Content tagged with "terrorism"

90 Minutes at Entebbe
Book Review
July 10, 2019
221

This is one of those “flash titles” that get published immediately after something happens. Based on some claims in the book, and the publication date, it appears that it happened a couple of weeks afterwards. The writing is not great. It’s a little scattered. But it is a somewhat gripping analysis…

Balefire
Book
7
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
Deane’s Library
Book Review
June 1, 2014
86

Certainly a thrilling book and an amazing story. Not particularly well-written, and full of lots of ‘MURICA!, “screw the liberals,” and George Bush worship. The author is an unapologetic solider from Texas, so none of that should be a surprise. Incredible what the guy went through. I admit to get a…

Terrorists in Love: The Real Lives of Islamic Radicals
Deane’s Library
Book Review
September 8, 2018
266

I read most of this book. I finally bailed on it towards the end. It’s a look inside the minds of Middle Eastern terrorists, and why they did what they did. I gathered that the author was assigned to some hospital in the Middle East, and had the opportunity to interview a bunch of them over time,…