Book Description

Bruce Lee's last movie, Game of Death, was released shortly after the megastar's tragic death. From its first screening, controversy surrounded the film, with millions of fans worldwide believing it misrepresented Lee's vision and undermined his legitimacy as a martial artist and philosopher. Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey offers readers a unique insider's account of the remaking of this incomparable film--a film in which Lee intended to showcase not only his mastery as a martial artist and actor but also his personal philosophy.

After searching nearly thirty years, Bruce Lee expert and award-winning filmmaker John Little found Lee's original scripting notes, directorial instructions, and more than ninety-five minutes of unreleased footage from this film. In the late 1990s, working closely with Lee's widow and referring to Lee's own copious notes, Little painstakingly reconstructed the movie according to Lee's vision. Here, readers get the inside story, firsthand from the man who made the discovery, remade the movie, and, in doing so, honored the best-loved and most highly respected martial artist in living history.

The perfect complement to Warner Home Video's movie of the same name, Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey offers fans a rare behind-the-scenes account of remaking the film as well as the most comprehensive presentation of Lee's philosophy available to date.

Customer Reviews (4)

The best man
When i read this book i thought that it would be stupid, but i read nad read until it started getting better.I rate this book with 5 stars because it teaches you how to fight and also some fighting moves.I think that if you read this book that you would like it to, thats all that i have to say about that.

Great for Photos but Lacking In Text
This book has tons and tons of photos of Bruce Lee but very little text information about Bruce and his life.It is a good overview but I was hoping for something a lot more substantial, especially interviews and such with those who knew and worked with Bruce.

not a bad biography
Pretty accurate about Bruce basics. This book is ok, But If you're going to read only one book about Bruce Lee, I strongly recommend THE TAO OF BRUCE LEE by Davis Miller, which is beautiful, funny, sad, inspiring, and surprisingly, a complete pageturner. I know Bruce's story pretty well but when reading Davis's book, there were moments when he actually had me wondering what would happen next. It's one of the best books about anybody or anything that I have read in a long time.

not as enthrawling as I expected it to be
It is an excellent book but a little hard to follow ... Read more

Book Description
Together, Bruce Lee and his comrade, friend, and mentor James Yimm Lee changed the world of martial arts forever. During the period known to martial arts aficionados as the Oakland Years (1962-1965), the two men lived and trained together, and their mutual collaboration evolved into the now-famous fighting art known as Jeet Kune Do. Remembering the Master chronicles this formative period in Bruce Lee's life for the first time ever. Family members, students, and friends share anecdotes and stories, while writings by prominent martial artists—including Al Novak, George Lee, Al Dacoscos, Leo Fong, Eric Lee, and David Cox—reflect on the men's profound influence and enduring legacy. Never-before-published photos from James Yimm Lee's own scrapbook convey a vivid sense of the people, places, events, and experiences of this exciting era. ... Read more

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"Don’t think – Feel!"

This is the wisdom that Bruce Lee impelled his students to follow. Even 30 years after his death, Bruce Lee remains a legend the world over. His writings and biographies continue to sell and his millions of fans worldwide are always eager for new and interesting information on him. This collection picks up where the popular Bruce Lee: Fighting Spirit left off. Comprised of a series of short, pithy selections including anecdotes, interviews, and short essays, the book reflects the many facets of a complex man with two distinctly different sides that were often in conflict. Bruce Lee, superstar and icon, the most exciting screen presence of his day, the most innovative martial artist of the modern era . . . and Bruce Lee, the flawed human and unfulfilled philosopher. In words and pictures, the book offers a reappraisal of Lee's tragic early death and insights into the underlying philosophy that made him a unique talent. Features 16 black and white photos. ... Read more

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good!!!
very interresting book for all Bruce Lee / Jeet Kune Do / Martial Arts students, i recommend "fighting words". ... Read more

