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Summary: An excellent accounting of World War 3.
Review: This early work by Tom Clancy is an excellent account of World War 3 as seen through the eyes of the paricipants. The realism of the battlefield is brought forth from the accounts of the third person observer, the Soldier on the front and the General in the planning staff. The political analysis of events leading up to the war, and the actions of both politicians, as well as the soldiers reveals an amazing insight on the part of Mr. Clancy. Compared to his more recent works "Red Storm Rising" still stands out as Clansy's best work
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Summary: Clancy's best!!
Review: I have read all the Tom Clancy novels, and they are all excellent in their own right; however, Red Storm Rising is by far the best. The descriptions and accuracy of the text, the human involvement, and the story itself are incredible! The book makes you want to stand up and cheer, and also hide behind a rock, you can really live this book. I have read this book probably 10 or 12 times, and it just keeps getting better
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Summary: Good thriller of conventional warfare
Review: The soviets are back, taking a beating as the bad guys. After their
largest oil refinery is blown to pieces by terrorists, their plan
is to first split NATO by attacking Germany and then to seize supplies
in the Gulf area.
This loose plot starts the extraordinarily long book (800 pages).
Soon Clancy focuses on tactical details and technical descriptions
of conventional warfare on land, the sea and in the air. With
much attention to detail, action and reaction of both parties are
outlined. We learn what we've believed for the past decades, that the
soviets have more men and artillery, but that NATO has the technical
advantage of more sophisticated weaponry.
One of my problems with the book is that the stereotypical image
presented of soviet officers is much reminiscent of the cold war.
Then there is the unsatisfying ending. Once NATO overcomes the
soviets' advantage in numbers, we learn that the war has been
nothing but a mistake, and both parties pull back their troops
to pre-war lines and act as if nothing has ever happened.
Something has happened, but the book shows us a clean
videogame war -- soldiers push a button and kill a tank,
submarine or fighter aircraft without thinking of its crew.
Never does the book hint at the civilian desaster behind the
fronts, or even the numerous losses of the armies.
Yet if you don't mind these deficiencies, it is a recommendable,
very thrilling book. The book is long, but the pages
turn fast.
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Summary: My Clancy favorite I read it once a year and enjoy it
Review: The kind of book you run in the door when you get home from
work so you can start reading again
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: This is probably the best war time novel ever written. Clancy creates a fictional world war 3 in a very believable way. It's a big international event, but Clancy involves people at a very personal level
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Summary: Plausible story of World War III using conventional warfare
Review: Tom Clancy shows just how possible World War III is, and how it would be done without nuclear weapons. It has many sub-plots that weave themselves together, in typical Tom Clancy fashion. His realistic descriptions of battles and strategies form an excellent mental image of what is going on. Along with the easy-to-write battle and action sequences, there are also a few sub-plots that have to do with the morality of war and the actions of the individuals thrown into situations beyond normal reason. If this book were made into a movie, (and that movie was true to the book) Red Storm Rising would be a war epic that would challenge "Midway", "Tora, Tora, Tora", and "In Harm's Way". In order to keep the kind of depth that Clancy places into this story, we're talking the 3-hour length as well! Overall, a very enjoyable story that takes you away from everything else that might be on your mind (as any good book should). Just be careful, you'll be staying up until 3am trying to get through the last part of the book, because once the final action starts, you won't be able to put it down
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Summary: The single best modern war story ever written.
Review: Red Storm Rising is the best modern war story ever written.
It is suspenseful, believable, all-encompassing, and exciting.
Read it now.
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Summary: A writer's star rises....
Review: This was the first Clancy book I read (despite it having been published after "The Hunt For Red October". It's excellent. It tells the story of World War Three in a way which makes sense of the Cold War. It tells the story of a truly global struggle (some of the action actually takes place in an tiny, insignificant part of the world little-known to U.S.A. and English writers: the Southern Hemisphere)from the perspectives of a few well-written and created characters. Any war is difficult to dramatise, which is why many current writers tend to write more about the machines than the men who operate them - a trap Clancy himself has occasionally fallen into. But in this yarn, he blends the need for technical detail well with the desirability of telling the human story. Of all Clancy's books, "Red Storm Rising", "Debt of Honour", and "Rainbow Six" are the best: and they're all, principally, people stories. Mind you - whenever there's a new Clancy on the shelves, I buy it. Despite all the knockers, he is still the Champ. Don't we all just love to chop down the tall poppies?
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Summary: good
Review: This was the first book of his I read and it had me hooked to the novel. now i like his novels.
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Summary: Clancy's Best
Review: Hunt for Red October was great, but I still think this is Clancy's best work to date. It's a huge novel, but a dramatic page turning great read! I re-read it at least once a year because it really is that good.
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