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A superior offering from the genre. Kim Jong Il invades South Korea in a surprise attack, and it's up to the brave plucky men (and one woman) of the US and South Korean military to fight them off. It all works out in the end, with the fighter pilot getting the girl (no Top Gun subtext here) and the rookie young officer becomes a Man. Still, a lot less jingoistic than most, and without the Mary Sues that pollute Clancy's offerings. And the author tricked me in the end just like he did the NKs, which is unusual in these books. 4/5.

Under the Polar Ice-Cap ....The atomic submarine 'Dolphin' has impossible orders: to sail beneath the ice-floes of the Arctic Ocean to locate and rescue the men of weather-station Zebra, gutted by fire and drifting with the ice-pack somewhere north of the Arctic Circle.But the orders do not say what the 'Dolphin' will find if she succeeds – that the fire at Ice Station Zebra was sabotage, and that one of the survivors is a killer…

A good read. This concerns a Middle East War the idea being a "Soviet" invasion of Iran. The book is a 1988 novel so predates modern political and geopolitical situations. It is interesting and well written a fast moving plot with accurate facts. the soldier's point of view war theme is here as it is in other Coyle novels. After Team Yankee Coyle placed another book "sometime" in the 1980s with The U.S. facing off against the U.S.S.R. in Iran. This of course isn't the only conflict. While the ayatollahs don't care for the Soviets...they're not overly fond of the U.S. either.I like Coyle, good read if you like action, techno-thrillers, even alternate history. Recommended.

„Перфектен трилър.“ Сан Франциско Кроникъл „Том Кланси, безспорният фаворит, шампионът сред писателите предлага неописуеми приключения — висш пилотаж сред експлозивна смес от престъпления, екшън и нови технологии.“ Ню Йорк Таймс На холографски футболен мач, където Мат Хънтър и неговите приятели отиват да видят любимите си играчи, се случва нещо странно. Четирима души, маскирани като герои от гангстерските филми от 30-те години на XX век, откриват огън по играчите и трибуните. Дори виртуалните куршуми могат да убиват. Мат и приятелите му знаят, че «виртуалните вандали» трябва да бъдат спрени. Кървавата баня на стадиона е само началото.

The most daring -- and deadly -- terrorist plot of all time is about to unfold aboard the supercarrier USS United States. If it succeeds, the balance of nuclear power will tilt in favor of a remorseless Arab leader. And it looks as if no one can stop it - except navy "jet jock" Jake Grafton. "Cag " Grafton is one helluva pilot. His F-14 Tomcat is one helluva plane. But some of Jake's crewmates have already vanished. A woman reporter who boarded the ship in Tangiers may not be who she claims to be. And Jake may have to disobey a direct order from the President himself for one spine-tingling, hair-raising Final Flight

What if a foreign rogue nation launched a war against the United States within its own borders? America's largest cities are in flames. Its majestic landmarks are in ruins. Electronic sabotage cripples its far-flung communications systems. Race battles against race in a raging civil conflagration. The first waves of a meticulously orchestrated international terrorist campaign have achieved a stunning and terrifying success. As grim national leaders hunker down with advisors, as the finest living minds in strategic intelligence together with state-of-the-art computers link up to search out and destroy the source of the savagery, as armies both with and without uniforms mobilize to win the ultimate unconventional war, two men - once friends, now adversaries to the death - race to a decisive confrontation. On one side is General Amir Taleh, an implacable foe of the United States, a nimble survivor of the brutal cross-currents of Iran's internal politics, and a shrewd fighter who believes that killing for revenge is pointless but killing for a higher purpose is justified. Opposing him are two American operatives who become tactical allies as well as unexpected lovers: Colonel Peter Thorn, the Delta Force veteran who has faced down the masters of terror on foreign soil and now feels powerless to defeat them at home; and Special Agent Helen Gray, as beautiful as she is a formidable player in the old-boy network of special operations. Together, they must find a way to defeat Taleh and his forces before the West awakens to its greatest nightmare of all.

