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Summary: Great Technothriller
Review: Joe Buff has done it again, this time better than last. Very suspenseful submarine warfare in the future. A great read at a time when real technological warfare is ongoing. This book is as timely as the first, given the sinking of the Russian submarine Kursk and its salvaging operation.It sheds much light on the thinking behind "smart" weapons and those seasoned warriors who use them.
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Summary: Buff does it again
Review: Joe Buff has done it again. He kept me awake first by reading Thunder in the Deep, and then later by thinking about it. Jeffrey Fuller is my kind of hero; conflicted, human, brave and smart. The action is non-stop with great detail. I can't wait for Buff's next book, I need to get to know Jeffrey Fuller better.
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Summary: A Credible Thriller of a future Undersea War
Review: Joe Buff is a worthy successor to the young Tom Clancy in his second novel forecasting an undersea war between a resurgent militaristic Germany and the United States. Much to his credit, the characters are credible, and in many instances, quite likeable, including those serving in the Imperial German navy. I was greatly impressed with Buff's knowledge of underwater terrain, as well as weapons and sea battles. This is a fast-paced, well written page turner that nearly kept me up an entire night to finish reading.
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Summary: I'm a submarine freak
Review: Joe Buff's gripping story telling about submarines is absolutely amazing. This book really makes you think about the future of warfare. Although I liked his first book a lot, I like this book even more because he has developed his characters even better. I really do want to meet Ilse! I wonder who would play this role in a movie? The possibilities for the next book and beyond are endless...
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Summary: Thrilling Submarine Warfare
Review: Joe Buff's meticulously researched and plotted book of undersea warfare kept me awake long past my bed time. 'Page Turne' is a somehwat hackneyed phrase to use for such an exciting novel, but it is apt. I would recommend starting to read this in the morning, or else risk losing a night's sleep following the action.
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Summary: Kill the Sales Clerk!
Review: Oh, my! The last book by this author was almost stunning in comparison to this make-money effort. I have never, in all my seventy-five years of fascination with books, read anything even remotely as disappointing as this, most unbelievable garbage. What isn't schmaltz, is worth to be consumed in an atomic furnace (just to make sure no trace remains).The entire idea of another Axis/Allies war is acceptable, but the entire scheme along which is played out in this book is hare brained. Kaiser Wilhelm IV, indeed! This writer does not even know that the putative heir to the throne of the Hohenzollerns is a captain in the German Mountain Corps, and stationed (last I heard) at Bad Reichenhall. His primary first name certainly is not Wilhelm. Lousy research, Mr. Buff! Compare this "writing effort" with Clancy's "Red October" and you get sick. No court in the land will find you guilty if you kill the sales clerk who foists this "bleakh" on you! Go buy anything else for your entertainment, but use a twenty-foot pole to push this away. I gave it one star, because of its excellent qualities as a soporific.
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Summary: Action packed page turner!
Review: Reading this novel was a satisfying look into the Navy, with many lessons to be learned. Starting off, you would think only individuals with a lot of military knowledge would be able to comprehend this story, but that is not the case. Instead of hindering your enjoyment, the terms only make the book better. Wisely, the author has chosen to include a terms glossary, which proved very helpful. The plot keeps you at the edge of your seat with its action packed, vivid descriptions, and you find yourself rooting strongly for the USS Challenger. Remind yourself that it is just fiction! The characters are not hard military figures, but instead regular military people that are dealing with their emotions...same as everybody else. Such emotions in the characters really draws your interest into the final outcome of the book. But! The USS Challenger (and the crew members) get thereselves in and out of so many predicaments that you would think they were superhuman! Don't let this take away from the overall appeal, though, and don't be intimidated by the greatness of this story. It is a wonderful read!
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Summary: POWERFUL AND RELEVANT, PROPHETIC AND SCARY
Review: The continuing saga of Jeffrey Fuller and the USS Challenger engaging the bad guys in tactical nuclear war grows even more intricate, and frighteningly plausible, in this superb second novel by Joe Buff. The vision presented of damage to the global environment and the risk of escallation to armageddon kept me up late reading and kept me up even later in breathless flashbacks to Buff's vivid scenes of passionate emotion and brutal warfighting in this amazing book. Can't wait for the next in the series.
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Summary: good yarn with an unlikely premise
Review: This book is fast-paced action stuff, quite suitable for a Hollywood movie or for feeding the fantasies of would-be soldiers of fortune. But it's extremely improbable that a Navy SEAL would be an effective nuc-boat skipper. Even Navy fighter pilots selected for a path to commanding a nuclear powered aircraft carrier find mastering the intense math, chemistry and physics necessary to understand nuclear propulsion to be a nearly impossible task. God help the ground-pounder/swimmer who tries to do the same in the nuclear submarine force. Nuc boat skippers have to understand everything about the boat and its power plant, 'way down into the nitty, gritty, quantum-mechanical detail, thermo-goddammics and all, so they know what risks they can take with the boat and what risks it won't survive. It isn't enough just to know what test depth is, believe me. There are lots and lots of other subtle mistakes that will also let gobs of water into the people tank and keep the ship from making it through a mission. And--believe it or not--the Navy tends to select nuc boat skippers chiefly for their ability to accomplish the mission without loss and bring that extremely expensive chunk of cold iron (or titanium) home in one piece, so it can be used again for another mission, even in wartime. Which is why there are SEAL Team Leaders and there are nuc-boat captains, and the Nav isn't about to let the the same individuals try to be both. Pure pragmatism. Being a SEAL and being a nuc boat skipper demand two very different--and nearly incompatible--skill sets. Trying to mix them in the same character undermines this book's credibility.
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Summary: good yarn with an unlikely premise
Review: This was my first (and last) Joe Buff read. Picture yourself playing a submarine "shoot 'em up" arcade game. Now put that game into print and this is the final product. Mildly entertaining.....if you played this on an Xbox or PC. Virtually no submarine warfare tactics and lets not forget that we all KNOW the US Navy makes it a habit of dispatching sub captains to go ashore in Seal raids. What a farce. Skip the read and find yourself a good game if this is your style. Don't buy the book if you think you are getting a good novel on sub warfare and naval tactics! The story line was thin as well. Purely Duke Nukem!
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