Mike G. (SgtBigG) reviewed Declassified: 50 Top-Secret Documents That Changed History on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Mr. Allen has written an interesting book. He briefly discusses 50 of the most important/prominent espionage stories in history. The only issue I have with the book is the discussion of each story often seemed too brief. Most sections only contained three or four pages, giving only the briefest glimpse of the incident. In spite of this, the book works well as an introduction to espionage.
The title is somewhat misleading, while the book attaches some type of document to each of the 50 incidents, in many of the cases the document is only of minor importance. Additionally several of the incidents involve documents that are not what the average person would consider declassified.
The title is somewhat misleading, while the book attaches some type of document to each of the 50 incidents, in many of the cases the document is only of minor importance. Additionally several of the incidents involve documents that are not what the average person would consider declassified.
Vicky T. (VickyJo) -
Helpful Score: 1
The author presents 50 documents from around the world that are no longer secret or classified information. He provides a photo of the actual document, some historical background, and its impact on history. These documents span time from Queen Elizabeth I (secret information on the Spanish Armada, and a plot to assassinate the Queen, 1586) through to President Bush's PDB--President's Daily Brief--given to him in August 2001 that outlined Bin Laden's determination to attack the U.S. I found this book fascinating; any one who has ever daydreamed about being a spy would love this!
