an innocent 500 years long misunderstanding compared with what heretic Fomenko says, asserts, proves in his second volume: Second Roman Empire, Third Roman Empire, Biblical Kingdom of Israel, Biblical Kingdom of Judah, Holy Roman Empire are stories about basically same events, written from different points of view at different times. The underlying events have actually taken place during xii-xv cy. These histories have been written and perfected by multitude of highly talented humanist and clerical writers of xiii-xvi cy disguised as "ancients" with glorious names like Homer, Pluto, Thucydides etc..Chronology 2.0 beta..

Historians are kindly invited to report the bugs.

Dirty Little Secrets About Black History : Its Heroes & Other Troublemakers

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Dirty Little Secrets About Black History : Its Heroes & Other Troublemakers
Claud Anderson
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This book of brief antidotes, presents easy to read little known factiods about blacks in America and their extradordinary achievements under oppressive and inhumane conditions.

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short quick and to the point.......2007-05-28

Dirty little secrets by Claude Anderson

Glossed over and misrepresented, virtually the most misunderstood of all subjects ....the history of the black race...a compilation of bits of facts, coincidences, contradictions, sexual exploits and tantalizing stories corrected and brought forth. Be introduced to heroes, warriors, and statesmen (Don Pio Pico, John Horse, David Walker, Khufu, Sabastian and Lari Giles). Others who fought for the people (Thad Stevens, Gen Santa Ana, John Brown, J.C. Harris), and some who were the ward connally and david duke of the day (Davy Crockett, William Penn, Haywood Shepard, John Chaves). Be introduced to arab slave trading to the tune of one million people over a 100 years confused under smothered religious conflicts, the folsom people, the berlin conference of 1876, slave Russians captured by the Germans, the buying and selling of slaves that occupied major places in newspapers....and tons of similar information, well worth the purchase.

Excellent Experieince.......2007-05-17

I received my books in a timely manner and in great shape. Thank you.

Dirty Little Secrets Continued.......2007-03-12

Dr. Anderson (and his son) have done it again! Excellent follow-up to volume one. Recommended reading not just for African Americans but for all who have a sincere desire to know more about American history.

My kids needed something........2006-11-06

It was amaizing to watch my two teen girls get some of the history of America filled in. They now have a better understandign of the why's and hows of history in the Americas.
My girls are now ready to not allow anyone tell them that they are inferior just because they are Black. They know if they fail it is because they are not working hard enough and/or not in the right place at the right time. They know that they can because despite the Americas prejudice, there were blacks that were so successful that they had to be removed from history by jealous writers of American history.
Thanks for the new pride.

A MUST HAVE.......2003-03-26

I ENJOYED THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED BECAUSE I DEFINITELY WAS NOT TAUGHT ANY OF THIS INFORMATION IN SCHOOL. IF YOU'RE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN, YOU SHOULD POSSESS ONE COPY OF THIS BOOK LIKE YOU MAY HAVE A BIBLE IN YOUR HOME. ALSO, MAYBE A LOT US US NEED TO START SEARCHING OUR FAMILY TREE.

How to Be a Superhero: Your Complete Guide to Finding a Secret Headquarters, Hiring a Sidekick, Thwarting the Forces of Evil, and Much More!!

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How to Be a Superhero: Your Complete Guide to Finding a Secret Headquarters, Hiring a Sidekick, Thwarting the Forces of Evil, and Much More!!
Barry Neville
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Release Date: 2004-11-30

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Whether youÂ've recently been bitten by a radioactive insect or just fallen into a vat of mysterious Chemical X, How to Be a Superhero is the only book youÂ'll ever need. Written especially for newly superpowered citizens, this comprehensive handbook will help you:
Â• Identify and hone your unique superpowers
Â• Design a costume that says Â“NoÂ” to evil, but Â“YesÂ” to fashion
Â• Navigate all pertinent tax and liability issues
Â• Find the archenemy whoÂ's right for you

Filled with easy-to-use quizzes, helpful sidebars, and step-by-step graphics that will help you master the complexities of the superheroic career, this is the perfect book for lovers of comics and superhero movies as well as those who simply want to learn to use their powers for good.

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Your guide.......2006-12-19

This superhero guidebook is brought to you in first person narrative by 'Dr. Metropolis'. You're given a breakdown into the 8 power classes of superheroes (Flight, Super Strength, Psionic, Magus, Invulnerability, Super Speed, Transmutation, Energy Projecting, and Crimefighter) as established by the fictional Bureau of Meta Human Affairs. The Dr teaches you how to pose correctly, establish your headquarters, choose a costume, find a sidekick, join a league/team, and choose your archenemy with the help of quizzes and personality establishments. You also get a bonus chapter on the possibility of turning evil/villainous.

