Reviews for Understanding a Company's Finances: A Graphic Approach

The average rating for Understanding a Company's Finances: A Graphic Approach based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-09-06 00:00:00 Steven Holzer The year was 1991,Saddam had invaded Kuwait,the world was very nervous about its oil supply,and Saudi Arabia had turned to the US for help. CNN had just arrived in Pakistan and what a change it was from the lone channel,state controlled PTV. And CNN knew it was on to something good,war as entertainment.It had put three of its reporters in Baghdad and they would continue to report from there as bombs rained down from the sky. It was the first war I had watched live and that too,24/7. And at the centre of the unfolding excitement of Operation Desert Storm was its commander,"Stormin'Norman" Schwarzkopf. I watched so much of him on TV that he would be hard to forget.So,when I found his book,I had to read it. As a military biography,it is interesting.It was hard to put down.He fought in Vietnam and while describing his experiences is extremely insistent that it was the "right thing to do."No acknowledgement of the staggering costs of war for the Vietnamese. Several promotions later,Schwarzkopf was now head of the US Central Command,responsible for the Middle East.It was then that Saddam handed him his place in history by invading Kuwait. The reader gets a triumphal narration of how brilliantly he commanded Desert Storm with help from the Saudis and the coalition which effectively comprised the whole world. Any acknowledgement of the staggering cost of war for the Iraqis ? Forget it. He would come home to a hero's welcome and a ticker tape parade. A little over a decade later,bombs would be falling on Baghdad again.But by then,I had lost my enthusiasm for this sort of entertainment. I never watched,I was too sickened.And who was the commander on that occasion ? I never checked.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-08-02 00:00:00 Mark Guindon Outstanding book Outstanding book I served with General Schwarzkopf in the 24th Infantry division and during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. This book left me with a better understanding of how we fought the war. A must read for all particular the military members. I retired in 1992 after 27 years as a Command Sergeants Major. It was a pleasure to have served under General Schwarzkopf.