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4 reviews
William Casey

Simon & Schuster, 1990

Military Intelligence is all too often not know by readers
To fully appreciate this type of book the reader should be aware of the other books relating to ULTRA and MAGIC. With these three in mind the reader should see the virtually unknown aspect of major wars. Many an unsung hero is overlooked since Military Intelligence and covert activities requires that the folks involved be hiddden. Casey adds another dimension to the constantly unfolding aspects ...

Where and how the war was fought: An armchair tour of the American Revolution

1 review
William J Casey

Morrow, 1976

Down & Dirty Guide to the American Revolution
This is probably the best written, easiest to understand one-volume history ever penned about the American Revolution. William Casey, one-timer director of the CIA, provides an excellent armchair tour of the Revolution, covering not only the military, but the political aspects of the war. Both famous and little known battles are covered in an easy to follow, chronological format. While the ...

JBuilder 3 Unleashed

16 reviews
Neal Ford, Ed Weber, ...

Sams, 1999

Learn Java First
If you buy this book expecting a hand holding tutorial on Java forget it. An Unleashed book assumes existing knowledge and moves to a next level. JBuilder 3 is dated but with the paucity of Jbuilder books it's still a reasonable buy. Contrary to earlier reviews that say it doesn't cover JBuilder; of course it does. Unfortunately it takes 143 pages before it gets on the JBuilder track. After a ...

Star Wars Tales, Vol. 5

4 reviews
Andy Diggle, Jason Hall, ...

Dark Horse, 2005

Quality and Quantity
The thing that most suprised me about this comic book was how many stories were in it! I was used to buying a $12-$13 book and getting only one story line. Then, I bought this one and was very pleasantly suprised at how long it took me to read it. Though these stories are non-canonical they are still very amusing. Because they are not integrated so tightly in the storyline of the Star Wars ...

Juno And the Paycock

1 review
Sean O'Casey

Players Press, 2006

killing the mad dog of war
Mary Boyle is a young woman whose intellect is at odds with her life circumstances. Among the books she is reading are plays by Ibsen about oppressive family life (The Wild Duck). Her mother and father represent opposing sides in the conflict of the Irish Civil War. Captain Boyle rejects compromise and the Church and prefers not to work. Juno has to work to sustain the family, and she favours ...