This is a better detailed book than some others and filled with humorous lines throughout. The writing style in first person is quite good and I kept imagining John "J. Peterman" O'Hurley as the narrator's "voice". It adds to the book and you can imagine the sideblock helpful hints being voiced by John Ratzenberger or Kelsey Grammer. A vivid book for one with imagination. Possibly the best "How to be a superhero" book out there. The art could have been better though.

The Greatness is Almost All Potential.......2006-11-14

With an exciting premise, and with other hilarious similar books, "Government Training Manual for New Heroes" and "How to be a Villian" I had high hopes for this book.
I was a bit disapointed to be frank. The quizes weren't very clever and the jokes rapidly staled. I'd recommend one of the other books... (but in my superhero obsession, I'm still not giving this away...)

Jokes from all quarters.......2006-04-01

The best thing about HOW TO BE A SUPERHERO is its refusal to settle for a single type of joke. Sometimes it's a business book, dedicated to helping superheroes refine their evil-battling business plans and making cost-effective additions to the home (or secret lair). Sometimes it's a self-help book with suggestions for those who don't feel as "super" as they used to. Sometimes it's a set of gags for comic book insiders, taking sly potshots at WATCHMEN and other classics. Sometimes it's a mock Zagat's guide, with reviews of supervillains based on customers' "ratings." And then there are just plenty of finely tuned costume-based cracks (which I won't repeat for fear of spoilage). Dr. Metropolis (not his real name, I assume) isn't afraid to dip into the erudite or the vulgar for a joke, but he never strays far from the heart of the matter: that the whole concept of superheroes is hilarious if you don't take it too seriously.

Needs better illustrations!.......2006-03-24

Book is kinda funny, but could have seriously benefitted from the attentions of a better illustrator. The gag just get's old without some more exciting visual support. *yawn*

An Invaluable Aid To The New Enemy of Evil.......2006-02-24

Cosmic Guy, Paragon of Power, my superhero mentor recomended this book to me shortly after careless use of esoteric knowledge turned me into the Avatar of an Ancient Egyptian Goddess. Doctor Metropolis' Guide helped me find my feet in the high rolling, fast moving world of super-crime fighting and I heartily recommend it to the newly super-empowered.

The uninitiated might find the chapters on name creation, costuming, headquarter seeking and hooking up with your very own archnemesis a bit of a giggle but these are things you absolutely *must* know if you're to get ahead in the demanding field of super-crime fighting.

Shredderman: Secret Identity (Shredderman)

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Bubba's caught!
Children's Librarian who LOVES this book
My 9 year old loved it
Shredin Shredderman
rock hard

Shredderman: Secret Identity (Shredderman)
Wendelin Van Draanen
Manufacturer: Yearling
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ASIN: 0440419123
Release Date: 2006-04-25

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Fifth-grader Nolan Byrd has suffered at the hands of school bully Bubba Bixby for too long. Inspired by a class project, Nolan (a.k.a "Byrd-the-Nerd") creates a "cyber-superhero" alter ego called Shredderman, and sets out to avenge himself and his fellow Bubba-sufferers. Our likeable but nerdly and put-upon protagonist spots his shot at redemption when Mr. Green (Nolan's pony-tailed teacher, a.k.a. "the Happy Hippie") assigns the class's monthly project: Students must create a newspaper page, complete with stories and photos, on a topic of their choice. In a flash, Nolan realizes he has the perfect subject: "I had an idea that would make Bubba Bixby sorry he'd ever called us names. Or swiped our stuff. Or breathed his trashy breath down our throats. I'd do my report on Bubba Bixby!" Shortly thereafter Shredderman is born, and Nolan springs into action, armed with a computer, a cleverly concealed digital camera, and his own top-secret Web page, Shredderman.com, "where truth and justice prevail!"

Wendelin Van Draanen, author of How I Survived Being a Girl, and the super-cool Sammy Keyes mysteries series, has all sorts of fun here, taking a traditional bully-comeuppance tale and adding some high-tech cyber twists. Her descriptions prove as playful as ever, "Bubba Bixby's got rocky knuckles. And killer breath;" and her goofy cast is made even more memorable by the lively work of first-time kids' book illustrator Brian Biggs. (Ages 9 to 12) --Paul Hughes

Book Description

Alvin Bixby: Hulking, knuckles of steel, hideous breath, foul temper. Kids call him: Bubba.

