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Of Course the Contents are Reliable and True
I finished reading Lt. Colonel Daniel Marvin's book Expendable Elite recently.I'm flabbergasted by the criticism some have voiced regarding their mistaken opinion that most of what he writes about is fabrication.
I'm not a military person and don't have a background in military affairs, but I don't need that experience to conclude unequivocally that this book is truthful, accurate, and real.First of all, I lived through
the debacle of the Johnson Whitehouse and the despicable way in which he attempted to manipulate public opinion during the Vietnam War.Secondly,
he and all of his associates and aides knew how important it was for our military forces to attack the enemy in their staging grounds in Cambodia. Of course, we didn't do that effectively and that in itself was a major reason why we lost the war but never lost a battle.Thirdly, logic is all one needs to understand to know that the depiction of events, details, military actions, humanitarian gestures, and so much more in this book could never have been fabricated.And then, too, how about the court trial and the unanimous deciscion in favor of the lieutenant colonel and his publisher.Was the court's decision a fabrication too?
Nonsense!What you will read in this book is what happened to a very loyal, conscientious, honorable, and brave soldier.What history has already said and will continue to report about Johnson and Westmoreland is that they were bumbling idiots.Lastly, do any of you really believe that the United States government, regardless of which party is in power at the moment, is immune from covert assasination attempts and the inevitable coverups which follow them whether they are successful or not?
If you do, you are living in a world of fantasy.Our government leaders
are human beings who are just as susceptible to intrigue, duplicity, and illegal actions as any other political leaders.It's generations far in the future who will, maybe, find out what really happened in Korea, in Vietname, in Cambodia, in Iraq, and so on...

On a positive note, I found this book to be extremely information, detailed, and heart-warming.The book is informative on more than one level.First, I remember the controversy about whether or not the U. S. military should or should not enter Cambodian territory.I also remember that the Johnson Whitehouse tried very hard to make everyone believe that the U. S. forces would never do such a thing.Your explanation of how critical it was to attack and silence the VC forces in their protected staging areas was eey-opening.On another level, the interaction you had with that CIA agent was more than informative; it was darn right frightening.I've only heard of stories about our government attacking its own troops or getting other forces (Vietname forces in this case) to attack us.I don't think I ever believed it was true.Well, there is no doubt in my mind now!On a third level, this book was informative because I had not knowledge of the Hoa Hao people and their culture.Also, I didn't know that our special forces did so much humanitarian work: construction projects, hospital and medical assistance, etc...

The book is detailed in a positive sense.It describes the military engagements, the meetings with the Vietnam major, the humanitarian projects, the various outposts and military strategies, the daily routine of the special forces, and the plans for military success.Specific details about the men under your command are also given.How in the world they could have decided to turn against you is beyond my understanding.I know you explained what you believe caused them to do so, but I just don't understand the decision to defame you.Loyalty is a man's honor.These men had served you and their mission and their country well, but their honor sure didn't withstand the test of time and politcal pressure.

I mentioned that the book was heart-warming because I was impressed with how loving and caring the Hoa Hao group of people were toward you personally and toward the efforts of lyour men to assist them.

I would consider it an honor to shake your hand Dan.That will probably never happen since I'm way out here in CA, so, as a substitute, please accept my personal thanks and praise for your service, commitment, courage, and determination to do what was right for your men, our country, the Hoa Hao people, and me, a fellow citizen of the greatest country on Earth.

Great Book!
I agree with the recent review that says he bought it because the detractors did not disprove the authors exploits. While it is almost impossible to prove a negative, it seems as though it should be relatively easy to discredit the author if he is being untruthful; and apparently a jury agreed. This mans experiences remind me of the treatment that Terry Reed, the covert CIA operative and Air Force intelligence veteran, got when he attempted to expose the agency using his company for drug trafficking out of Mena; while Reagans' administration was telling our kids to just say no.
Anyone who doesn't or won't believe that the Presidency is co-opted from Langley is delusional. I found this book to be very credible and supported by facts and evidence. Where is the other sides info?!

Great Premise, lousy book
My review in three words?Don't buy it.

This is the kind of story that interests me. Unfortunately, the author is no author. As a soldier, I sure he is the best, but his storytelling ability leaves a lot to be desired. I'm not interested in the exact names of the places involved, nor do I need the exact locations of everything in the control perimeter. I want stories about the events that took place. Not the background fluff and filler. I'm halfway thru this book, and it hasn't gotten my attention or interest, yet. I can't even finish it. The only good thing about this book, are the pictures. They had some interest, to me.

Government plot o kill Green Berets Proven in Court
This book, now proven to be true in Federal Court (Charleston South Carolina in January 2006), lets the world know that our government asked the Special Forces Team Commander in An Phu, South Vietnam, in 1966, to ambush and kill then Cambodian Crown Prince Norodum Sihanouk, tells how then Captain Dan Marvin unilaterally aborted the mission, threw the CIA agent (Walter Mackem) out of his camp and how the CIA then sent a heavily armed ARVN Regiment to attack and destroy Captain Marvin's Camp with its teams of Green Berets (US and ARVN) and approx. 400 Buddhist Hoa Hao Iregulars. It then shows how ARVN LTG Quang Van Dang learned of the attack, flew over the regiment with US Army Colonel William Desobry, ordered the Regiment back to its base and flew into Marvin's camp and gave them all his gurantee of immunity.

Court-Approved, by a South Carolina jury
Howdy,
I am Kris Millegan and representing the publisher TrineDay, am here to tell you that the book Expendable Elite was the focus of Libel trial in Federal District Court in Charleston South Carolina. The Special Forces Association financed the action and supplied the attorneys. There was a five day trial in-front of eight jurors. Lt.Col. Marvin and TrineDay's defense was the book was true and that we had not defamed anyone.

