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Summary: The Secret Man
Review: An excellent read from cover to cover.I wasn't able to put the book down.Frank Dux is an amazing man and an American hero.I usually don't read biographys but this was an exciting read.I have recommended this book to everyone I know.
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Summary: Frank Dux is a man who can get the job done.
Review: An exciting read!!!! Inspiration. Mr.Dux has an extraordinary ability to keep reconfiguring difficult situations (major understatement) into ever more upleveled skills, mastery, victories. Yo Kumite!!! We need this model to sort out a few of our own difficulties, either in a physical modallities and moving boyond that, the brain-verbal, non-violent.
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Summary: A complete farce
Review: Anyone mistaking this for an actual biography is in need of a serious wakeup call. Frank Dux never served with the CIA, and has never even been to Vietnam! This man is suffering from delusions of adequacy to say the least. His book was exposed for what it is by BG Burkett in his own book Stolen Valor. I don't doubt that Frank Dux is a skilled martial artist, however he never won a "secret" Medal of Honor, and the so-called "world championship" Kumate doesn't even exist. This is a slap in the face of all those who defend this great nation, and I am saddened that so many people have bought into it.
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Summary: THE BEST READ EVER!!!
Review: Fortunately, I don't take anything at face value. Otherwise, I would miss out on a truly enlightening and factually informative book. Some of the comments that I read after reading the book I find are out of touch with reality, not the other way around.
Great read as I had anticipated would be the case back, in 1996. When you stop to consider the CIA official policy is that fiction is never in need of denial combined with the fact that if there existed no controversy surrounding this book, the author wouldn't be a CIA whistleblower, would he? Otherwise, why would a government agency feel so compelled to officially issue a statement and deny Dux's activities or Eugene Hausenfaus's or the CIA's Cuban "plumbers" role apprehended in bugging the democratic national convention, the Watergate? The systematic pattern of behavior of denying what we suspect to be true at the time proves its real in my mind. "I think, thou'st CIA does't protest it too much!" Especially, since eight years have gone by and the denials given back then were eventually found out to be lies and spin control.
Any person who calls attention to them self by calling attention to abuses of power are bound to become the targets of personal attacks. This is what the intelligence community is entirely dependent upon in order to survive. What they describe as plausible deniability. No fraud or fanciful reading going on here just our government and its friends hard at work at attempting to keep us ignorant and their friends out of jail.
This guy has got brass balls! Frank Dux's reveals the FBI and CIA engaging in abuses of power by their involving themselves in the political process of our free elections. Discrediting potential political candidates as well as whistle-blowers, like himself (pgs 66-69). Thankfully, someone cares enough to speak out.
This book reminded me that the freedom the world enjoys today only occurred because of the willingness of the few to bend a few laws and risk imprisonment to fight and carryout this nation's secret wars, in the 1980's. Just like what is going on in Iraq, Semper Fi, my brothers!
It was a great read. I find it comical that I actually came across people that will say they read the book and then will chastise it and refer you to the same sources that Dux exposes in his book that are proven to be self-admitted liars guilty of having fabricated testimony and evidence against him, or nuns, etc. Making it painfully obvious they never read the book when you embarrass them by asking please "re-read that section" and tell me what you think of that... LOL.
Why are people directing people to what in reality is a self-published author that is, at least apparent to me, relying on sensationalism to sell his own book.
Dux deserves to be read as he stands up to and wont be bullied by persons who wield political power for their own gain and who under the color of authority committed heinous crimes against humanity.
It's no surprise to me that General Singlaub (who is the former Chairman of the fascist organization, WACL, that is affiliated with the Bulgarian Nazi party, Ku Klux Klan, and other hate groups), was implicated by Dux as a suspected war criminal (allegedly, responsible for overseeing the executions of 20,000 civilians in Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia), and who was forced to resign by President Carter. I recall how Congressional Medal of Honor, Lt. Colonel Herbert, US Army and his book "Soldier" became the target of a propaganda/perception management campaign carried out by, you guessed it, the fascist critics of WACL.
Informative and an insightful read that connects the dots for me between certain historical events. I believe people are motivated more out of jealousy and greed than some CIA conspiracy to stop this book from being circulated.
You have to be ill informed or a complete idiot to consider it is just a matter of pure coincidence that, Lt. Commander, Richard Marcinko, USN, the founder of the elite anti-terrorist platoon, SEAL team 6, and his book, Rouge Warrior, was trashed in exactly the same calculated manner and by the very same people. What are they afraid of? Like Marcinko's book, this is the real deal. Otherwise, no one would care.
