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Type of bind: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 363 EAN num: 9781592289769 ISBN number: 1592289762 Label: The Lyons Press Manufacturer: The Lyons Press Quantity: 1 Page Count: 232 Printing Date: June 01, 2007 Publishing house: The Lyons Press Sale Popularity Level: 105199 Studio: The Lyons Press
The inside story of the ATF's infiltration of the Hell's Angels, one of the most notorious and violent outlaw motorcycle gangs in history.
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Rated by buyers - pathetic fact checking
You could wear out a highlighter if you highlighted all of the ridiculous errors in this book
Author says that Bullhead City is across the river from Las Vegas. Technically correct, but:
36 miles downstream
Vegas is miles from the river
Bullhead is across the river from Laughlin
The shootout between the HA and the Mongols happened at the Laughlin Harrahs, not the Las Vegas Harrahs.
"prospect and sponsor are used interchangeably". No. The sponsor is a patch holder who vouches for the prospect, the prospect intends to be a patch holder.
If you can't believe the simple, easy to check lies presented as facts, how can you believe anything presented as fact?
Rated by buyers - A damn good read.
For all the citizens that don't know, it's because of this "cop" that the Big Red Machine is as tight as it is and is still the #1 club in the world. "snitches" are a dieing breed and deserve it.
Rated by buyers - good read
3/4 thru it and its a good book so far. Its a lot of the same as under and alone and all agent acounts, but its a good read anyway and you can get it cheap. You can learn something about some of the new Hells Angels leaders. They are not the same club that we know with Sonny, Terry the Tramp, Cisco, Sandy A., and Big Vinny, but they are charasmatic never-the-less.
Rated by buyers - Wait for SA Dobyns' Book
SA Jay Dobyns, the lead ATF agent in this investigation, has written a book on it which is out in FEB 2009. That, no doubt, will provide the best insight on what went down.
This book was an opportunistic effort by the author, who had bystander acess to some but not all of the information (which is why it reads like a high school senior's final paper) and spun what she had into this three-star ho-hum.
"Into the Abyss" is far better - and Dobyns' book will seal the deal.
Rated by buyers - A Good View of the ATF's Obsession with the Hells Angels
This book details the ATF's extensive endeavor to infiltrate the Hells Angels. The operation put the undercover agents through hell and produced nothing. The agents discovered that the Hells Angels displayed far more loyalty and genuine caring for them than their supervisors did. The operation was poorly run and poorly planned. Millions of dollars of taxpayer's money spent with no results. This book does provide a limited "insider's" view of the Hells Angels, but provides a better illustration of federal law enforcement's paranoia and obsession with biker clubs.
- pathetic fact checking