We were defendants compelled to appear and stand-up for our good names and reputations. The plaintiffs testified that their was no action, that their camp was a "resort." That the "book was 100% lies." That is all that they brought forth in testimony, excepting three retired soldiers; a former top JAG, retired Major General, who testified that the men broke a General Order (which not he or anybody can produce), and two soldiers (one a Medal of Honor winner) that weren't there.

We brought pictures, newspaper articles, letters and audio-tapes made by the plaintiffs themselves (which substantiated every major point of the story), and a deposition of a twenty-year veteran of the San Diego police department, a gentleman who was a Vietnamese translator who also verified personally aspects of Lt. Col. Marvin's story.

Lt.Col. Marvin and TrineDay were found unanimously NOT GUILTY in a little over two hours.


You see folks, most of the negative reviews generated here have come about because of a campaign by the Special Forces Association. In intelligence parlance it is called a steamroller operation. The SFA has drove the steamroller before. Covering up our history. Not hiding it from our enemies but from us, citizens. Denying us a true account or our history ... so theymay continue their ungodly wars.

I also find interesting that Amazon runs interference also by continuing to try a sell the paperback, when they know it has never been printed. They keep taking orders and messing with folks. They don't do it with other books of mine that didn't make it all the way to market. Interesting.

Right now there are just a few hundred books left. Hopefully, TrineDay will recover from the staggering cost of defending ourselves and we will finally issue the paperback (with updates) in the fall of 2006.

Peace,
Kris Millegan ... Read more

Book Description
A practical and reliable diagnostic tool that has emerged over the past twenty-five years, kinesiology is the study of the mechanics of bodily motion, especially muscle movements and their relationship to our body systems. Viewing the body as a balanced triad of structure, chemistry, and mentality, applied kinesiology gauges muscle response to pinpoint underlying physical problems. Within 30 minutes, a competent kinesiologist can evaluate bodily functions and provide a readout on the workings of the glands, organs, lymphatic system, circulatory and nervous systems, circulation, and muscle-bone structure. Applied Kinesiology demonstrates how this technique can be of practical use for everyone.  ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

A very well written book by Tom & Carole and an underrated topic of health
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Excellent practical work
I used this book to get a better background in applied kinesiology principles to help me with my research into the body mechanics and kinesiology of the martial arts. I am a karate, kung fu, and kali/escrima teacher who has developed some ideas especially about punching and kicking techniques, so I thought I'd make a few comments on that, as this book was very helpful in discussing current theory and practice and helping me to sharpen my own ideas on the subject, especially in regard to the analysis of rapid-fire punching techniques.

There are several mechanisms that need to be discussed. The first thing is that rapid-fire punching requires instantaneously unloading the intrafusal muscle spindles by the use of contralateral inhibition of flexor-extensor pairs. This is a well-understood spinal cord reflex, and just means that muscle viscosity and normal muscle-tension dynamics are inhibited and optimized. In terms of the neural pathways, this is mediated by two nerve tracts, the neospinalthalamic and the paleospinalthalamic tracts, or the alpha and gamma motor efferent systems, respectively. But basically, in muscle kinesiology circles, this is known as a "plyometric jerk," and is one way that basketball players use to jump higher.

The second thing is that after the first punch, there are released massive shaking forces which propagate through the various musculo-skeletal systems in a quasi-resonant fashion which can be used to facilitate the acceleration and launch of the next punch in the sequence. These, as you might expect, are very difficult dynamics to control, being nonlinear in their behavior, but it is possible to re-sequence the muscles involved in such a punching series to take advantage of them. I have had some success in setting up "standing waves" to take advantage of this phenomenon. Standing wave may not be quite right, from a neuromuscular control standpoint, as it is perhaps more like stochastic resonance, since it can be shown that the muscle fibers use a process known as recruitment which is quite statistical mechanical in nature.

Third, the overall muscle mechanics of such a sequence must use a massive, avalanche-like, pulse-oriented "starting focus" to launch the technique, after which it essentially goes "ballistic" for most of the trajectory of the punch, until final termination when normal "ending focus" is applied. From a practical standpoint, this means the punches are bouncing off the endpoints of the punch, which are strongly focused, but with nothing much in the way of tension in-between. This method also eliminates the wasteful, continuous power-utilization curve that most even very experienced black belts use when they punch. This is okay for a one or two punch combo, but not for much beyond that, because this method of coordinating the muscles will impede the necessary fast switching constants that the nervous pathways require to make this work. The neural pathways involved in this are known as the alpha and gamma-motor efferent systems, and their workings are well understood by neurobiologists.

good overview of what to expect from applied kinesiology
This book is designed to give readers an introduction to muscle testing used in health assessment and treatment.It is written for the patient rather than as a guide for practitioners, and thus focuses mainly on what treatments are like, what they can accomplish, and what can be expected from these approaches.This book is useful for its intended purpose, but doesn't provide a clear understanding of the science behind kinesiology or ways of developing skills as a practitioner to make therapeutic use of this.

Diagnosis of the human body.
I found yhis book very informative, it gives interesting accounts on every part of the body by recognising responses in the muscles. It gives plain explanations and easy guidedlines to follow, this would assist a student tobe able to recognise step by step and help them to recieve messages abouthealthy or unhealthy parts of the body.' It would also help them to form anopinion as how to help the patient and follow thru with medication in erbeltherepies and also make the patient aware of the bodies functions. Thisbook has been thouroughly written with thought, and easy to read andunderstand without getting very technical. ... Read more