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Bruce Lee Lives
Does Bruce Lee live? - This is the question that came across Ivor Wishart's mind, an investigative reporter. Bruce Lee Lives? , written by Max Caufield, is a book about the investigation on heroin traffic and police corruption in Hong Kong by Ivor Wishart. He then finds himself investigating Bruce Lee's death or if, in fact, he was murdered by the CAS (Chinese Asian Syndicate). The CAS is equivalent to the mafia, only bigger, and has control of most of Hong Kong.
Wishart presents theories of how Bruce Lee may have been murdered, either with poison or acupuncture. He then makes a conclusion that Bruce may still be alive and working with the CAS. The book goes into deep detail of his investigations and the missions he performs to find the location of the hidden heroin production plants in Hong Kong and his search for Bruce Lee.
The book is well written. You will definitely enjoy it if you're a Bruce Lee fan. I recommend you to even buy it. It's all together a good read. ... Read more

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Finally, the truth can be told about Bruce Lee's remarkable life and tragic death.Close personal friend and director of Bruce's greatest movie, Robert Clouse, reveals his first-hand memories of Bruce and includes interviews with Bruce's family, friends and colleagues in order to tell us the true story of how Bruce livedand died.Also included are numerous photos, many never before made available to the public. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Excellent biography
This is a very good biography. Most of the other books regarding Bruce's life are more into his films and don't get into much more than that. This book has very detailed accounts of his life. There is some great stuff in here about how Bruce and his Chinese friends would goad the English boys into fights when he was young (to test their skills). Also he staged all kinds of practical jokes on people! He had a great sense of humor! I was very happy to read about his trips to India (attempting to film The Silent Flute). Absolutely great stuff in here. Some very touching stories in here, too.He attempted to marrya Japanese girl several times, but it didnt' work out. She wasn't interested in marrying him. There is some very good stuff in here. They have some great pictures in here, too, but sometimes they spread them over two pages where it doesn't make sense to do that because the spine of the book is over his head or something, so I wish they would have done a better job laying out the pictures.I also would have liked to see the book in color, and I don't know why they put an artists drawing of him on the cover when there are so many excellent actual pictures of him. But that's ok the material here is very good.

Worse biography of anyone ever
Is Robert Clouse capable of writing above the 8th grade level?After reading "The Making of Enter the Dragon" and then the first two-thirds of this one (I couldn't take anymore) I have my doubts.

He isn't a bad director.He IS a bad writer, unless he is a master sandbagger.

I have been a Bruce Lee fan for more than 20 years so I naturally thought I would love this book.I didn't.It was one of the few books that I was unable to finish.After 125 pages, I just couldn't bear to have my intelligence insulted any longer.Neither will you.

Buy this for your 12 year old nephew who watches Kung Fu theatre and who takes Tae Kwon Do lessons at the YMCA.He will love it.

Good pictorial biography
This book presents an excellent pictorial biography of Bruce Lee. It lacksdetailed information on his life but compensates for this by presentingexcellent pictures of Bruce in his daily life and in his screen endeavours.

Bruce lee Biography is a good book
I think Bruce Lee Biography is a exelent book. It tells what Bruce Lee did from when he was a kid from when he was an adult and it also had his feelings on things. I definently think this would bee an exellent book to read if you study Jeet Kun Do ... Read more

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Thought-provoking
Another facet of Bruce Lee explored in this book. It illustrated the heavy influence of his involvement with Wing Chun, which is not surprising when one considers that a lot of the photography shows a comparatively youngBruce. Check "The Tao of Jeet Kune Do" and Volumes 1-4 of"Bruce Lee's Fighting Method" for a more comprehensive analysisof the methods and training techniques employed. John Little's series ofbooks should also be explored. ... Read more

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Excellent Book
You must read this one for yourself. Absolutely fascinating and enlightening. You will learn things about Bruce Lee that you never knew and a whole new world of philosophy and ways of thinking will open up for you.

