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veryliterarykari's review against another edition
5.0
If you’re someone who is inclined to believe anyway, this book will definitely appeal to you. If you’re a skeptic, if you can overlook some of the more over the top claims, there are still some worthwhile elements of historical commentary here. The Cold War relationship between the KGB and the CIA is analyzed along with the bureaucratic organization of the U.S government defense program. I was a bit startled that alien bodies were being wheeled away from the Roswell site on stretchers within the first 25 pages or so of this book, but hey, the author acknowledges that he wasn’t at the crash site. That account is based on accounts of other military, fire, and police personnel. This could be a bit out there for some people, but it’s enjoyable... and either one of two things is true:
1. Col. Corso is speaking truth as an elderly man with nothing to gain.
2. This man who was entrusted with military intelligence, on MacArthur’s staff in Korea, and in the Eisenhower White House is deranged and delusional.
Either option is pretty scary.
1. Col. Corso is speaking truth as an elderly man with nothing to gain.
2. This man who was entrusted with military intelligence, on MacArthur’s staff in Korea, and in the Eisenhower White House is deranged and delusional.
Either option is pretty scary.
librarimans's review against another edition
3.0
While the subject matter is pretty fantastical (recovered alien technology from the supposed crash in Roswell in 1947 leads to nearly every major scientific advance made in the post war and Cold War period), I honestly wouldn't be surprised if there weren't some nuggets of truch buried in the more outlandish claims. Do I believe the KGB had infilitrated pretty highly into the US Gov't during the Cold War? Sure, I think it would be a bit naive to think otherwise. Do I think our comparatively limited technology of the time was enough to thwart the advances of a race that had mastered interstellar travel? Yeah, not so much. Ultimatelt it was a pretty interesting read though.
shanehawk's review against another edition
4.0
This book is a trip. Even if the author was full of crap it would still have been worth the read. I enjoyed his relaying of historical events for context and sharing from an insider’s perspective. At face value many of the claims in this book are far-fetched. There’s no way I can ever feel confident in believing everything I read here. But in the end, it is intriguing, provocative, and makes one trail off with “What if?” in mind…
Here’s a quick list of things mentioned in the book ranging from inventions which were completely reverse-engineered from debris from the Roswell crash to secret military-funded programs elaborated on to concepts that were already in development but gained enormous insights and aid upon input from alien technology behind closed doors:
Night vision, fiber optics, super-tenacity fibers (used as Kevlar vests), lasers, molecular alignment metallic alloys, integrated circuits and microminiaturization of logic boards, HARP (High Altitude Research Project), Project Horizon (moon base), portable atomic generators (ion propulsion drive), irradiated food, particle beams (antimissile energy weapons), electromagnetic propulsion systems, and depleted uranium projectiles
Here’s a quick list of things mentioned in the book ranging from inventions which were completely reverse-engineered from debris from the Roswell crash to secret military-funded programs elaborated on to concepts that were already in development but gained enormous insights and aid upon input from alien technology behind closed doors:
Night vision, fiber optics, super-tenacity fibers (used as Kevlar vests), lasers, molecular alignment metallic alloys, integrated circuits and microminiaturization of logic boards, HARP (High Altitude Research Project), Project Horizon (moon base), portable atomic generators (ion propulsion drive), irradiated food, particle beams (antimissile energy weapons), electromagnetic propulsion systems, and depleted uranium projectiles
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