Nolan Byrd: Puny, power walker, math genius, can’t keep shoes tied. Kids call him: Nerd.

Bubba has been the bane of Nolan’s existence for five long years. So when Mr. Green asks the class to become reporters, Nolan decides he’ll write an exposé—on Bubba. He doesn’t want to sign his name to it (that’d be suicidal), so Nolan creates a secret identity for himself—on the Internet. He launches Shredderman.com as a place where truth and justice prevail—and bullies get what’s coming to them.

This hilariously triumphant story is for any kid who’s ever dreamed of unleashing their own inner superhero!

From the Hardcover edition.

Customer Reviews:

Bubba's caught!.......2007-10-11

I loved this book because it is full of surprises. Shredder man climbs on roofs, he has a secret identity, and he catches Bubba in action. But you will have to read it to find out what will happen next.
IT'S AWESOME!!!!

Children's Librarian who LOVES this book.......2007-04-19

This book is fantastic for boys, reluctant readers and everyone in between. I am a children's librarian and I have done several programs highlighting this book. It's written in a very accessible and conversational style that draws you right in. Nolan is a 5th grade nerd who comes up with a secret identity and an ingenius plan to foil the school bully. This book will have you wondering how you can be an everyday superhero.

My 9 year old loved it.......2007-04-10

He has now read all four and has enjoyed each of them.

Shredin Shredderman.......2006-12-21

Shredderman is a great book by a great author named Wendelin Van Draanen. It's about a kid his name is Nolan he is very normal and not so cool. There is a bully named Bubba Bixby. Nolan is in fifth grade. Nolan's teacher Mr. Green is their teacher. He is kind of a hippie. Nolan really likes him.

Mr. Green gives his class a big project; it is a project that you have to make a cool website or an interview, stuff like that. So right away Nolan knew what he was going to do. He was going to make a website about how mean, rude and gross Bubba Bixby was. After school Nolan raced right home. When Nolan told his parents about the project Nolan's dad wanted him to interview the mayor or somebody famous because Nolan's dad works for the newspaper. Nolan didn't want his parents to know he was making a website about Bubba Bixby as they wouldn't approve it. And that's how Nolan becomes Shredder man.

rock hard .......2006-11-17

Go shreder man you rule. You rock out loud yes you do your littel 5 or 4 or 3 graders would like it but the beginig is hart to under stan. IT ROCKS!!!!!! On a skale of 1 to 20 I would pick 19 it rocks!!!!!!

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Must own for Secret Invasion!
Classic Marvel
A Good Premise
Not worth it
Good story idea, poor delivery

Secret War (New Avengers)
Brian Michael Bendis , and Gabriele Dell'Otto
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0785118373

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Starring Wolverine, Spider-Man, Daredevil, Captain America, Black Widow, Luke Cage, and more! Brian Michael Bendis, the most popular and acclaimed writer in comics, reveals the darkest chapter in Marvel Universe history! When Nick Fury finds a disturbing connection between many of Marvel's deadliest villains, he puts together a ragtag team of the Marvel Universe's most misunderstood heroes for a secret mission to do what the U.S. government could never allow, eventually leading to a super-powered blowout between a who's who of NYC heroes and mutants! Collects Secret War #1-5; and Files of Nick Fury.

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Must own for Secret Invasion!.......2007-10-13

This book is the fantastic beginning to what will become Secret Invasion!

Nick Fury assembles a team that consists of Spider-Man, Wolverine, Captain America, Daredevil, Black Widow, and new character Daisy. Their mission: to blow up the Latverian embassy. Dr. Doom no longer runs it, it's run by Lucia Von Bardas. They go in, blow it up, and Fury mindwipes the heroes.

One year later, the heroes are attakced by tons of tech heavy villains. Why? Retalliation. Lucia never died, so she plans on killing all the heroes and taking over. They take her out.

But WHY?!? Why is the question?!?! Fury can't tell anyone. He doesn't tell. And that's the brilliance that is in this book. He doesn't tell.

What are we fighting for? The answer to that, I'm sure lies in the upcoming "Secret Invasion" which is about a skrull invasion.

But this "Secret War" contains some majorly kickass fighting which is the perfect setup for Secret Invasion. 'Nuff Said!

Classic Marvel.......2007-08-05

This felt like an old school Marvel comic with a modern edge. I liked it a great deal.

