I enjoyed reading this book from cover to cover. Donovan does an excellent job on presenting the historical facts. Nothing more nothing less. Two thumbs way up

Though it started a little slow in the beginning it really became a book that was hard to put down the further you went.

There is much to like about this book. Obviously very well researched. The author does a great job providing the needed context to frame this story. He provides some very interesting and informative aspects not covered in other books on this topic. My biggest complaint is his writing style. There is so much past perfect and passive voice in his prose that it became tedious to read. Too bad no one ever schooled him on how to properly write history. The superscript for the endnotes are poorly placed, as well.