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	• Black Gold Gray Richard David Rosenblatt, George Michael Crall Maximilian Books, 2008 - 284 pages average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Old age doesn't have to result in helplessness.

Old age doesn't have to result in helplessness. "Black Gold Gray" follows a group of World War II veterans as they embark on a mission way past their prime - to go into the most current modern conflict, found in Iraq. Their adventure takes them all over Europe and Northern Africa, in their goal to find out exactly why the United States invaded Iraq. "Black Gold Gray" is an old school, deftly written political thriller, highly recommended to fans of the genre and community library collections seeking their patronage.

Black Gold Gray Has The Reader in the "Zone"

Rarely does a book appear that is entertaining, fast, exciting, believable, and straightforward about the reality of a world that is affecting us now. It is real, alive, and compelling.

The moment you turn to the first page of the story you know it has you. The authors have done an excellent job of preparing the reader for a very fast pace by providing a "Cast of Characters," "Locations," and Preface prior to launching the story. Taking the time to "get warmed up" causes the reader to want to jump into the book. The characters are believable and the reader instantly feels part of the story.

The pace is fast, believable, and easy to follow. The authors have not overcomplicated the text with unnecessary verbiage. They do an excellent job of describing locations, surroundings, the environment, and the feel of each location. Many of the readers will have been to some of the locals, making it all the more believable. Some of us having spent time in the military will have a special affinity for the commitment, bravery, honor, and very human attributes of the characters.

This is an important read that captivates you; and brings you up close to many of today's realities both home and abroad. The authors salt the story with insight into what is happening politically, militarily, and economically. The poignancy of the book brings to mind a lot to ponder.

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Very interesting read....

I had the pleasure of meeting on of the authors at the Bookexpo in LA, and we talked a bit. His personal experience caught my interest, so I read the book. I have a lot of international military background, and the concept of this book, WWII veterans, Class of '49 West Point, having to activate themselves to save one of their members from an international plot in Iraq, was pretty thought provoking.

The characters are all introduced quite well, and they seemed very plausible, to the point of suspecting that the authors had built these characters quite closely to the men they knew in that class. I mentioned my own international/military experience because you can't fool with these things- you either know them or you don't, and it is impossible to provide the level of detail and the feeling of these places- Paris, Morocco, etc, without the author having been there, done that.

I found the politics a bit off-putting, I am pretty conservative and there is some serious "Bush-bashing" going on in the book, but all in all this is a five-star yarn. Doesn't mean the evil oil money fantasy isn't right, either, because that sure happens.

Worth the read. I urge the reader to take the time, because the perspectives and the flavor of the experiences in this book are darn sure worth it.

Thanks for the book, I truly enjoyed it

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Author's Comment

I think this is a 5 Star book; but as an author of the book
I feel that it would be inappropriate to give it more than 4 Stars.
I do want to thank all readers who have reviewed the book, regardless of the number of stars. These things happened in our long lives (born before Lindbergh flew the Atlantic for the first time), experienced WWII, Korean War, Viet Nam War, Desert Storm, and now Iraq). We have more books coming.

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I found the reading of this book quite moving and interesting. Most of it was fast paced and at other times it was bogged down in surrounding detail. The descriptions of the surroundings were overly detailed. The action sequences were good. Parts where spouses were included were somewhat believable and other action parts involving spouses seemed a little far fetched. The validity of those sections is not in question just the feasability. As the main characters in this book seem to be portrayed as "over the hill" I question that some of them could have done what was said.
Overall I would recommend this book and I enjoyed it.

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Thrilling Action from WWII To Iraq Gripping saga based on the composite actual lives of 8 outstanding West Point 1949 classmates who survived WWII, the Korean War, and Vietnam, and then went on a secret mission in 2004. The action moves from Saudi Arabia to Iraq, through Germany and into Paris, down to Morocco, and into the Sahara. This expose reveals conspiracies in Washington, London, and the Middle East and the reasons for American military involvement in Iraq.

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