This was a fantastic job in telling the Rambo series perfectly, it had that element that I wanted from a book about the movie series. It was written well and was engaged with the history and making of this. Nat Segaloff has a strong writing style and was glad I was able to read this.

Nat Segaloff is a master at writing about movies and movie stars. I loved his take on the Exorcist and this book about Rambo and the franchise was equally good. Growing up with the movies it was so interesting to read about the stories behind Rambo. If you like me love the movies and David Morells books then I’m sure you’ll enjoy this book. Highly recommended.

Thanks to the author, the publisher and NetGalley for the copy

I received a free copy of, The Rambo Report, by Nat Segaloff, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Rambo was first a character in a book in the early 1970s, by David Morell.. Mr. Morell talked to Vietnam vets about their experiences, and the book, Rambo was born. Then the movies came and more books. Rambo is a cult classic for a reason. This is an interesting story.

In much the same way that he has done for THE EXORCIST and SCARFACE, author Nat Segaloff takes a deep (Sometimes TOO deep) dive into the Rambo film franchise, hitting on the source material, the films, the novelizations of the sequels, spinoffs, inspirations, the studios, the suits, the stars, the budgets, the lawsuits, the history of the war and protests that inspired it all, and a lot more.

Often, the "a lot more" became TOO MUCH more for me, and my eyes glazed over when he got into the minutiae of budgets, payroll, location scouting, etc. Doubtless this will be interesting to some readers, just not this one.

There is a lot to enjoy here, and Segaloff is nothing if not thorough. The foreword, by Rambo creator David Morrell, is also illuminating, and it's an easy book to recommend to fans of the character and franchise.