dynamic becoming Brucelee book
I will say that the dynamic becoming Brucelee book is a good book on BL the Brucelee book called understanding jkd by Jason p Korol is one of the best!books out good price also. ... Read more

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This Has to be the most accurate account of "Boo Boo's" life
This book written by Bruce's wife Linda with high quality glossy photo's (in the middle) has to be the most accurate account of his life. Written so near to his death when all is still clear in one's mind, I feel this givesthe book the edge over some others that I have read claiming to be the lifestory. As an example, we all understand that Bruce hurt his back badly atone point in his life and it is common knowledge that he was laid up formany weeks/months. What is not clear is not is how this came about - somestories say that he got in a fight and was kicked in the back whilst otherssay that he had bad muscle spasms around his spine causing pressure onnerves etc which grew to be too much. However, in this book Linda statesthat she found him in agony in the gym (and this rings true from personalexperiences with students) on the floor unable to move due to attempting todeadlift (stiff legged) a 200 lb barbell - which if he could achieve wouldenable him to stand up even if a grown man had got him in a head lock orsimilar. This all rings true to me and makes the other stories lessbelievable. So on this one item and that fact that it was written so nearhis death I make my assumption taht this is the most accurate account ofBruce's life that you will ever read. IT NEEDS TO BE REPRINTED.

THE RAREST BRUCE LEE BOOK ? BY HIS WIFE 1975
This is not a review as such , but i believe this book published by 'STAR BOOKS' isbn 0 352 30043 4 in the uk is the definative review of his personal life by his wife linda lee.

This is a superb read, written bysomeone who knew him best and gives a facinating insight into hislife.

My copy of the book was located back in 1985 much by accident in aoxfam shop.

I expect it is very very valuable to collectors only (ofcourse!) - if any one can give me a value (uk/us) , i would appreciatethis.

email me at ' DAVE@DUNK98.FREESERVE.CO.UK ' ... Read more

Book Description
When you come from a mixed race background as Paisley Rekdal does — her mother is Chinese American and her father is Norwegian– thorny issues of identity politics, and interracial desire are never far from the surface.Here in this hypnotic blend of personal essay and travelogue, Rekdal journeys throughout Asia to explore her place in a world where one’s “appearance is the deciding factor of one’s ethnicity.”

In her soul-searching voyage, she teaches English in South Korea where her native colleagues call her a “hermaphrodite,” and is dismissed by her host family in Japan as an American despite her assertion of being half-Chinese.A visit to Taipei with her mother, who doesn’t know the dialect, leads to the bitter realization that they are only tourists, which makes her further question her identity.Written with remarkable insight and clarity, Rekdal a poet whose fierce lyricism is apparent on every page, demonstrates that the shifting frames of identity can be as tricky as they are exhilarating. ... Read more

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Complex issues, disturbing insights, but very readable
There are always stereotypes to be stripped down, aren't there?

Rekdal's themes (race, how Americans are perceived overseas, how Americans perceive each other) make you think, but her writing won't make you struggle.Her essays, built around episodes of her life, are sad, funny, entertaining and insightful.

An excellent book.Highly recommended. I wish I could teach a course called "Race in America" just so I could get more people to read this book.

A Book Well-Worth Reading
Ms. Rekdal's numerous observations are personal and touching. Many Americans have struggled with an identity crisis. I understand fully the crushing power of long and brutal silences mentioned in the text. I am so glad that Ms. Rekdal is not silent at all.

captivating
i am so happy to have stumbled upon this book.This author is so intelligent, observant, witty and creative.This book was charming and relatable.i laughed aloud as some of my own personal experiences were so similar, it was amazing.Rekdal is able to put into words feelings that i hadn't been able to describe.Even if one hasn't had cultural identity questions about him/herself this book is enjoyable and some sentences read almost like poetry.Her stories are very insightful and she captures the essence of how people think and react.

