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Title: War at the Top of the World: The Struggle for Afghanistan, Kashmir and Tibet, Revised Edition by Eric S. Margolis ISBN: 0-415-93468-0 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group Pub. Date: May, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (8 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Pathetically researched and biased book
Comment: The author obviously has travelled a lot but really doesn't understand the politics or culture of the region. He makes absurd claims in the book with no supporting evidence. It reads more like a James Bond adventure for the author than good journalism. He pretty much takes a single point of view and constantly hammers it instead of providing both sides of the coin. In his world everyone but the islamic militants are at fault.
Rating: 1
Summary: Conspiracy Theories Abound or Down with America?
Comment: The title is alluring... it draws you in during these days and times of world terrorism. The beginning is an exciting account of the authors first hand experience as he is with the Afgan Freedom Fighters against the old USSR. But soon the book deteriorates into what is wrong with the authors opinion of how he feels American imperialistic activities around the world have caused all the problems in South Asia. There are numerous first hand accounts which develop into conspiracy theories. Fact and fiction blur into a setting the reader, if he had no sense of history, might take for all fact. But unfortunately there is not a single foot noted reference for many of his wild claims. He obviously developed a keen attachment to the people and experiences of his extensive travels. But the book is filled at every turn with unsubstantiated claims about American participation in clandestine involvement with international policy. These assessments are further riddled with his opinion. The author obviously holds in high regard those who attacked the World Trade Center on 9/11. His respect and admiration for Osama Bin Laden and his cause seep from the pages. There is plenty of information to get a first hand account of his travels and experiences in the region. I had high hopes for this book and when I started to read it but it has been a total disappointment if for no other reason then the lack of foot note for his claims. I am open enough to listen to all sides of an argument; there is just no supporting evidence of his positions and claims. He even resorts at one time to have first hand conversation with a high level Pakistani Intelligence Official who reveled the 'truth' to him about Pakistani national policy. Hearsay evidence at best written in a superficial journalese filled with errors of fact and substance. Very little is know about this author other then he lives in Canada and the U.S. and is a leading critic of US foreign policy. I would say unless you like a fantasy travel read, find another book. Don't waste you time on this one, and most importantly, don't look at this as a factual account of U.S. Policy. The title and cover read is a seductive tool that will draw you to the purchase. What is between the covers is nothing more then unsubstantiated opinion.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Must Read
Comment: I found this book to be completely fascinating. Mr. Margolis takes us through the complex geo-politics of Afghanistan, Kashmir, India and Tibet. I think he nails the head on a lot of the issues presented. His attention to details makes the reader feel as if he/she were in the mountains of Tibet or fighting in the hills of Kashmir. I believe he gives insight into this complex region that few other journalists could have. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand the region, gain perspective, and learn the truth.
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Title: Tournament of Shadows: The Great Game and the Race for Empire in Central Asia by Karl Ernest Meyer, Shareen Blair Brysac, Karl E. Meyer ISBN: 158243106X Publisher: Counterpoint Press Pub. Date: 25 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: American Generalship: Character Is Everything, the Art of Command by Edgar F. Puryear ISBN: 0891417702 Publisher: Presidio Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror by Bernard Lewis ISBN: 0679642811 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 25 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Every Man a Tiger by Tom Clancy, Chuck, General Horner, Chuck Horner ISBN: 0425172929 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen and Leadership in Wartime by Eliot A. Cohen ISBN: 1400034043 Publisher: Anchor Books/Doubleday Pub. Date: 09 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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