Reviews for Bristol Blenheim An Illustrated History

The average rating for Bristol Blenheim An Illustrated History based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-01-05 00:00:00 Erik Delissen This is a very interesting story and I enjoy reading about Robert Hanssen. However, Vise spent so much time in the beginning creating a backstory for both Hanssen and Freeh that when he finally got to the espionage part I was disappointed. I felt that through the backstory Vise spent the entire time quoting interviews, which is fine, until you get to the part that is interesting and it reads so quickly the reader becomes disappointed.Yes, the reader needs to understand how messed up Robert Hanssen's childhood was to understand who he became. And the reader needs to understand how Freeh earned the nickname Mad Dog. The facts that created the chapters on the espionage where outstanding and they read like a fiction novel. The only other problem I had with the book is I wished Vise would have spent more time elaborating on the trial of Robert Hanssen and what happened to his family. All the reader knows is that Bonnie stood by her husband's side and forgave him AGAIN. Would have prefered more detail in the end.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-01-13 00:00:00 Alec Moua The problems of the FBI didn't start with James Comey. Robert Philip Hanssen became an FBI agent. He didn't get along with the other agents, and felt he was smarter than they were. This led him to become a mole for the KGB. He was eventually found out by Louis Freeh, who became FBI director during the Clinton administration. The book traces the careers of both men, but especially Hanssen.