A wonderful book
Well, you have BOTH Ha Jin AND Arthur Golden praising it on the back cover--what can you expect? (I like one and not the other). While the cover made me think that this was going to be a "wacky," irreverent account by a young, half-Chinese woman, the book is instead an extremely well-written, thought-provoking colletion of essays on ethnicity and identity. Rekdal is a poet, and it shows in her evocative descriptions, in her lyrical passages, in an effortlessly beautiful line rendered for the reader's benefit. Grappling with the vexatious issue of personal identity, Rekdal comes up with great insight and meaning into the problem without being narcisstic or excessively introspective; the book succeeds brilliantly wihtout offering any simple, pat conclusions. Though the essay's topics are somewhat disjointed--they go from America to Korea to China to childhood, etc--the disconnected structure seems to be part of the point: as the subtitle suggests, these are "observations of not fitting in." I liked her juxtaposition of the uncanny, the frustrating, the disappointing things along with the beautiful, the personal, the "mini-epiphanic" aspects.

And yes, she is also very witty. The humor is very sharp. I found myself laughing hysterically at an Elvis reference and I normally don't find him amusing. Finally, as someone who also spent a year teaching high school students in a small city in Korea, I was delighted and amazed to read about experiences that I related to. I'm grateful for that alone, but it's a great book in all other aspect as well.

A wonderful book
Well, you have BOTH Ha Jin AND Arthur Golden praising it on the back cover--what can you expect? (I like one and not the other). While the cover made me think that this was going to be a "wacky," irreverent account by a young, half-Chinese woman, the book is instead an extremely well-written, thought-provoking colletion of essays. Rekdal is a poet, and it shows in her evocative descriptions, in her lyrical passages, in an effortlessly beautiful line. Rekdal pulls it off without being narcisstic or excessively introspective; the book succeeds brilliantly. Though the essay's topics are somewhat disjointed--they go from America to Korea to China to childhood, etc--the disconnected structure seems to be part of the point: as the subtitle suggests, these are "observations on not fitting in." I liked her juxtaposition of the uncanny, the frustrating, the disappointing things along with the beautiful, the personal, the "mini-epiphanic" aspects.

And yes, she is also very witty. The humor is very sharp. I found myself laughing hysterically at an Elvis reference and I normally don't find him amusing. Finally, as someone who also spent a year in a small city in Korea, I was delighted that she related experiences that I shared myself when I taught high school students in South Korea. ... Read more

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It Was Mass Marketed, Hurried, but Nostalgic
Alex Ben Block, somewhat known the time, produces a hurried bio on Lee soon after his death, as Dell capitalizes on the death of Bruce and the Kung Fu craze. Block makes several terminology mistakes, which was much more common in the 70s when non-martial artists were largely ignorant of terms and definitions.This is an irritant, but nothing more.

Block tries to get a "feeling" about Bruce Lee's pressures, the events surrounding him, and the Hong Kong movie business - here he largely succeeds.He succeeds in the Hollywood - Hong Kong connection, but largely fails in his martial arts knowledge and those circles where Bruce walked, taught, and associated in.

My biggest disagreement? Block finds Return of the Dragon (Way of the Dragon)to be Lee's worse movie - it is my personal favorite.

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Book Description
Real-Life Reader Biographies present the lives of contemporart role models for young readers. These are the stories of real men and women who, dispite many obstacles, followed their dreams.

Bruce Lee's dream was that one day he would be an international superstar. Through his vision and hard work, his achievements are unparalleled.

