McDermott, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, profiles the 9/11 hijackers in an account based on over three years of research.
Critic Reviews
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Outstanding
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Washington Post Jonathan Yardley
Clearly written in good, plain English, Perfect Soldiers is a group portrait of ordinary men who were driven to do a surpassingly evil thing.
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Favorable
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Kirkus Reviews
A chilling, often depressing read that merits attention.
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Favorable
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Library Journal Sarah Jent
Gargantuan... very detailed. [1 Apr 2005, p. 111]
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Favorable
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Publishers Weekly
Engrossing and deeply disturbing from the start.
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Favorable
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Los Angeles Times Brian Michael Jenkins
Perfect Soldiers certainly will not be the last book on [9/11]. But for now, it is the very best available. [15 May 2005, p. R8]
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Favorable
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The Globe And Mail [Toronto] Wesley Wark
[The] strength of McDermott's book is his determination to write the lives of the key 9/11 conspirators, while never forgetting the broader context in which they operated. [18 Jun 2005]
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Favorable
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New York Review Of Books Christian Caryl
[A] careful investigation of the September 11 hijackers.
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Favorable
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Houston Chronicle Steve Weinberg
Perfect Soldiers... is bound to become one of the most insightful books ever published about Sept. 11.
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Favorable
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Salon Laura Miller
An impressive work of reporting.
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Favorable
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The New York Times Michiko Kakutani
Perfect Soldiers replaces the caricatures of outsize "evil geniuses" and "wild-eyed fanatics" with portraits of the 9/11 plotters as surpassingly mundane people, people who might easily be our neighbors or airplane seatmates.
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