A Good Premise.......2007-04-13

What could have been a great story, superheroes going undercover in a foreign land, ends up being poorly executed. The painted art is often dark and difficult to follow. The story is muddled by a non-linear narrative which doesn't flow through past to present, and requires a new character to come in and explain the whole plot to the characters and the readers. Not the worst thing I've ever read, but I couldn't recommend it, either. Go get David Mazzechelli's and Paul Aster's City of Glass, instead.

Not worth it.......2007-03-19

This book reprints the SECRET WAR 5 issue mini-series and the SECRET WAR: FROM THE FILES OF NICK FURY one shot. The story by Bendis is disappointing, particularly how the ending transpires. The (painted) art is by Gabriele Dell'Otto, which at the time the mini-series was being published was being hyped by Marvel as the next Alex Ross (that prediction didn't come to pass). While the art wasn't bad, it did not possess the take-your-breath-away impact the Alex Ross' work does. It also was an odd pairing with Bendis, whose work is more light-hearted in tone (Spidey has some one-liners in this book) while the painted art conveys a dark and moody tone.

What really is the downfall of this book is that HALF of this book is made up of chat logs, dossiers, etc. Again, HALF OF THE BOOK (I counted the pages - the story was 128 pages). While they do add to the story, this takes away from the enjoyment experience of the book immensely. A few pages I would understand, but when you cannot proceed to the next chapter of the story due to the voluminous pages of text material (which one cannot ignore if one hasn't read the book before), then it becomes a chore to go through the book.

At this price point, even with the online discounts, it simply is not worth it. Save your money.

Good story idea, poor delivery.......2007-03-09

This graphic novel had the story idea potential to be on par with V for Vendetta, but in the end the plot line was over about halfway through. The rest of the book was marginally interesting, but mostly useless information about the characters. The drawings were excellent though.

Beyond! HC (Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars)

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Beyond Comprehension
enjoyable, but flawed
Above and "Beyond!"

Beyond! HC (Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars)
Dwayne McDuffie , and Scott Kolins
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0785126244

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An indescribably powerful being gathers nine of Marvel's most mismatched super-beings for purposes beyond their comprehension. Can Spider-Man, Gravity, Venom, Henry Pym, the Wasp, Medusa, Kraven, Firebird and the Hood keep from killing each other before they must face the dangers of their destination, the deadly artifical planet known as Battleworld? Collects Beyond! #1-6.

Customer Reviews:

Beyond Comprehension.......2007-07-07

Dwayne McDuffie is a talented writer, and the dialogue and pacing on display here are top notch. The art doesn't blow you away, but Scott Kolins is a veteran who knows how to tell a story in pictures. And the coloring? Great looking book all around, right down to the beautiful covers. So what gives?

It comes down to the story: unless you research every character here on the Internet, a lot of the story may be confusing. For instance, who are these C-list "heroes" and "villains"? Readers might be familiar with Medusa from the Inhumans and Hank Pym and the Wasp from the Avengers...but seriously, does anyone know Gravity? Deathlok? Or the Hood? There are two classic Spider-Man villains here: Kraven and Venom. But--it's Kraven's mutant son! And, wait--that's not the Eddie Brock Venom! It's some other dude who used to be the Scorpion? And let's not even talk about the villain, as revealed in the last chapter, or the (mind-boggling, overly complex) scheme by someone who is "all powerful" yet so easily deceived by the heroes/villains.

Yes, I understand that this was supposedly taking place at or about the same time as the Civil War was being fought on Earth, so McDuffie probably didn't have the pick of the litter for heroes to use. But if I was the all-powerful villain hand-picking Earth's heroes to do battle, I wouldn't pick a single one of these C-listers.

enjoyable, but flawed.......2007-05-30

Dwayne McDuffie is something of an anomaly amongst contemporary comic book writers in that he wastes no time. At all. His plots move at a breakneck pace, and are largely all the better for it in this age of decompression.

That being said, you will kind of wish that he had dwelled slightly longer on a few of the crucial plot points in BEYOND! The resolution, itself, in the confrontation with the mysterious gamesmaster "from Beyond" makes use of a literal slight-of-hand that I found difficult to wrap my mind around. It's the only real stumbling block in what is otherwise a very crisp read.

