Kevin D Brown

A little self-indulgent at times

Revisado: 05-20-22

Despite the fact that this author has devoted his life to solving crimes for no personal gain, the book itself feels a little bit self-indulgent at times. if you're interested in becoming a citizen sleuth, it's probably worth a read. Otherwise, it wasn't very compelling for me.

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At times fascinating, but overall poorly written

Revisado: 12-23-21

I expected more from this book. It contained a few frustrating contradictions, at times it repeated stories it had previously covered, and although it did contain a number of fascinating facts, it really failed to provide the kind of nuance and detail that the subject matter demanded. It felt like there was a lot more to the story left to be told. The truly frustrating problem was the monotone delivery of the speaker. I question if it was even a real person.

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Boring as anything

Revisado: 12-31-18

This book is nothing more than a resuscitation of the timeline of Tesla's patents and inventions, who he met, and what he thought of the people he met.

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Interesting but lacking

Revisado: 03-13-18

I had hoped for more details about the negotiation process itself, and I would have liked to have heard about more real world examples. My biggest complaint is that the author sounded a little self-indulgent at times. Overall I would say it was interesting and worth the time.

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a good primer, but...

Revisado: 02-27-18

A good primer on the history behind Benedict Arnold's treason, but it lacks the intimate details of other biographies. Some of the details of surrounding events were in error, including the now debunked final words of Nathan Hale. To be fair, it would have been accurate to describe them as what the Americans believed to be true at the time, as that was the more important point, but accuracy in a biography such as this is paramount.

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Good story, hard to follow

Revisado: 02-12-18

Not what I expected. It's about so much more than 12 soldiers. The only real negative is that there are so many different characters in different places it's hard to follow along.

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Story is better than the book

Revisado: 02-01-18

It's a compelling story, but there is an underlying arrogance to the author that is off-putting. The author also wastes too much time on the smallest of details and rehashing the same points over and over. It could have been and should have been a shorter book. Still, it's a thorough accounting of a fascinating true story.

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A story that should be mandatory reading in school

Revisado: 12-28-17

A powerful and detailed depiction of the sacrifices of so any soldiers contrasted against the backdrop of self-serving military leadership.

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Original perspective

Revisado: 09-07-17

Once you get past the background of Dusty and into his time in the Navy, it is very interesting and full of original information and perspective. My reason for giving it 4 instead of 5 stars is I wanted more information about the battle of Midway itself. I guess that's to be expected from an autobiography as opposed to a book intended to tell a complete account of the battle where they interview several different witnesses. Regardless, I would have liked more details about the battle itself.

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Meticulously researched, incredibly thorough

Revisado: 08-16-17

The author takes the complex story of several major players and weaves them together to provide a cohesive picture of the events. The author provides excellent details obviously born out of meticulous research.

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