Title: More Fodder for the Misinformed
Product review: Another example in the disturbing trend of tabloid historical writings that should be more appropriately marketed as fiction. Like other books in this genre, this book makes remarkable allegations without the slimmest of support. To make its point, it piles inferences upon factual distortions, and the result is a slanderous attack on institutions and individuals that virtually all reputable historians have panned for its irresponsibility. Books like this are not written as serious history; rather, they are written to pander to a public who will buy and believe uncritically -- which is why half the American public believe that JFK had an affair with Marilyn Monroe. If you must read this, borrow it. Do not reward these authors by buying this book, because that will encourage more struggling writers to make a fast buck with the next book like this one.
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