My dear Moon: Rear Admiral Don Pardee Moon

My dear Moon: Rear Admiral Don Pardee Moon

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Rear Admiral Moon's death was officially ruled a suicide; but the testimony at the Board of Inquiry raises questions about what really happened- which Jonathan P Alter and Daniel Crouch present to the reader more than sixty years later in 'My dear Moon' .Drawing from extensive research, including e-mail interviews of veterans, primary source documents from the Moon family, old historical newspapers and Government documents- some obtained via Freedom of Information Act requests. Alter and Crouch unearth the mystery of the cause of this great man's death.

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Author:	Jonathan P. Alter
Paperback:	205 pages
Publisher:	BookSurge Publishing
Publication Date:	September 20, 2005
Language:	English
ISBN:	1419612530
Product Width:	250.0 centimeters
Product Height:	175.25 centimeters
Product Weight:	0.81 pounds
Package Length:	9.8 inches
Package Width:	6.9 inches
Package Height:	0.7 inches
Package Weight:	0.95 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 2 reviews

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A Definitive History of Admiral Moon Oct 04, 2006
By Michael David McGuire "Michael David McGuire"
This book has been well researched and well documented... with fascinating tidbits of history culled from the National Archives, through Freedom of Information Act requests and from newly found personal documents from Admiral Moon's children. Jonathan Alter and his editor Daniel Crouch deserve a round of applause for all of their efforts in helping shed light on one of WW II's lost heroes. Of most interest to me are the intriguing new questions raised surrounding Admiral Moon's apparent "suicide" (and what some scholars might construe to be a subsequent cover-up). Admiral Don Pardee Moon was a larger-then-life character... inventor, innovator, leader and patriot... and the full impact of his legacy on America and world history needs to be reexamined and restored to its rightful place. Jonathan Alter makes a courageous and forceful step in that direction. "My Dear Moon" is a good and interesting read... highly recommended.

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More like a large appendix than a stand alone book. Jul 26, 2010
By Kenneth H. Taylor II
This volume contains a lot of historical items. Personal and military correspondence, various other military and government documents and a lot of mini-biographies of persons having some relation or association with Admiral Moon. What it lacks is any sort of thread or narrative to tie all of these odd bits and pieces together.

Then in Chapter 10 is "The Untold Story" a fictional account of murder by an "Allied Agent". The basis for this story is not at all apparent to me from reading the rest of the book.

Finally there is the (lack of) quality of the printing. It appears to be a photocopy of the output of a cheap dot matrix printer. It is hard to read. About half way through the book, there are no page numbers, the font size decreases by about 50% in mid paragraph. It is now a real chore to read.

Overall I was disappointed by this book.

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