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Bezig met laden... American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombingdoor Lou Michel, Dan Herbeck
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. At first glace this book concerned me. The Buffalo reporters had every opportunity to cozy up to Timothy McVeigh, a terrorist murderer of hundreds, and make him a sympathetic character. Instead you're given an even handed look at how this terrorist sprung up from deep within the heart of America. The book also does a good job at putting to bed the numerous conspiracy theories circulating about the OKC bombings. A well-written and riveting account of the one of most harrowing incidents in U.S. History. Authors Michel and Herbeck dig far beneath the headlines to give readers insights into McVeigh's psyche. Through meticulous research and interviews, they probe the relationships and events in McVeigh's life that may have had some influence on his horrific actions. Throughout the fast-moving book, the authors take clear steps to avoid making this tome an apology for McVeigh. Readers of true crime who are looking for a contemporary twist will devour "American Terrorist." geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Investigative journalists Lou Michel and Dan Herbeck conducted many hours of interviews with Timothy McVeigh. The result is this extraordinary study of a man who became psychopathic and murdered 168 people in Oklahoma City in 1995. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Some may say that this book is sympathetic to McVeigh, but I didn't find it so. The authors are clear from the outset that they do not agree with McVeigh's politics or actions. If they painted McVeigh into a two-dimensional monster, that would be a travesty, to be honest, because he was not. Almost no one is, and to say that only cold "monsters" commit crimes does a great disservice to reality and society.
Instead, the authors do a wonderful job of painting a vivid picture of McVeigh, from a teenager bothered by his parents' divorce to his stint in the Army to the lack of gainful employment to the road to building a bomb that would ultimately kill 168 people.
If you want to learn about McVeigh or more about the Oklahoma City bombing, I would highly recommend this book. ( )