After I read the book The Secret Man and did my own due diligence, shame on Publishers Weekly. I would have eagerly purchased it instead of coming across it by chance, if not for their "off the cuff" review. The only discernable reason for not being able to tell if Dux was posturing from creating a work of fantasy, as Publishers Weekly states, is made obvious to me or anyone else who has actually read the book. Apparently, the person charged with reviewing it either never bothered to read it or merely skimmed the work and couched their comments, placing it and Dux in a questionable light, in order to conceal their own dereliction of duty if not incompetence or political leanings. I had no difficulty in corroborating his statements of fact as being true. Five stars as it was informative while entertaining, I couldn't put it down.
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Summary: False and exposed as a fraud
Review: Frank Dux has been exposed as a liar and a fraud in several mediums. The Los Angeles Times first exposed Dux as a fraud after the movie Bloodsport was released. After The Secret Man came out, author B.G. Burkett examined Dux's military records which reveal that Dux never left California during his less than 6 months with the Marine Corps. You can read the entire, bizarre, and sad account in Burkett's book, Stolen Valor. Dux's entire military career as a secret operative is a total fantasy.
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Summary: The Flying Horse Is Poised To Descend Upon Them
Review: I happen to know from very reliable sources that Honshi Dux (Honshi is Japanese word which means founder of a fighting system), is about to answer all of the controversy and questions surrounding his reputation. During his competition days the Chinese nick named him 'Pha Ma', which means 'Flying Horse', so graceful, fast and powerful was and is his martial arts technique. And as far as anyone questioning his martial arts background, please, you don't acheive such status in the martial arts by not being able to back it up. He would've been physically knocked down from his deserved place of honor and respect in the martiasl arts long ago. I know, because many martial artist, elite martial artists mind you, have tried and failed. More than a number of them having been carried away by paramedics. There are reasons why certain things in this book were left out, like various documents which support his adventures as discribed in the book: 'The Secret Man', etc. One must take into account that Mr. Frank Dux was under a coma brought on by spinal meningitus (all more than variviable), when the book was being published and subsequently could not attend to seeing that his manuscript was left intact, and not over-edited by the editor. In this case, there are almost 200 pages that were excised from his originally intended version. A fact that is adressed on his upcoming website. So, to all his detractors and doubters, make no mistake about it, Frank Dux is an unsung American hero, not from any war, but in different areas that will eventually become apparent to all. I have seen the hard evidence. And I have seen private preveiws of his upcoming, not one, but several of his websites and I must tell you, there is a storm coming and its name is ...frankdux.com.
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Summary: Baron von Munchausen is alive and well!
Review: I have serious doubts as to whether any of the author's exploits described in this "non-fiction" book actually took place -- but that's the fun! On a long drive, I listened to the abridged audiotape version of this book, without knowing anything about it. I was enthralled -- in part because I couldn't figure out whether it was supposed to be fiction or non-fiction. Real people and world events are weaved into the story in such a way that it could have happened, yet the author's claimed exploits are way too heroic to be believed. The fact that I didn't know whether it was real gave the book an intriguing edge, at least for the first half. Aren't all good spy books about deception and misdirection? By the end, however, I was getting queasy, mainly from the described violence, which I was now convinced was totally in the author's head. In all, this was an interesting read, if only to try to figure out the flaws in the story.
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Summary: The Secret Man- A True Story
Review: I would just like to say that I know Frank personally and this book is an absolutely true account of his life. It is an incredible book as he is an incredible man. I hope you will enjoy reading it knowing that this is not a "farce" or "fantasy life."
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Summary: Whoo boy.
Review: If you are looking for real world insight as to the inner workings of covert operations - look elsewhere (R. Marcinko comes to mind) I am not qualified to comment on Dux's martial arts skills, but his claims of covert ops. experience is pure fantasy. I especially like the staged photographs,and those "disguise" photos are hilarious.Don't waste time with this - but don't feel bad if you have, this guy has taken in lots of folks, including G. Gordon Liddy.
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Summary: THE BOOK ABOUT MR.FRANK DUX.
Review: ONE OF THE GREATEST BOOKS I EVER READ,IT TALKS ABOUT THE LIFE OF THE GREATEST KARATE KUMITE CHAMPIONS.IF YOU WANT TO READ ABOUT ONE OF THE GREATEST FIGHTERS ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU.
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