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Summary: Good Read !
Review: I needed a "Clancy Fix," and chose this book to try and fill the void. While it didn't succeed, it was an exciting story...after a rather slow start. I'd rate it 3 1/2 STARS.
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Summary: Flabbergasted
Review: I was severely shocked at the technical inaccuracies I found in this book. Reading the jacket, I was looking forward to reading something written by an actual Air Force member....finally I would get to read something by someone who could get all the little details correct. That was not to be.I love books where the author takes the time to make sure he refers to weapons and technical systems by their correct names. Referring to the F-16 as the "Eagle"? Describing the sound of "60-caliber machine guns" being cocked? The F-16 is the Falcon. The F-15 is the Eagle. To the best of my knowledge, nobody on the planet uses a 60-caliber machine gun, but the United States does use the M-60, which is a .30 caliber (7.62x51 NATO). The former Soviet Union and their client countries use the 12.7mm heavy machine gun, which equates to .51 caliber. Also, what is a "Hallo Deck"? Is this a crude reference to the "holodeck" of Star Trek fame? C'mon now....would it have taken long to at least proofread the manuscript? At least in my case, attention to detail is one of the selling points of a book. If the author can't take the time to get it right, I won't take the time to read any more of his books.
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Summary: Flabbergasted
Review: I was severely shocked at the technical inaccuracies I found in this book. Reading the jacket, I was looking forward to reading something written by an actual Air Force member....finally I would get to read something by someone who could get all the little details correct. That was not to be. I love books where the author takes the time to make sure he refers to weapons and technical systems by their correct names. Referring to the F-16 as the "Eagle"? Describing the sound of "60-caliber machine guns" being cocked? The F-16 is the Falcon. The F-15 is the Eagle. To the best of my knowledge, nobody on the planet uses a 60-caliber machine gun, but the United States does use the M-60, which is a .30 caliber (7.62x51 NATO). The former Soviet Union and their client countries use the 12.7mm heavy machine gun, which equates to .51 caliber. Also, what is a "Hallo Deck"? Is this a crude reference to the "holodeck" of Star Trek fame? C'mon now....would it have taken long to at least proofread the manuscript? At least in my case, attention to detail is one of the selling points of a book. If the author can't take the time to get it right, I won't take the time to read any more of his books.
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Summary: PJ wanna be writes book
Review: It is obvious that salazaar wants to be a PJ but never had the balls to try. So he seeks approval and admiration from the PJ community. He is a load blower on an aircraft in the AirForce, an MOS that would require him to know nothing about PJs or other operators. The book in my opinion reveals his struggle for acceptance. He even writes of a stud boy load master giving advice to the main PJ character! Another attempt to make people think load blowers are as cool as PJs! Dont waste money.
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Summary: Outstanding Fiction By A Good Friend
Review: Mike Salazar has delivered an excellent work of fiction blending the lines of the rescue and special operations community in a web of action and suspense. In addition, it is written in a manner which appeals to all generations and readers. I highly reccomend this book to anyone looking for something a little different from the standard military fiction scene. An outstanding piece of work!
I am disturbed by the negative reviews I have seen in this forum concerning the book. Surely anyone who knows anything about publishing and the military knows that certain inaccuracies constantly occure as typos and items the editors miss. This book is a work of fiction and so the author takes his story where he wants it. Those of you who choose to be sticklers about nomenclature could be more productive by writing the editor in a professional manner pointing out the flaws. For those who think you are experts on the composition of special operations teams and missions, sit down and color. I am a PJ and I will tell you from experience that there is nothing strange about a two man team. It's SOP in many units and there have been many missions run by one lone PJ. If you have not worked with us, you don't know, so save your breath. No operator I know who has read this book has disliked it. Mike Salazar is a well respected and loved member of the rescue community and we all support him 100 percent!
Buy it, Read it, and enjoy! Can't wait for the next one!
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Summary: This book would make an awesome movie.
Review: Mike Salazar's "Drop Zone" has given justice and much overdue recognition to the men of pararescue past and present. This book gives you a taste of how all pararescueman can be called upon to do his duty anytime, anywhere. Although I am not a pararescueman but fellow bluesuiter and friend to a couple of pararescueman, these men are unique in their own way and should be treated as so. This book is a must read by all military special forces enthusiasts. "That others may live" Oooaahh! My Congrats to Mike!
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Summary: Alice in Wonderland (correction Alice in Bosnia)
Review: PJ's rate high on my list of people to call when the going gets tough, and the story briefly covers some of the reasons why. It drifts off from the incredible real-life missions of USAF PJ's and places the main character at the middle of a very large web full of odd characters, and becomes a book about the need to press on regardless of the challenges ahead, or your own feelings about them. Real life gave us Tim Wilkenson and Bill Pitsenbarger, Michael Salazar gives us Alice, and we are better for it. Written by an active duty USAF Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician.
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Summary: Hurray for Michael Salazar
Review: The SEALs have Marcinko, Army SF has Hackworth. Finally, AirForce Special Ops has a voice. The book is a gritty, true-to-lifeaccount of Air Force PJ's and Combat Controllers. As a former spec opsflight surgeon that worked closely with these brave men, it's about time they get some well deserved recognition. The addition of the other "silent" force- Marine Force Recon is a bonus. This is a worthy first effort. Although it doesn't quite have the same punch as one of Marcinko's books, it's well worth the read. One thing- PJ comes from Pararesuce Journeyman, not jumper.
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Summary: Good story, simply written
Review: This is as good a story and well paced as any novel I have read. My only complaint is that it is written on a simple, easy-to-read level that limits the creative use of 12th grade and above words. Having said that, I enjoyed it as I would any Clancy or Dale Brown novel. I especially loved the fact that the protagonist was an Air Force PJ, the least known elite foces unit that in many ways are the best trained soldier that can do anything any SEAL, Delta, Recon soldier can do...and then some. I hope to see more of this character and look foward to Salazar's next book. Perhaps include a Combat Controler to complete the other piece of the missing picture of Air Force special forces.
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Summary: Good story, simply written
Review: This is as good a story and well paced as any novel I have read. My only complaint is that it is written on a simple, easy-to-read level that limits the creative use of 12th grade and above words. Having said that, I enjoyed it as I would any Clancy or Dale Brown novel. I especially loved the fact that the protagonist was an Air Force PJ, the least known elite foces unit that in many ways are the best trained soldier that can do anything any SEAL, Delta, Recon soldier can do...and then some. I hope to see more of this character and look foward to Salazar's next book. Perhaps include a Combat Controler to complete the other piece of the missing picture of Air Force special forces.
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