Bruce Lee revolutionized the martial arts industry and did more to bring the fighting arts to the general public than any other person in the twentieth century. He advanced the martial arts by daring to question its very principles and foundations. Martial arts schools throughout the world are filled with eager students who have been inspired by Lee's fighting style. The martial arts industry exploded with many films that tried to duplicate Bruce's success. Unfortunately, however, he never saw the full impact of his accomplishments. On July 20, 1973, he tragically died at the young age of 32, only one month before the premiere of his famous film, Enter the Dragon. His short life is best summed up by a quote from St. Augustine: The key to immortality is living a life worth remembering. ... Read more

Product Description
Este libro es una presentación completa del arte de Bruce Lee, el jeet kune do. El desarrollo de esta original forma de arte marcial, sus principios, técnicas centrales y planes de lección son presentados aquí con las propias palabras de Lee. También se muestran esquemas ilustrativos de Lee y su extraordinario tratamiento sobre la naturaleza del combate, el éxito mediante las artes marciales y la importancia de una actitud mental positiva en el entrenamiento. El lector también encontrará una serie depreguntas que todo artista marcial debe formularse a sí mismoy que Lee se planteó con el propósito de explorar como parte de su propio desarrollo aunque no llegó a vivir para completarlas. ... Read more

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In 1944, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, knowing that high-ranking members of the military had falsely testified before the various bodies investigating the attack on Pearl Harbor, selected a then-unknown major by the name of Henry C. Clausen to undertake a new investigation. From November 1944 to September 1945, Clausen traveled more than 55,000 miles and interviewed over a hundred U.S. and British Army, Navy, and civilian personnel. He was given the authority to go anywhere and question anyone under oath, from enlisted personnel right up to George C. Marshall, the chief of staff. He ultimately presented an 800 page report to Stimson-a report that revealed a massive operational failure by the United States to use the priceless intelligence signals that it had obtained months before Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor is the "final judgement"-the story behind Clausen's investigation and a blistering account of his conclusions. ... Read more

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Did you catch that ... so much for Truth, Justice, and the American Way!
While it has a notable title, and with its co-author being Bruce Lee (he being the editor of another Pearl Harbor work), the text is simply a re-hash of prior materials.

But, having set that as a datum, there are several items which might be of profit for some who are less inquisitive.These items include, for example:

A. Pages 136-136 - Message No. 519 as triggered by the "Winds Execute" receipt, the destruction by burning of enormous numbers of message traffic, and the Japanese attack on the A-3 scrambler telephone.

B. Pages 191-193 - Massive perjury, including that old chestnut of Marshall's whereabouts on the night of December 6, 1941.

C. Page 270 - The "higher oath" that led to conflicted testimony before various investigations, the whole truth and nothing but the truth - but not quite.Imagine US military personnel lying and admitting it to Clasen.

D. Pages 353 and 373 - Note that Japanese Naval Codes are in Singapore and Bangkok.

E. Page 367 - Ribbentrop's (from November 28, 1941) comment that Germany will go to war if Japan goes to war with America, and not seek a separate piece with England.So, FDR knew that Germany would declare war.[And so did Churchill, who upon seeing this PURPLE message, noted that comment in red ink.]

F. Page 410 - The note pointing to the numbers of messages that had to be gotten from British copies of traffic - so complete was the purposeful housecleaning done on the US archives. [This should be a flag to some: The "Winds Execute" will not be found in a US file, but rather in that of the Allies.]

Overall, a text to be aware of - warts and all.

Major Primary Source
This book is a major contribution to the understanding of who was really responsible for Pearl Harbor.Although Clausen's report (and his subsequent testimony) are part of the record of the Congressional investigation, his description of how he actually pursued his inquiry helps to fit each witness's affidavit into context.Clausen's colorful (and sometimes humorous) narrative of the course of his investigation makes this book highly readable, and his insightful and lawyerly evaluation of his witnesses and their testimony is a great aid to those who truly seek answers about why America was surprised at Pearl Harbor.

