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Summary: A Classic
Review: Harold Coyle's debut novel should definitely be on the bookshelf of anyone who reads military techno-thrillers. This novel creates a World War III scenario without making a single mistake. Coyle makes this techno-thriller as realistic as possible without it becoming bogged down in technical details. The characters are three dimensional (a rarity in the techno-thriller genre), and the consequences of war are explored in detail. Simply, this is a great book.
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Summary: Even today, still an excellent read!
Review: Harold Coyle's first novel tells of a tank platoon commander involved in campaigns against a Soviet invasion of West Germany. And, man,it is certainly realistic! The battle scenes on the ground are well told, and easy to follow, complete with battle maps and an explanation of all the symbols and terms used. The descriptions of soldiers in combat are also very realistic; once again Coyle shows his knowledge of ground warfare has been well researched. And it also shows that war can screw people up, especially the families of those who are in combat. Although the threat of a Russian invasion of Germany is now not with us, this book is still a superb read and I would recommend this to anyone!
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Summary: Coyle makes impressive authorial debut with Team Yankee
Review: Harold Coyle's Team Yankee: A Novel of World War III (Presidio Press, 1987) was published a year after Red Storm Rising's triumphant debut in hardcover, and although it is thematically similar (Soviet forces invade West Germany after a series of crises escalate into an all out conventional war), Coyle's approach is very different from Clancy's. Instead of creating his own possible scenario for a NATO vs. Warsaw Pact confrontation, he asked for, and received, permission from British author (and retired General) Sir John Hackett to set Team Yankee within the scenario created in Hackett's two
"speculative fiction" books The Third World War: August 1985 and The Third World War: The Untold Story.
Team Yankee takes place within a two-week period in an August in the late 1980s. Since late July, a series of crises precipitated by the Iran-Iraq war has morphed into a clash between U.S. and Soviet naval forces in the Persian Gulf region. By August 1, word comes that NATO is mobilizing and ordering their armed forces, including Bannon and Team Yankee, to their wartime positions. Soon, the Soviets and their Warsaw Pact "allies" cross the Inner German Border in force. Team Yankee and the rest of NATO's forces in West Germany must then fight the invaders and stop them before the Red Army reaches the Rhine River. After that, assuming the Soviet attack bogs down, the mission will change from merely defending territory to taking offensive operations and pushing the invaders back. The question Coyle poses is, can American soldiers, using their weapons and tactics against superior numbers of Soviet and Warsaw Pact soldiers, defeat Russian weapons and tactics?
Readers familiar with Hackett's macrocosmic World War III will know the big picture, but first-time readers will be turning the pages to see who wins, who loses, who dies...and who survives in this outstanding first novel by a true master of the military fiction genre.
The only flaw, and this is not Coyle's fault, is that reality -- in the shape of the fall of communism and the end of the Cold War -- has made the novel's setting extremely outdated. Some of the then-modern weapons, such as the M1 main battle tank, have been since updated to M1-A2 standard, older weapons have been retired, and obviously there's no more Warsaw Pact.
All in all, it's an entertaining read.
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Summary: One of the best WWIII novels ever written.
Review: Harold Coyles first book based on events from the book "The Third World War" By Sir John Hacket. This book does not deal with the politics of the war, it is just the combat thrill ride that you are looking for in a book of this type.Looking back now, some of the technical ifo may be a bit dated, but it does not take away from the book in any way. It is a nonstop combat action thriller, that is easily read, and not too technical for the novice, but still interesting for the more advanced reader. After reading this book, I bought the rest of Harold Coyles' books at a yard sale just based on the quality of this one book. They just don't write then like this any more.
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Summary: One of the best WWIII novels ever written.
Review: Harold Coyles first book based on events from the book "The Third World War" By Sir John Hacket. This book does not deal with the politics of the war, it is just the combat thrill ride that you are looking for in a book of this type. Looking back now, some of the technical ifo may be a bit dated, but it does not take away from the book in any way. It is a nonstop combat action thriller, that is easily read, and not too technical for the novice, but still interesting for the more advanced reader. After reading this book, I bought the rest of Harold Coyles' books at a yard sale just based on the quality of this one book. They just don't write then like this any more.
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Summary: One of the best WWIII novels ever written.
Review: Harold Coyles first book based on events from the book "The Third World War" By Sir John Hacket. This book does not deal with the politics of the war, it is just the combat thrill ride that you are looking for in a book of this type. Looking back now, some of the technical ifo may be a bit dated, but it does not take away from the book in any way. It is a nonstop combat action thriller, that is easily read, and not too technical for the novice, but still interesting for the more advanced reader. After reading this book, I bought the rest of Harold Coyles' books at a yard sale just based on the quality of this one book. They just don't write then like this any more.
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Summary: You can almost smell the cordite....
Review: I first read this book in 1990 while serving in West Germany as a Cavalry Scout with 4/7 Cav 3rd Armored Div. I really enjoyed it at the time. I later served in Operation Desert Sheild/Storm and was involved a heavy armor engagement at the Battle of 73 Easting. This book is as close as you can get without having to dodge sabot rounds. Coyle does a great job of not only mastering military jargon and weapons systems but he also captures the fear and terror felt by the common tanker and foot soldier... probably the most powerful war story I have ever read.
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Summary: The excitement of being a U.S. tank commander in WWIII
Review: I read a review in the local fishwrap that Harold Coyle was the best writer of military fiction. Team Yankee confirms this. It is a realistic hour by hour account of the first fourteen days of combat in World War III as it follows the commanding officer of a tank unit-Team Yankee fighting the Soviets on the Russian front. It also includes brief accounts of the viewpoint of the opposing Soviet tank commanders a la Killer Angels. A real page turner that kept me up half of the night.
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Summary: Best Damn Book i have Read!
Review: I read this book A while Back, While i was in the Army in an Armored Division. As a Tanker i can Say that How True to life this story is and/or Could have been. The fire commands in this novel are exactly the way they should be. Short,Fast and acurate. Helluva Book A REAL tankers MUST READ book.
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Summary: This book is like Eisenhower - I give it 5 stars.
Review: I'm usually more a Mets fan but team Yankee should go all the way this October! Long live the Mick!
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