Though I generally like what I've read of McDuffie's recent work, I have qualms about wholeheartedly recommending this book, and might have called it about average based upon the middling level of complexity of the plot and owing to some troublesome characterization. But I give it extra points for the heroes using their brains to achieve victory as opposed to muscle. Hank Pym, in particular, is a great fit for this tale, and McDuffie does well to reestablish him as an old-school science hero of the first degree. Sadly, he also damages Pym's character by pulling back to the forefront some of the more or less forgotten darkness from the character's history (though this may have been by editorial mandate for all I know).

As to the artwork by Scott Kolins, it wasn't my cup of tea. I'm not sure whose cup of tea it might be, but I found it to be amateurish in terms of the linework, though the storytelling is competent enough--I never had trouble following the visual narrative.

Above and "Beyond!".......2007-04-08

I bought the first "Secret Wars" mini-series way back in the day. My biggest memories from it are Spider-Man easily thrashing the X-Men and getting his snazzy new black costume (which eventually became Venom). I skipped the sequel, and therefore never really got into the whole Secret Wars mythos. Cut to the present day, where the only comic-book items I purchase are graphic novels and back-issue collections. I saw "Beyond!" on a bookshelf and decided to check it out on a whim (OK, because Spider-Man was on the cover - nice marketing move). I was pleasantly surprised.

Here, a motley group of Marvels are snagged by the Beyonder and set against each other. His terms: Whoever kills the others will get whatever they desire. Of course, heroes wouldn't participate in that sort of thing - right? All sorts of mayhem results as temptations arise, backs are stabbed, damage is done, and some unexpected super-heroes and villains pop out of the cosmic ether to make things interesting.

The best part of "Beyond!" is the character interaction. For example, I enjoyed the ongoing tension between Henry Pym and the Wasp. I liked their opposites-attract relationship in "The Avengers," and as a teenager I was shocked by his abuse and their subsequent split. He's still trying to win Janet back, but someone else in the group has taken a shining to him (even so, I'm still rooting for Hank and Jan to someday reunite). In addition, the Inhuman Medusa became more of a compelling figure because of her grief-stricken reaction to the "death" of a major Marvel figure (but c'mon - who really dies in Comicdom?).

Also, I'm glad that "Beyond!" focused on some less spectacular superfolk in the Marvel universe. Relative newbies like Kraven, Gravity, Firebird, and the Hood are forced to keep up with longtime Marvel heroes, thus providing a nice generational dynamic. It's also cool to see Deathlok, who I first encountered in "Marvel Team-Up," back in action as a key player. Indeed, the events in "Beyond!" attract the attention of a Watcher, so you know that momentous stuff is happening. And what exactly merits his observation? Well, I certainly didn't see it coming.

Bottom line, "Beyond!" was better than I thought it would be. It was a fun read, with an unexpectedly touching (and portentous) ending. And the art isn't bad either. Recommended!

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Superhero genre, super book
Deep!
Faster than a speeding book review.
An Engrossing and Pioneering Work

Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre
Peter Coogan
Manufacturer: MonkeyBrain Books
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ASIN: 193226518X

Book Description

An entertaining and exhaustive history, tracing the superhero's roots in mythology, science fiction, and pulps, which follows the genre's development to its current renaissance in film, literature, and graphic novels.

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Superhero genre, super book.......2007-07-16

Peter Coogan's look at the history of the superhero genre makes for an entertaining, educational read. It's not meant to be a comprehensive encyclopedia about every detail of superhero development. Instead, it tells an overall story about the development of superheroes, contemplating key issues and providing useful information. Coogan addresses important influences like Wertham's crusade without rehashing them the same way we've seen time and time again. Coogan does an outstanding job of providing information new to the reader.

Deep!.......2006-09-15

What Scott McCloud does for Sequential Art (And art in general!) in UNDERSTANDING COMICS, Doc Coogan does the same for the whole concept and genre of the Superhero.
This book will take you deep, deep and deeper still, into what many people think are simple, one-dimensional creations.
This is one of those books, you can pick up, start reading on any page, then look up at the clock and notice an hour has gone by, but you were to involved to notice.
Fascinatin' Stuff!