I thought this was a fantastic book in regards to its genre. When looking for a fictional story of modern war, it seems that overwhelmingly people recommend Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising and Larry Bond's Cauldron among the top handful of books in that genre. If you're interested in reading a book about how a plausible (that's subject to opinion) large scale war could break out, along with the details of how war and battles are fought with modern equipment and technology... then I'd highly recommend this book. I'll definitely be reading more of Larry Bond's books in the future.

With Flight of the Intruder, Final Flight and The Minotaur, Stephen Coonts has established himself as one of the nation's premier novelists of technological suspense thrillers. Following the Summer '90 release of the major film version of Flight of the Intruder, the pool of Coonts fans will surely increase. Coonts' hero Jake Grafton is back in D.C. as the War on Drugs escalates to an unexpected climax.

Early in 1977 a retired NATO general called together six of his collegues--including an admiral, an airman, an economist and a diplomat--to write a dramatized game-plan for the next world war. A sensational international bestseller, it is a vivid, detailed, and often blood-curdling on-the-spot report from the battle fronts of a "real war", from tank assaults to air clashes to ICBM launchings, based on an insider's knowledge of weaponry and actual NATO and Soviet battle strategies. In the light of changes in Eastern Europe the question now is: Could it ever have happened? Could it ever happen again?

Len Deighton’s classic first novel, whose protagonist is a nameless spy – later christened Harry Palmer and made famous worldwide in the iconic 1960s film starring Michael Caine.The Ipcress File was not only Len Deighton’s first novel, it was his first bestseller and the book that broke the mould of thriller writing.For the working class narrator, an apparently straightforward mission to find a missing biochemist becomes a journey to the heart of a dark and deadly conspiracy.The film of The Ipcress File gave Michael Caine one of his first and still most celebrated starring roles, while the novel itself has become a classic.

Four Japanese nationalists storm Tokyo's imperial palace and behead the emperor. Their goal: to invade Russia and conquer oil-rich Siberia in order to dominate the globe. Soon the world explodes in war, as Japan, Russia and the United States go head-to-head in a struggle that threatens total destruction. Now three men from three different nations must meet their ultimate challenge: to fight as patriots in a war driven by greed and madness--and save the planet from nothing less than a full-scale nuclear attack.Stephen Coonts' Fortunes of War is an explosive, action-packed thriller.

I watched this movie on youtube and it was great. The presence of Burt Lancaster helped too and Clark Gable is there as well.Gable plays the captain and Lancaster the executive officer of a submarine.Both are in conflict because the captain first denies the executive officer his shot at command and then recklessly pursues a dangerous,almost suicidal mission disobeying orders from the high command.Great action sequences of war at sea.It's been compared to the German submarine film,Das Boot.I think it's better.Great entertainment.

NATO and the Soviet bloc are at war. The awesome Russian invasion force smashes across the West German border, driving for a breakthrough. With M-1 tanks and a mechanized infantry division, Captian Sean Bannon's "Team Yankee" must defend their vital strategic post. They will engage the enemy with the ultimate in sophisticated weaponry. They will fight beyond all limits of human endurance - on the brink of World War III... "Team Yankee"

1973. The skies over Vietnam have finally gone silent. America has pulled out, the war is over. But for Lieutenant Jake Grafton, USN, fresh from two combat cruises and a harrowing shoot-down over Laos, the personal battle is just beginning.... His country has not welcomed him home with open arms, but with closed minds and closed fists. When his girlfriend's father called him a murderer, Jake walked away. But when a stranger in a bar challenged his honor, the man was not so lucky - the guy landed in the hospital. Jake landed in jail. And Grafton's shore-duty commander, who bailed him out, has devised the perfect punishment for his ace flight instructor: an eight-month cruise on the aircraft carrier Columbia teaching jarheads - Marines - the nuances of carrier aviation. Flying missions over Vietnam was a living hell; now, as a Navy man working side by side with Marines who have no carrier aviation experience, Grafton's about to discover another world of fresh hell. The Marines may be made of tempered steel and brass balls, but taking off and landing from a slippery flight deck, on a choppy sea in a pitch-black night, there is no margin for error - or for animosity. And men like Marine Captain Flap Le Beau, his bombardier and navigator, have a real gift for pushing Jake's buttons. But he's going to have to learn to live with him...or die trying. They belong to the same society of warriors, they fought in the same war, they drink the same whiskey to toast fallen comrades. Now they must fly together in the same cockpit, must lock into each other and into their million-dollar machine, and make the split-second decisions which will insure that, tonight, their fellow pilots won't raise a glass to them.

