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Chargement... American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing (édition 2001)par Lou Michel (Auteur), Dan Herbeck (Auteur)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. 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." aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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HTML: At 9:02 a.m. April 19, 1995, in what was at that time largest terrorist attack ever perpetrated on American soil, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was destroyed by the explosion of a 7,000-pound truck bomb. One- hundred and sixty eight people, including nineteen children, were killed by the blast, and more than five hundred others were injured. Timothy J. McVeigh, an anti-government activitist, was tried, convicted of the bombing and executed on June 11, 2001. But to Americans everywhere, the story has remained a mystery, held hostage by McVeigh's refusal to explain or even discuss the even and his involvement. But prior to his death, he spoke to Lou Michel and Dan Herbeck, two reporters for The Buffalo News in Western New York, where McVeigh was raised. With this book, the mystery is solved. American Terrorist will change, unmistakeably and permanently our understanding of the crime. In a thoroughly researched book, American Terrorist sheds light on every aspect of McVeigh's life. .Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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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. ( )