Reviews

Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander by Ralph Pezzullo, Gary Berntsen

pheelmphree's review against another edition

3.0

A disappointing read, only bumped to 3 stars by some objective and historical portions. In my opinion, most of the valuable insight and behind the scenes dynamics were undermined by his overly and unnecessarily macho writing style. His frequent chest-thumping and brow-beating even led me to question the accuracy of his accounts at times, or at least recognize them as biased exaggerations. I would not recommend this to those who are unfamiliar with post-9/11 Afghanistan. There are much better reads out there.

longhornrach's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

2.0

trisha76's review against another edition

3.0

lastig beoordelen. ik kom er later op terug

robsonjv's review against another edition

4.0

More fascinating for what's not there - I would have loved to learn more about the various diplomatic and intra-agency forces at play while these brave men were kicking ass in Afghanistan.