Book Review: Secret Missions 2: The Lost Expeditions Of Sir Francis Burton by Walter Bosley
"History is a set of lies agreed upon"
Napoleon
"History is a Greek word which means, literally, just investigation."
Arnold Toynbee
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Zy Marquiez
September 8, 2016
In his second book in the ‘Secret Mission’ series, Walter Bosley takes us on an adventure that’s quite breathtaking as it is thought provoking.
Secret Missions 2: The Lost Expeditions Of Sir Francis Burton is a strong sequel to the first book Secret Missions: The Hidden Legacy Of Old California, which was just as dynamite as this one.
Bosley begins by building the background for the case that Burton – as an agent of multiple institutions – carries out a classic ‘op within an op’ that covert circles are littered with.
From locale to locale facts are explored & synthesized, thence extrapolated from rather incisively in a way that makes the reader follow the case he is making for Burton’s hunt for an ancient civilization[s?].
Burton’s extensive work is used to build the case, and many of the finer theories are inferred quite logically given the availability, and sometimes lack thereof of information. Not because the author doesn’t search, but because some of the vital data is downright classified still to this day. That begs the question: why?
What was so imperative, that long after Burton is gone, long after the world has changed over countless times, that information found in an expedition – that according to mainstream biographers didn’t take place – that took six months and countless locales still hasn’t made the light of day?
The answer to the question, and more, is the quest of Bosley.
At certain junctures, this book even dovetails slightly with his previous Secret Missions book, which goes to show how much interest the ruling powers of the day had in the civilizations of ‘high antiquity’. This is easy to see once we see the breadth and scope of the technological capabilities [megaliths, etc.], history and knowledge that could be had from the search and seizure of ancient loot, knowledge, et al.
Knowledge that could arguably set the foundation for something much more, advanced.
In any case, if you’re used to Bosley’s previous work, or fascinated in these particular subjects, this book will be a quick read for you.
The strength of this book lies in the amount of data provided by the author, which only serves to buttress his argument that much more.
Its one of those book that truly makes you wonder about how much history has been kept from us.
And better yet, what still remains out there unexplored…
Given how much of or history has been distorted, suppressed, and erased, and coupled with Bosley’s knack for the period, have a feeling myself that this and his previous book are ‘only the beginning’ of many more grounded, logical, and insightful adventures.
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Zy Marquiez is an open-minded skeptic, writer, reviewer and researcher who seeks ideas beyond conventional thought. His website TheBreakaway features a diverse range of topics rarely covered by the media but still vital to understanding how our reality truly operates.