Date: 11 April 2011, 18:28
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I confess that I have never really enjoyed James Bond movies with the exception of the introduction of new gadgets and liking the scenery of the different settings. This book is much richer! Anthony or "Ant" is much more developed as a person; from the sorrow he felt being separated from his two little girls to his sincere desire to be the best for the Firm. With this book, you feel that a door to the British Intelligence and CIA has been opened. There is humor as The Network does some mocking of spy films. Even though I have never held a gun in hands, I enjoyed learning about the origin, capabilities and deficits of the AK-47. I trained census workers for the 1990 census and knew a census taker who had the experience of sitting across from someone with an AK-47 at their side. I now have a deeper appreciation of his terror as he went over the questionnaire with the resident. Also, the book makes you familiar with the deadly stinger missiles in such a way that even I with no useful background in arms could understand it. Even so, I did not feel that this education was a dumbing down but rather a correct and realistic simplication for the inexperienced. Besides learning all about the different methods of defense, the Ant showed versatility in quite a few different languages. Anthony had a great advantage knowing a lot of the languages in the area and also the customs. He knew how appreciate cultural differences and fit in. Ant demonstrated lots of ingenuity in how to get out a variety of life threatening situations. The focus was to do what works and that did not necessarily require feats of magic. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Afghanistan, covert operations, adventure and wanting a more accuracy of them. This is not a man's book; it is a book for everyone.
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