-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?st=rs&ac=dp&qi=UNEICG71Jo8L5oyh8Yw0fK8 UNE9,18w0:111:253:0:1&bs=amazon&bu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eamazon%2Ecom%2Fexec%2Fob idos%2FASIN%2F038073169X%2Fref%3Dnosim%2Fbookfindercom0e&oh=1">Book Information from Amazon.com</A> ----- Spite House: The Last Secret of the War in Vietnam by Monika Jensen-Stevenson, Monika Jensen Stevenson Our Price: $6.99 Availability: This title usually ships within 4-6 weeks. Please note that titles occasionally go out of print or publishers run out of stock. We will notify you within 2-3 weeks if we have trouble obtaining this title. Mass Market Paperback - 375 pages (September 1998) Avon; ISBN: 038073169X ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.08 x 6.90 x 4.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Editorial Reviews Amazon.com In 1965, 10 days short of the end of his tour of duty in Vietnam, private Robert Garwood was sent by a captain assigned to military intelligence to drive out to China Beach to pick up an officer, drive him to an airstrip, and return to the base. Garwood carried only a sidearm to protect himself from the enemy. On that fateful mission, Private Garwood was ambushed and captured by a Vietcong patrol. The captain, embarrassed by his misjudgment, lied about sending Garwood on the assignment, and the captured Marine was reported AWOL and listed as a possible deserter. So began the unimaginable 14-year imprisonment of Robert Garwood, who survived the cruel treatment at the hands of his captors and finally escaped in 1979, only to be court-martialed as a traitor upon his return to the United States. As remarkable as Garwood's survival was, author Monika Jensen-Stevenson reveals an even more incredible story that the U.S. Marine Corps would never want revealed. Jensen-Stevenson exposes the operations of an elite group of Marines assigned to hunt down and kill Garwood behind enemy lines, a story disclosed to the author by the repentant Colonel who led the assassination team. Jensen-Stevenson lays bare the deceit of both the Vietnamese and the U.S. governments and the remarkable heroism of a simple soldier who survived the worst treatment imaginable of both the enemy and his own country. This is a shocking story certain to surprise readers who thought they had already heard the most heinous stories of the Vietnam War. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Amazon.com This book uses impressive spadework to tell the story of what its subtitle calls "the last secret of the war in Vietnam," namely, what really happened in the case of Marine Private Bobby Garwood, the last soldier to return from the war alive. He returned in 1979, after 14 years missing in action. Jensen-Stevenson, a former Sixty Minutes producer, managed to get on the recor d people who have spent years staying off it: several well-placed military intelligence figures and Garwood... read more See all editorial reviews... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Stupid fabrication, March 29, 2001 Reviewer: Richard Vidaurri (see more about me) from Los Angeles, CA United States Didn't Jensen-Stevenson read Frank Anton's "Why Didn't You Get Me Out? Apparently not. Anton and other American POWs held in South Vietnamses jungle camps have vividly described Garwood as an armed prison trustee, collaborator, traitor and all-around bad guy. How can anyone make this creep out to be a victim? Richard Vidaurri, Once upon a time of the Americal Division --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. A Very Disturbing Story of the Injustice Suffered by One Man, August 20, 2000 Reviewer: Willis Su (see more about me) from San Francisco, California USA I had happened upon this book by accident, whilest browsing the local bookstore shelves. Never will I have thought how disturbing a story I had purchased on that day. The author did a very comprehensive research to puzzle together the tragic tale of USMC Pvt. Robert Garwood. Even if you can fault the author's way of writing, there's no way you can fault Bobby's story. It can only be summed up in one word, and that is "disturbing". For a few days I was glued to his story, some times crying for the touching moments that Bobby spent in prison camps, other times of Bobby's encounter with his father after 14 years in captivity. All this time, however, I became more and more absorbed into this tale, and became increasingly disturbed of the injustice and torment that one can suffer from one's enemy as well as his own country. After reading the book one night, I had dreams in which I was desparate to warn Garwood of his impending doom. This story is THAT powerful. This book may suffer from some technical research errors, such as the acronyms of units involved during the war (MACSOG vs. MACV-SOG), as well as equipment details (.22 silenced Colt Pythons don't exist, it was actually .22 High Standard silenced pistol). These details make one suspicious of the author's other details/research in the book. However, the story itself is so good that it will overpower any such minor technicalities. I'd highly recommend this book. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. ----- nonsense, June 8, 2000 Reviewer: ra doyle (see more about me) from South carolina This is the author's second book touting convicted traitor Garwood as a hero. (" Kiss the Boys Goodbye" was the first.) In first book Marine General Lewis Walt is not even in the index, however in "Spite House " he is on fifteen pages and becomes Garwood's father confessor and mentor. The reason is Walt had died. The author conveniently never has a word from the former pows from the camp they were all in in SVietnam and who testified against him at his court martial. Of course she quotes dead pow Eisenbraun and Grisset ad nauseam. Tell the Bruce Womack story ( pgs 212-223) to any Marine Sergeant Major and you will have him on his knees laughing-it did to me and my retired Marine buddies. The author has Sam Owens commanding a Force Recon company. The Recon Association lists all their former company commanders and Owens isn't one of them. If you really want to know if Garwood was a traitor read Col Gary Solis' work on Marine Law in Vietnam-it will tell you all that Jensen-Stevenson purposely omits. Semper Fi, RA Doyle USMC retired ----- Another magnificent blow for profiteering!, December 30, 1999 Reviewer: A reader from Belleville, Illinois Monika Jensen Stevenson strikes again. To portray Robert Garwood as the victim only confirms the selective research she is becoming famous for (re: Kiss the Boys Goodbye). The activities of Garwood have been well documented and are a matter of public record. His movements within South East Asia, although not as well documented, are known. Legitimate works on this individual do not include the speculation or accusations which are not supported and verified. Too many of the readers have no real knowledge of underlying facts supporting the actions taken against Garwood by the US Government. The only real surprise that came out of Garwood returning to the US is that he did it alive unlike so many other Americans who died in captivity rather than collaborate. To think Garwood deserves any credit at all is to horribly stain the memory of true heroes such as Lance Sijan and his peers. Anyone reading this book must balance it by reading the other works referenced on this page and other reader comments. ------ © 1996-2001, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! 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