Germany is once more the dominant power, her leadership determined to win the world's respect, by bloody force if necessary. In Eastern Europe, where a weakened Russia is struggling against the ambitions of neighbors, virulent nationalism and ancient ethnic hatreds fan the flames of war, this time with nuclear weapons as the ultimate threat. Caught up in the rising storm of a Europe in dangerous transition is an American army, no longer just keeping the peace, but drawn inexorably into a real shooting war.

Tom Clancy's Op-Center is the beating heart of America's defense, intelligence and crisis management technology. It is run by a crack team of operatives both within its own walls and out in the field. When a job is too dirty--or too dangerous--it's the only place our government can turn.But nothing can prepare Director Paul Hood and his Op-Center crisis management team for what they're about to uncover--a very real, very frightening power play that could unleash new players in a new world order...

Battle Cry is the riveting Marine epic by the bestselling author of such classics as Trinity and Exodus.Originally published in 1953, Leon Uris's Battle Cry is the raw and exciting story of men at war from a legendary American author.This is the story of enlisted men – Marines – at the beginning of World War II. They are a rough–and–ready tangle of guys from America's cities and farms and reservations. Led by a tough veteran sergeant, these soldiers band together to emerge as part of one of the most elite fighting forces in the world. With staggering realism and detail, we follow them into intense battles – Guadalcanal and Tarawa – and through exceptional moments of camaraderie and bravery. Battle Cry does not extol the glories of war, but proves itself to be one of the greatest war stories of all time.

This was an entertaining read. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4.Here be the male equivalent of Wuthering Heights and whatnot for men. Cheesy, corny, cliche, with simple characters, lot of rebellion against the establishment, Top Gun maverick types, MILFs everywhere, hardcore 80s action. Everything you need for pure enjoyment.I've read Dale Brown in the past and remembered the techno-thriller streak. Less so this time. I guess my tech savviness has increased manyfold since, and I don't find the technical details as engaging in the past. But that's fine, because the book is good enough even if the technobabble is aimed at the non-congnoscenti (plus lots of mistakes - the M61 Vulcan caliber is referenced liberally as anything between 20 and 30 mm).Anyway, Patrick McLanahan (that's a rad, cool name, ain't it) is back. We have the well-proven formula. Soviet spies. Hi-tech aircraft. Thought-controlled cockpit. Crazy pilots. Intrigue. Conspiracy. Darn good dog fights. The mandatory use of B-52 (Dale was a WSO on a BUFF in his USAF career). Imagine a typical 80s VHS action movie. Transpose it into writing. You get this.Day of the Cheetah was written in 1989 - and the action in the book takes place in mid-90s. It's funny to see how the author imagined the tech leap in that era. Very accurate on one hand, very naive on the other. He nailed it with modern satellite comms and stealth technologies, he missed it with computers, terminals and smartphones. 'Tis a trip into the past, and it's very endearing.There were also a whole lot of typos in the book, but I don't mind that.All in all, good - and it improves as you read on. I was a bit skeptical in the first 10-15%, but then Dale added some depth, made the plot gently more convoluted, and introduced nice, colorful combat. This is where his writing shines - air battles. Accurate, gritty and captivating. Well, he knows his air stuff.I shall continue reading the neverending McLanahan saga, for sure.A little song to accompany me sweet review:Revvin' up your engineListen to her howlin' roarMetal under tensionBeggin' you to touch and goHighway to the danger zoneRide into the danger zoneHeadin' into twilightSpreadin' out her wings tonightShe got you jumpin' off the trackAnd shovin' into overdriveHighway to the danger zoneI'll take youRidin' into the danger zoneIgor