clearly isn't a historical text I feel fully justified laying into it! As a lay person with an interest in Military History I do like to see a few references in a book. They add weight and substantiation to the work and more importantly they direct the reader to other sources and books for further reading. This work does neither and as such lacks any credibility as a serious piece of historical research. I have now posted my review on the Amazon webpage for the book (it may take a couple of days for the review to be moderated and posted). Other reviews for this book range from "5 stars" where the reader bought the story hook,line & sinker through to "1 Star" for those that read it as a complete work of fiction. I tend towards the latter and have given the book 1 Star. If it had been presented purely as a Novel rather than a non-fiction History book I would have given it three stars, purely on its entertainment value. Thanks for that. When I last checked there were about twenty reviews split roughly half and half between the two viewpoints. Unfortunately Amazons system seems to automatically rank the positive reviews first! Great post. Very interesting. It is a worry that if enough media says the book is true that eventually the STORY becomes accepted as true. Fortunately folks like you help contribute to the discussion. Cheers I've got nothing against historical fiction, but I do hate