The book is not without its flaws, however.Clausen was conducting an Army investigation; thus the majority of his witnesses are from the Army, and when he did interview Navy personnel, his lines of inquiry were limited to obtaining information that was relevent to mistakes that might have been made by the Army.Thus, his point of view is necessarily limited.In his list of the 14 people most responsible for Pearl Harbor, he has Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner in a tie for fourth-place on the list, but Clausen never even interviewed the Admiral--this great level of culpability is not satisfactorily explained in either the text or the list. Clausen does refer to the subsequent Congressional investigation's having answered that question, however, and reading the Congressional report does explain it.Also, amazingly, Clausen fails to assign any significant blame to Admiral Claude Bloch, who was commandant of the 14th Naval District (Hawaii) and Base Defense Officer for Pearl Harbor.Clausen also gets a few minor facts wrong that make it clear he's not a professional historian--for example, the Army did not have any P-39s at Pearl Harbor, and General Short did not attend West Point.

In answer to some of the criticisms raised by other reviewers:Clausen does have some biases, but he's very open about them.He explains, in his Congressional testimony, why he couldn't investigate Stimson--Congress directed Stimson to conduct the investigation.As for protecting Marshall, Clausen quotes Stimson's endorsement to the Army Board report--Marshall was not responsible for the day-to-day management of the War Plans Division(it is worth noting, however, that Marshall still accepted the blame for not noticing that Short had not gone to the proper state of alert, even though he couldn't recall having seen Short's reply, and General Gerow had previously admitted to making the error).Clausen's story should also put to rest, once and for all, the revisionist canard that Stimson sent him around the world to browbeat witnesses into reversing their testimony in order to protect the Chief of Staff.I would also point out that one of the other reviewers seems to have confused the terms "anecdote" and "sworn statement."

Finally, on the subject of Clausen's giving the "government version," is it unreasonable to expect one of the chief government investigators to give that version?The whole statement is loaded, and has clear revisionist implications.Kimmel and Short were not "scapegoats"; as Prang states, this word implies that they were blameless.They were clearly not, and Clausen proves it with sworn testimony.The evidence against Short is frankly damning, though I'm sure some revisionists will attempt to explain it away.Short failed to read the extensive briefing materials that his predecessor, General Herron, had carefully prepared for him to study during his 5-day voyage to Hawaii in February 1941.Furthermore, he chose an officer with no intelligence experience or training to be his intelligence chief, rather than the officer with intelligence training and experience (who was recommended by Herron), simply because Short didn't want an unwashed reservist as part of his inner circle.Had Short bothered to study the material (or simply asked around) he would have discovered that alerts did not alarm the civilian population, and that Herron considered the risk of sabotage to be minimal.Kimmel failed to share crucial intelligence with Short (as he'd been directed).Finally, the two commanders had been ordered to confer and cooperate, but Short simply assumed that the Navy knew where the Japanese carriers were, and was conducting reconnaisance patrols; Kimmel assumed that Short was alert against air attack, and using his radar.

This book should be on the shelf of everyone who's interested in Pearl Harbor--right next to At Dawn We Slept.

Pearl Harbor - Final Judgement
Pearl Harbor - Final Judgement is a behind the scenes view of the War Department's efforts to address deficiencies in the separate Army and Navy commissions that studied the failures prior and on December 7, 1941.

The Author, Henry Clausen was appointed by the Secretary of War to address deficiencies noted in the earlier investigations.Assisting Clausen was Bruce Lee who assisted Admiral Layton in writing "At Dawn We Slept" and other historical examinations of the Pearl Harbor disaster.

"Final Judgement" is about Clausen's efforts to find out what was our intelligence posture and what did we do with what was available.Clausen's investigation and the journey to find the truth is fascinating. Many significant findings in this book has never been addressed before.

I read the book as a retired Army officer familiar with inter-service rivalries.Clausen's "civilian" perspective assisted him greatly.If Clausen had viewed the events as a career military person, I doubt he would have taken the chances he did.I can only imagine the consternation his investigation certainly caused because he could not be touched.

Final Judgement rings of truth finally brought to light.One suspects a "911" report will come out 50 years later and reveal what our contemporaries did not want us to know.This is what Final Judgement is all about.Great read with real insights.

