American Heroes is by far one of the the most well-written books I've read on the military. It's packed with informative historical nuggets about how we got to "here," witticisms that make me laugh, but it also contains a riveting and heart-wrenching accounts of what our heroes are facing or have faced (at home and abroad. I've cried, laughed, and taken copious notes.

"A Hero isn't something you are, it's something you do." This book is a must read for anyone who really cares about the men and women in our armed forces. It is a page turner.

This book can basically be summed up by saying that everything the U.S. has done has been honorable. When the U.S. overthrows democratically elected governments and installs brutal dictators like it did in Chile and Iran for the benefit of U.S. investors and corporations, it is here stated as a grand sacrifice to protect American interests, freedom, and our way of life.

Oliver North was involved in Iran-Contra which was the illegal funding of a terrorist organization controlled by Washington to overthrow democracy in Nicaragua using money from the sale of missiles to Iran. Mr. North will now have you believe that the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are noble and about freedom. That the people of America would not have freedom if U.S. soldiers were not invading the middle east. Iraq meanwhile has been turned into a basket case of a country with tribalism, warlordism, and sectarianism. Violence is down lately yes but simply because there is no one left to kill in large areas of the country now filled with mass graves. The U.S. has built huge military bases and the largest Embassy in the world with plans to stay indefinitely to control and oversee the regions vast oil reserves. The Iraq government is currently trying to negotiate for a 2011 U.S. withdrawal with a reluctant America even though poll after poll shows that a large majority of Iraqi's oppose a U.S. military presence, and believe that US forces make the situation worse, including the "surge." But their opinion doesn't count right?

This book is basically for the uninformed who want to believe in a greater good. An American "Exceptionalism", if you will, of imperial doctrine not unlike the beliefs of former imperial Britain, France, Japan, Germany, ect. They said the same things about their noble and heroic efforts to change the world. This is utter garbage. One star because I couldn't give it zero!

Oliver North's writing makes you feel like you are with him---with our Soldiers and Marines. You can sense his heart breaking for those families who pay the ultimate sacrifice for our nation---giving their young people's lives. Truly a book that needs to be read by all Americans!