Title: Gunboat is wrong
Product review: I am the publisher of the book, so I freely admit I am disposed to be partial to it. Mr Rodgers is a recognized writer, historian and expert, author of a dozen excellent books that have sold hundreds of thousands of copies, and if you look at reviews of his many other titles on Amazon you will see they are enthusiastic, respectful and full of admiration (one compares his book to Gibbon's "Decline & Fall"). For a reviewer to condemn this title by Mr Rodgers as "garbage" is inaccurate, crude and lazy. If anyone has a legitimate analysis or criticism of the book by all means voice it, but why give a forum to a damaging and unfounded attack that is not developed, explained or justified? Authors and historians study and labor for years to produce their work, and they deserve better and fairer protection than this if their livelihood is to be put at risk. Freedom of speech is fine and sacred, but allowing casual comment to undermine a reputation is plain wrong, sorry.
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