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Summary: Not as good as the original Rogue Warrior
Review: I waited for this book to come out after enthusiastically reading the original "Rogue Warrior." I thought Red Cell was good...well you might say it was "OK." But it certainly didnt have the drama of the very first Rogue Warrior book.As a sidenote which might interest other readers, I was told by one of the characters of the first Rogue Warrior that "Red Cell was more true than the original Rogue Warrior." I was told this by Jim Watson when I was visiting the UDT/SEAL museum in Fort Pierce, FL in 1994. He didnt go into any specific details and I didnt ask. After hearing Jim Watson make this comment to me in his office, I have since wondered how much (or how little) is really true in ANY of the Rogue Warrior series of books. Honestly, my advice is after youve read the first Rogue Warrior book, youve basically read them all.
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Summary: great
Review: i was in love with this book until i learned that it was all fiction! i first thought it was real, but then learned only his first book was real. the only good thing about the book (now that i learned it is fake) is his good use of colorful metaphors, many words of profan, good action scenes, and his ten commandments of specwar.
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Summary: These books ain't all fiction - that's what makes them fun
Review: If you have read all of Cmdr Marcinko's books, and I have, you know that some of the 'asides' he gives in these books are true. Red Cell did do a security exercise where they simulated 'blowing up' Air Force One. Marcinko did lead a team of shooters into Libya where they waxed over 30 people in a terrorist camp. Now the main story, which in Red Cell is about the smuggling of nuclear material to Japanese Rightists by traitors in the U.S., (as far as I know), that's fiction.
For those in the know, it's fun reading Marcinko's books and seeing where he's taken the real stuff and blended it in with the fiction. Of all his books, this is the one I still enjoy reading the most.
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Summary: These books ain't all fiction - that's what makes them fun
Review: If you have read all of Cmdr Marcinko's books, and I have, you know that some of the 'asides' he gives in these books are true. Red Cell did do a security exercise where they simulated 'blowing up' Air Force One. Marcinko did lead a team of shooters into Libya where they waxed over 30 people in a terrorist camp. Now the main story, which in Red Cell is about the smuggling of nuclear material to Japanese Rightists by traitors in the U.S., (as far as I know), that's fiction.
For those in the know, it's fun reading Marcinko's books and seeing where he's taken the real stuff and blended it in with the fiction. Of all his books, this is the one I still enjoy reading the most.
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Summary: Rouge Warrior : Red Cell
Review: In today's world of wimps it's great to read about a truly remarkable animal (Dick Marcinko) in the fashion that he richly deserves. His nonstop action grips you by the throat and shakes you till you can't breathe. Only a U.S. Navy Seal can give you this kind of action. Seals are the baddest of the bad boys and in Red Cell they take no prisoners. Commander Marcinko was a legend when I was in the navy. Men like him are the one's that keep our country safe. God protect this rougish one and keep him alive to give us more of his gutsy, nonstop thrills.
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Summary: Very Good But............
Review: Is this guy ever in love with himself. If you can over look this, no small feat I might add, one of the better books out there of its type. I have to wonder even though this is a work of 'fiction' if this book isn't based of some truth. I live in Virginia, very close to where much of the story takes place. The attention to detail is uncanny. Road names and route numbers, towns, stores, inns, bars are right where he says they are. How do I know? I've been to most of them. So read the book, but be warned about his ego.
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Summary: Great Action whether it is true or not
Review: Marcinko is a genius in SpecWar. Even his enemies would admit that he is one of the best warriors that the USA has ever produced. Marcinko has lived it, unlike Clancy or Coonts. He is a true warrior. This book and everyone in the Rogue Warrior series proves that he is a professional killer during conflict. If you are a whimp don't read his books, they are not for you. Go read something by Jackie Collins or Steven King.
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Summary: You'll find yourself laughing and cursing right along
Review: Marcinko knows his stuff. There's no doubt he's from the old school of stick it in your face and make you like it leadership.
Great action sequences and real enough to admit even the highest trained Spec warriors make mistakes or s%#t just sometimes happens.(i.e. Murphy's Law always rules)
The story moves along swiftly with just the right amounts of shooting, profanity, techno jargon, humor, and drinking to keep it interesting.
Yes, the violence level is high but, so is the fun. Bravo Zulu.
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Summary: More fantasy than fiction but an easy read
Review: One doesn't read the Rogue Warrior series with the expectation they are going to get great liturature. The first in the admittedly fictional series (one doesn't know how much of his autobiography is fiction), the reader is introduced to the lead character patterned after the author or, in my view, the way the author wishes he were. The plot involves the fictional Marcinko pulled out of retirement, given a promotion to Captain, and assigned to determine who some baddies are. In the course of the book, he slashes his way through his enemies, about every four letter word ever invented in any language and makes his case against the Navy bureaucracy. After a while, his relentless shots against anyone who doesn't do or see things his way begins to grate a bit but buried between his literary crusade to show his innocence of his federal conviction and his tirades against C^2-COs (look it up in the book) is a fast bit of fiction. My bottom line? Not a book for everyone but if you can put up with the language and the ego, it is good for a few hours of diversion.
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Summary: Red Cell
Review: Red Cell is an excellent read. Despite much of the content being fictional, this novel still provides plenty of factual information. Richard Marcinko is an American hero. Vietnam, ST6, Red Cell. Not many can put up a record like that. If you can put up with all the naughty language, this book will be loads of fun.
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