Sheds New Light on Who Was Responsible for Pearl Harbor
I originally read this book about eight years ago, but I recently finished reading it for the second time, and I got much more out of it than the first time through.Henry C. Clausen, a San Francisco lawyer with his own practice, was appointed by Secretary of War Henry Stimson to conduct a thorough investigation of the Pearl Harbor disaster after it was discovered that there may have been some tainted testimony with the recently completed Army Pearl Harbor Board investigation.Armed with "Magic" decrypts in a "bomb pouch" which Clausen was to detonate if captured, he set off to take affidavits from the key personnel involved in the Pearl Harbor disaster.

According to the book, from November, 1944 to September, 1945, Clausen traveled more than 55,000 miles and interviewed over one hundred U.S. and British Army, Navy, and civilian personnel.Clausen had the authority from Stimson to go anywhere and interview anyone under oath from enlisted personnel up to General George C. Marshall.After completing his investigation, Clausen presented an 800 page report which revealed a massive failure by the United States to use the intelligence obtained months before the Pearl Harbor attack.

The crux of Clausen's investigation centered on the failure of the Army and Navy to share intelligence.It was the Navy's responsibility to share their intelligence with the Army, but, according to Clausen's investigation, this did not happen.Clausen also faulted Admiral Kimmel and General Short for failing to correctly interpret Washington's war warning message dated November 27, 1941.Among the other charges leveled by Clausen against Kimmel and Short were Kimmel's failure to share intelligence with the Army and his own staff, while Short was charged with failing to defend the fleet, failing to adequately prepare to assume command in Hawaii, failing to alert his forces of the probability of a surprise attack, failing to conduct reconnaissance, and failing to communicate effectively with Kimmel.

Clausen names others who were responsible in his investigation, from Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner's attempt to take over Naval intelligence and assuming that Pearl Harbor had a "Purple" machine, to Fleet Intelligence Officer Edwin Layton, who failed to keep the Army abreast of intelligence developments by not following Kimmel's directive to deliver intelligence to the Army in person.Others are listed as well, but these four men, especially Kimmel and Short, bear much of the responsibility for Pearl Harbor, according to Clausen.

Clausen was called as a witness before the Congressional hearings to testify about his findings.He did a masterful job of handling the committee's questions, and managed to sway the thinking of several of the committee members.

I highly recommend this fine book.Written in the first person by Clausen himself, he takes the reader on an incredible journey that uncovered many falsehoods and half-truths while, in my opinion, accurately identifying the persons directly responsible for the disaster at Pearl Harbor.The only part of the book where I felt Clausen spent too much time on was the "Winds" message.He admitted himself that he devoted perhaps too much time to this one issue, but this is a minor point which does not take anything away from the book.Colonel Clausen did his country a remarkable service by completing such a fine investigation.His methods were precise and produced the desired results.I believe that Clausen's report accurately identifed who was to blame for the attack.There is an excellent appendix section in the book which contains many of the "Magic" intercepts which Clausen used in his investigation.Read this excellent work of history and find out who was responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Clausen sheds light on flaws in intelligence system
First of all, it should be stated what this book isn't:it isn't a detailed account of the attack or an introduction to the subject matter of the Pearl Harbor. It does not touch upon the Japanese planning, strategic thinking, or preparations. Nor is it a comprehensive account of all the errors which contributed to the disaster.For this reason, it would not be a good choice for a first read on the subject of Pearl Harbor.It requires some background, and familiarity with the events and characters involved.

For those who have read several books on the subject, it is an invaluable source for information regarding the attack, and an intelligent and honest assessment of blame for US unpreparedness to meet the challenge.This book sheds light on, and reveals facts and circumstances previously unpublished.Clausen was in a unique position in history, appointed by Secretary of War Stimson to investigate the causes of the defeat, and make recommendations to prevent its repetition.Empowered with broad orders commanding all officers to fully cooperate with his investigation, Clausen was able to conduct interviews and take affadavits of any commander he chose.Many of his witnesses testified before no other investigation.He also had access to documents, orders and correspondence which other histories do not mention.

