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Title: Read the first chapter, then quit.
Review: The first chapter is a teaser to get you to read the rest of the book. One expects to find out who the culprits were and the evidence showing this, but one will be disappointed. The book is really an autobiography, concentrating on Bogdanos's time in Afghanistan and Iraq. One learns a lot about process, how wonderful certain people were, his philosophy, his love of family and what he thinks of people in the art world. One does not learn who the thieves were, even though enough evidence from the crime scenes would appear to have been collected (but was it?).The book appears to have been written to correct much completely incorrect publicity that appeared in the press after the looting of the Iraqi museum. I am unable to tell how much of this is valid and how much is deliberate spin.I did not enjoy his telling me how wonderful all the American military people were, but I suppose that is to be expected of an American.Read the first chapter, and then quit.
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