A Nation Betrayed [Hardcover]

James Gritz (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 370 pages
• Publisher: Lazarus Pub Co; 2nd edition (October 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962223808
• ISBN-13: 978-0962223808
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #773,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why OUR POW"S ARE NOT COMING HOME, September 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Nation Betrayed (Hardcover)

A bonified American Hero discusses what it was like in Vietnam from a Special Forces perspective and 4 tours of duty. Lt.Col. Bo Gritz exhibits selflessness and a strong sense of duty and patriotism not heard of frequently enough. How many would pass up promotion to Colonel and a cushy job to go on a mission for our government to seek out evidence of our POW's in extremely dangerous conditions. Following is information which is shocking, documentation of CIA drug dealing and effective bypassing of our congress and constitutional form of government. If interested, you may also enjoy Alfred McCoy's book "The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia" or the PBS documentary "Guns, Drugs and the CIA". Following this is an all too often seen tactic, when government officials are faced with charges and loads of supporting evidence, instead of answering the charges and evidence, go after the person who makes the charges, malign his character and his motivations, make false allegations, destroy evidence, and when all else fails, threaten with with jail or worse. This book, although a sad indictment on some in our government and issues involving our POW's, there is hope as long as there are true patriot's who will stand up for what is right.

Review by jakkkke, not "a customer", not sure how that happened.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding first hand account of government corruption., July 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Nation Betrayed (Hardcover)

James "Bo" Gritz gives an interesting look into everything from special forces life in vietnam, to the assasination of Kennedy and CIA drug runnning. Bo offers a lot of names and evidence which appear to back up his claims, even naming George Bush (then vice president) as being aware of (and not interested in stopping) the CIA's involvement with drug and gun running. He also exposes the connection between the drug trade and our POW's left behind in Vietnam; and the efforts by our own government to stop him from bringing home live POW's. Bo's patriatism is obvious in his book, despite the attacks he receives from many people due to his claims. An excellant book and a must read. If even half of the things are true that Bo claims, America is in trouble.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Nation Betrayed, June 3, 2000

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Lori (Nevada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Nation Betrayed (Hardcover)

I bought this book back in 1989 under the title "A Nation Betrayed". If it is correct that these two books are the same, I would like to comment. I have read the book several times, and referred it to many friends. I was serving in the Army during this time period when Mr. Gritz was trying to recover MIA's and POW's. My military mission was closely related to his travels and although I cannot talk about that much, I do wish to confirm the fact that he was truly out there trying to find answers for us. This I know for certain. My stay in the military was cut short by the treatment he received during his trip and upon returning to the United States. I got disillusioned by the US' quick reversal on his mission. I could not believe that we could actually send him there, ask him to put his life on the line to get information, and then abandon him. I got out of the military after my term was up feeling like we let down a soldier. Although I have never seen or spoken to him this man, he, at the time represented hope to a lot of people. I had much respect for his determination. I have read about him more recently and although I do not agree with his current views about complete segregation, racial discrimination, homophobia and anti-government movements, I do believe that he had good intentions in the beginning and was not treated fairly by our government. The book is a good read, and for the most part believable.