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Summary: If only pre intelligence COULD win a war
Review: I looked forward to readng this book only to be disappointed right away (in the preface) where Mr. Lee states while ennumerating the victims of WW2 that Joe Stalin killed 12 MILLION of his own people during the war. Where do people come up with this stuff?!? Bullhockey like this made me suspect the rest of the book which is basically old wine in a new bottle. Mr. Lee is kind of a re-revisionist who seeks to give ALL the credit for winning WW2 to those wonderful Anglo-Saxon Allies and their wonderful intelligence services. Alot of this may be true theoretically but in real life wars are won by fighting and killing and the Soviets did the lion's share of German killing in WW2. As far as the US war against the Japanese being racsist- it certainly isn't news that US planners thought an invasion of Japan would be incredibly costly (approaching a Soviet-style sacrifice). I personally think if dropping the bomb saved one US soldier's life then it was worth it but I don't think its necessary to use statistical gerrymandering and dubious psycho-history to prove it. This book belongs to a new type of "history" where WW2 is being made to seem mostly a Western victory, when it was in fact largely a Soviet victory too.
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Summary: Stunning book. Best historical read in years!
Review: Lee's masterful account draws you in like a spy novel, even though you already know the ending! His book provides the clear reasoning behind why allied leadership made decisions that, until this book was written, looked like blunders. As the reader learns how Marshall and his generals applied the information gained from the routine interception and decryption of high-level enemy communication, his understanding of the grand strategy of WWII will be greatly enhanced. A stunning achievement, this book will become a "must read" for WWII historians and buffs alike. Everyone who has read this book on my recommendation has been equally impressed.It further provides clear information which soundly debunks the convoluted rationalizations of those "politically correct" Smithsonian historians and their fellow travelers who have been so eager to portray the allied side (or at least America) as the "bad guys" in the war.
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Summary: Stunning. Without it you don't know WWII
Review: Read it. It takes away the schroud of politics into the reality of a very difficult world situation, with life and death decisions, troubling potential alliances, and knowledge available to only those who could be counted on by the fingers of one hand. A must read.
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