What do You think about Last Of The Breed (2005)?
I thought was an exciting book. I have never read a western type novel before and although this was not based in the wild west, it is based on an American Indian (Major Joseph Makatozi, USAF) who begins to rediscover his Indian heritage. Joe Mack is a strong willed individual who being captured by the Soviet Union for his knowledge of experimental air craft, as well as how to fly these. Joe Mack takes on the GRU Soviet army Col. Arkady Zamatev. Who is a very dangerous and Skilled Interrogator, A Yakut Tribesman Alekhin Who is infamous for never allowing prisoners to escape, and who does not mind killing them in the process. He also Takes on the KGB and the entire Soviet Union, and not to mention crossing the Siberian Tundras, Swamps, Forests, and Rivers in the middle of winter.It was intense and inspiring to me and I would recommend it to anyone.
—Stephen McMullin
I read this book some years ago Fred and thought it outstanding. Problem was, I could not remember the title or the author. It was an incredible tale of survival against all odds and I too rate it a strong 5 Stars. Thank you for the 411. Semper Fi...............Ed
—Fredrick Danysh
The best thing that can be said for this book is that it is mercifully short. It is nothing more than a several hundred page explanation of why the American indians were so awesome, filled with prejudide and unfair accusations and assumptions about lighter skinned people. It starts out with a description of the life of a native american, comparing them, as a peacefull and utopian society, to the 'white men', a barbarric, godless, wasteful, and power hungry pack of animals. Okay. It then switches gears, bringing us to the 1980's, where we meet our main character, Joe Mack, A native american who is apparantly the steryotypical ultimate human being. He is an ivy league grad, olympic caliber athelete, American air force major, Souix indian warrior, trapper, and a test pilot for ridiculously advanced fictional experimental aircraft. It then takes us to his only mistake of the book: He gets shot down over Siberia, and, as luck would heve it, right by a Soviet prison camp. Interestingly enough, the never actually explain what he was doing over Siberia. Anyway, he is promptly captured, shoved into a cell, and questioned for an inordinate amount of time, during which he, as the ultimate human specimen, naturally reveals nothing. As soon as the next night comes, he procedes to pole vault over a 20 foot high electric fence,evade about 50 angry Russian guards(the book takes this oppertunity to point out that the white men are lazy and stupid, easy to evade and defeat) and make his escape. Bravo. He is now stranded, with no food, clothing, or shelter, in one of the most brutal climates on earth, with winter and a horde of angry Soviets fast approaching. The book goes rapidly downhill from here, as he procedes to kill a 400 pound bear with a sharpened stick, sprint away from machine gun armed russians with 300 pounds or meat on his back, and kill an unfeasible amount of armed pursuers. The rest of the book tells us how awesome indians are, even when they have been shot down over siberia. This book is perfect for people with a serious grudge against russians or white people in general, or anyone looking for a book in which everything goes right. Personally, I found this book boring, the tone insulting, and the premise utterly unrealistic, the total opposite of what was promised by the cover and summary on the back.
—Michael Beam