Faster than a speeding book review........2006-08-29

Dr. Peter Coogan, in his new study Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre, makes the very important case that the American superhero comic book is an artistic genre with its own guidelines, set archetypes and genre specific storytelling. This thesis lays down some groundbreaking guidelines for viewing one of popular culture's most "trivial" academic pursuits. This sets the stage for new thinking about comics. One of Dr. Coogan's important points is that even when there is a radical change in the storytelling that change can not remain radical and entertaining forever because of the conventions that the genre most remain true to. Though this idea comes from Thomas Schatz's work, Hollywood Genres, and for Schatz was to be originally a reference only to film, it is easily interchangeable with superhero comic books because of the formulaic undertones of this type of entertainment. Before making this point Dr. Coogan takes the reader through a slip dash tour of nineteenth and early twentieth century dime store fiction that led to the creation of the first superhero, Superman. It is this section of historical cataloging that is both useful and tedious in Dr. Coogan's monograph. For many of us who are scholars of comics, dime novels are an alien landscape. Dr. Coogan's brief and informative prose drives this section and easily readable. But it leaves question after question about these dime novel creations that unfamiliar readers may not be able to answer. Dr. Coogan likely utilized the large dime novel collection at the Bowling Green State University library, giving him the opportunity many of us do not have, to immerse himself directly dime store fiction. Those as unfamiliar with the early history of comic books as I was of dime novels, may be confused by Dr. Coogan's references. For example, readers who do not know some of the history of DC Comics and the appearance of early characters like the Crimson Avenger, Sandman (the one not created by Neil Gaiman) and the original Red Tornado, may miss some of Coogan's points. There are several minor editing errors that writers like myself will find grating but this is to be expected and could be due to the size of Monkey Brain Books. Despite this problem, those who believe in comics as fare for serious study are grateful to Dr. Coogan for publishing the definite monograph on superhero comics.

An Engrossing and Pioneering Work.......2006-08-08

In Superhero: The Secret Origin of A Genre, Peter Coogan skillfully traces the evolution of a distinct and often underrated literary genre. Coogan provides a diagnostic clarification of the conventions of the genre and is sure to become a landmark study in an emerging field.
Superhero is an adaptation of Coogan's doctoral dissertation which demonstartates the development of the superhero genre from heroic myths and frontier literature, through Victorian science fiction, culminating in the birth of the comic book superhero as a distinctive variety of literature. Coogan exhaustively identifies the conventions of the genre and its symbiotic relationship with the comic book medium. While Coogan explores the popularity of the superhero in various media, he really excels when discussing the intricacies of the comic book superhero in its indigenous format. Superhero provides an excellent analysis of the genre and will surely find a wide audience of both faculty and fanboy. To paraphrase a casual remark by a friend, Peter Coogan has quite literally written the book on superheroes.

Turncoats Traitors and Heroes: Espionage in the American Revolution

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Very interesting book, but ...
Excellent review of Espionage during the Revolutionary War

Turncoats Traitors and Heroes: Espionage in the American Revolution
John Bakeless
Manufacturer: Da Capo
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ASIN: 0306808439

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Besides reexamining in fresh perspective such well-known figures as Paul Revere, Nathan Hale, Benedict Arnold, and John AndrÃ©, the author, a former general staff intelligence officer in World War II, reveals the exploits and tribulations of scores of other spies: Ann Bates, the Tory agent who spied at Washington's headquarters and who, when fleeing for her life, paused to count American artillery; the high-ranking traitor Dr. Benjamin Church, the Continental Army's Director General of Hospitals, caught as a result of a careless mistress; Sergeant Major John Champe, who posed as a deserter from the rebel army in order to capture Benedict Arnold; and many others. From the plot to kidnap George Washington to the fall of Yorktown, here are the clandestine activities of the spies, counterspies, and double agents who risked life and honor in a silent, anonymous shadow war.

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Very interesting book, but ..........2006-07-17

The book itself is quite good. It covers the issues of espionage in the American Revolution like I have never seen before in print. Sometimes the author will elude to a fact that a person did and describe it as "humorous" or "interesting." Yet the author won't actually tell you the event or exchange he is describing thus allowing the reader to decide if the event was humorous or interesting for themselves. So, in that way, the book is very edited in the bias of the author.

This being a reprinted book, it is most assuredly the worst reprint in history. Most every page of the book is offset into the fold so that it makes for the most uncomfortable reading. It appears as if both pages of text almost flow together. Moreover, page 323, and whatever was printed on it, is missing entirely.

Again, good book for the diehard fan of the subject, but be prepared to work if you want to read it.

Excellent review of Espionage during the Revolutionary War.......1998-09-11

Formerly out of print, this softbound book provides a comprehensive overview of intelligence operations during the Revolutionary War. Covering the more common stories about the attempted kidnapping of Washington and the Arnold/Andre affair, it also depicts intelligence conducted before various battles, intelligence failures & successes, and France's intelligence collection prior to their involvement in the War. Worth buying.

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