Richard Rohmer is a retired Canadian Major-General and the author of more than a dozen books. And his latest work shows it: it reads well, with the flavor of a man who knows what he's talking about or at least knows where to find the right experts to supplement his own knowledge. As such, the facts as he presents them are readable and reliable.

His conclusions have frequently been quoted by conspiracy nuts, especially his assertion that "They knew exactly where they were". But this is highly selective, since Rohmer's actual conclusions involve a damning indictment of Soviet brutality as well as a total exoneration of American behavior before, during, and after.