For example, in assessing Gen. Short's performance, he includes excerpts of correspondence in early 1941 from Marshall specifically touching upon the danger of a Japanese air or submarine strike against Oahu, reminding Short that his primary task was to defend against these dangers.If the assessments contained in the Martin-Bellinger report were not enough to wake Short up, surely letters from the Chief of Staff should have been.Clausen also details the blunt assessment of Gen. Herron, Short's predecessor, as to Short's disinterest, lack of preparedness and poor performance in the job.

Clausen's assessments are frank and sometimes brutal. Contrary to suggestions that this book has an apologist bent toward the Army, Clausen spreads blame towards Marshall, Gerow, and the rest of the top brass, particularly within the intelligence apparatus.He similarly faults the Navy, for mishandling or in some cases hoarding intelligence.He casts a pox on both houses in Oahu, for failing to meaningfully liason and discuss the implications of the rapidly deteriorating US-Japanese relations, and the import of the warnings and information those commands had at their disposal.

Possessed of keen analytic skill, Clausen's work, sources and insights demolish currently-published conspiracy theories as both venal and banal, based on false information, incomplete understanding, and in some cases even perjured testimony.As detailed in this book, the flaws in the system of handling and interpreting intelligence, coupled with the human flaws in command, are more than enough explanation without relying on an intellectually vapid pablum of deceit and simplistic bogeymen. ... Read more

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Go take lessons!
This book is getting a lot of flak for not imparting Bruce Lee's devastating martial arts secrets, but of course the flaw here is that you're trying to learn martial arts from a book. It's fine as an overview if you're curious about the basic mechanics involved, but it's not the modern equivalent of the mystical ancient scrolls you've been taught to expect in those late night cable tv kung-fu movie marathons. At best, this book should only be used as a supplemental to formal instruction. If you bought this book expecting to learn this (or any) technique without real-life instruction, you have no right to whine after your friends beat you up.

Put simply, if you're serious about learning this technique you need to learn it from a person, not a paperback that you found on the internet.

Great little manual!
Great book on these mechanics! I've learned similar mechanics in Wing Chun, similar but not the same. To a martial artist, the mind and breath exercises described herein are things that could be taken into other areas of training, rather than just this technique.
If such a technique can be learned from a book, it can be learned from this book, but one must build the skill patiently and a step at a time, as it is explained.
I don't know if this is a good buy for a regular person, but it's a treasure to an impassioned martial artist.

tha rewiew
Awesome book on the one and three inch punch. THESE punching techniques are deadly and needs a lot of practice to perform it the way De'mile does it. Buy it if you want to know how to keep inside yourself a very strong knockpunch[if used on the jaw or solar plexus}that can be usefull against an physical fight

I couldn't get it to work for me...
I got this book a few years ago hoping I could learn to do this infamous technique. I read the thing in less than an hour and tried following the guide and could not get mine to work. I am not saying that it won't work for you ($5? Come on, it's just $5, if it were $20 I'd be upset). It may or may not, some people have had it work.

However, I later took up Wing Tsun (Bruce Lee's art) and realized my mistake. The technique takes all of 5 minutes to be taught it, and then perfecting it takes a long time. There are no exercises needed like explained in the book.

Nothing special, didn't work
I originally bought this book a couple years ago hoping I could learn this parlor trick of a technique to show off to people at parties. I read the book several times, but couldn't figure it out. Later I took up Wing Tsun (which contains the punch) and realized after being taught the punch, it is nothing like described in the book. .... Nothing great in my opinion. ... Read more

Book Description
A collection of articles detailing Bruce Lee's rise to fame, including Lee's own famous and controversial essay "Liberate Yourself from Classical Karate." 160 pgs. ... Read more

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Insightful and Honest
This book tells the story of Bruce Lee skillfully and it is really a 'must have' for Bruce Lee fans.

--Lonnie R. Gardner ... Read more