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Summary: No One Left Behind: The Lt. Comdr. Scott Speicher Story
Review: This is a masterfully crafted story of the bittersweet story of a Navy pilot lost in the first Gulf War only to become a hot-button story in the second Gulf War action. Today, the American military reports Special Forces assets inside Iraq to help locate this pilot, brought back to the living largely through the work of this author and her meticulous research of his case. The book is brilliantly written narrative nonfiction.
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Summary: Straight forward interesting account
Review: This is good solid reporting about a very interesting subject. I read the book before the second war in Iraq and would love to read an updated version with later discoveries.
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Summary: Little fact, lots of speculation.....
Review: This work takes what has been the sad loss of an American fighting man, and would have the reader believe that there have been sinister government cover-ups and plotting to keep evidence of his alleged imprisoment concealed from the public.A nice try at creating a story, but it unfortunately lacks any real evidence to support the tale.
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Summary: Thought provoking
Review: Would the United States knowingly leave one of their own behind during the First Gulf Conflict? Amy Waters Yarsinke, the author, seems to think yes, they would. We start with the facts; Michael Scott Speicher was flying a plave that was shot down over Iraq during the early stages of the Gulf War Conflict. After that, we are presented with evidence (from Iraqis )backing up the theory that he was killed and a whole slew of evidence he survived and, indeed, was still alive in the late 1990's. Perhaps now that Saddam Hussein's regime has fallen and Abu Graib prison in in the hands of the Allies, Warsinke's claims may not be so readily believable however there is strong circumstancial evidence that Speicher survived the crash and fell into the hands of the Iraqis. An interesting book firmly pushing the 'He's alive' theory. Maybe he is.
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