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Summary: Ah, the good old days!
Review: This book brings back fond memories of my 8 years in the Army as an 11-Bush and later, 11-Hotel. I think Cole got most of his material from real-life experiences in various training exercises during his time in the Army. It has a very authentic feel to it. Cole does a good job of conveying the tiredness, the dirtyness, and the highs of life in the field. My only complaint is the "set-piece" engagement feel of the book, in which fighting the Soviets often goes more like a training exercise than a real chaotic war, but that's a minor quibble, as he still does a fine job of recreating the kind of combat ground-pounders would face in a high-intensity armored war.
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Summary: One of the originals
Review: This book has been around, but it is one of the all time classics of modern warfare. A great description of getting ready for the battle that never came. Through the Fulda Gap we go!
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Summary: One of the best war books ever
Review: This book is great. The only flaw is that it is too short, as i could keep reading it for a couple hours longer... It is not a "Classic" novel but the characters are interesting and funny, and the history is fast and "realistic". If you like world war 3 stories and ground war in general you will like this book...
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Summary: One of the Best He's Ever Written!
Review: This is a serious sleep stealer as well. I was spellbound by it's depth and intensity, with beleivable characters and plot, and a feeling of apprehension as to what was going to go wrong next, which is just about as realistic as it gets. Mr Coyle has written a great one here, too bad some of the following books he wrote did not measure up. If I wanted a soap opera I would tune in "Days of our Lives" He should stick to the hard hitting action packed stuff he seems so good at here. I own most of his soft covers, but stopped buying them because they were in my opinion going downhill fast. I actually started using my library card instead! To me, this is heracy! I believe in supporting with my dollars a good author who keeps me entertained! however, I am waiting for a story that will bring him back into the buy not borrow fold for me. Sorry Harold.
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Summary: COYLE'S FIRST MASTERPIECE
Review: THIS IS COYLE'S FIRST WAR NOVEL AND IT GRIPS YOU FROM THE START. THE BOOK CENTERS AROUND CPT. SEAN BANNON A TANK COMPANY CO. IT TRAILS THE TEAM AS THEY LEAVE THEIR BASE IN GERMANY, TO GO TO WAR. IT ALSO TELLS OF THE FAMILY HE LEFTBEHIND AND ERERYTHING THEY GO THROUGH TRYING TO LEAVE EUROPE. THE BATTLE SCENES ARE VERY WELL DESCRIBED AS WELL AS THE DECISIONS THAT CPT. BANNON MUST MAKE PUTTING HIS PEOPLE IN HARMS WAY. IF YOU HAVE READ ANY OF COYLE'S BOOKS YOU KNOW THAT HE GETS BETTER WITH EVERY LINE. HARD TO PUT DOWN
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Summary: COYLE'S FIRST MASTERPIECE
Review: THIS IS COYLE'S FIRST WAR NOVEL AND IT GRIPS YOU FROM THE START. THE BOOK CENTERS AROUND CPT. SEAN BANNON A TANK COMPANY CO. IT TRAILS THE TEAM AS THEY LEAVE THEIR BASE IN GERMANY, TO GO TO WAR. IT ALSO TELLS OF THE FAMILY HE LEFTBEHIND AND ERERYTHING THEY GO THROUGH TRYING TO LEAVE EUROPE. THE BATTLE SCENES ARE VERY WELL DESCRIBED AS WELL AS THE DECISIONS THAT CPT. BANNON MUST MAKE PUTTING HIS PEOPLE IN HARMS WAY. IF YOU HAVE READ ANY OF COYLE'S BOOKS YOU KNOW THAT HE GETS BETTER WITH EVERY LINE. HARD TO PUT DOWN
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Summary: This book speaks TANK!!!!
Review: This is definetly one of the best armor books I have read. It has action o'plenty with the M-1 Abrams having some fun with T-62's and various other tanks and APC's. If I have one complaint it's that you don't see enough of the "big picture", i.e., the high-level political occurences that cause World War III. But, that also serves to convey the sense of isolation felt by the characters throughout this fast-paced novel. A must-read for all military-techno-junkies
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Summary: The Best World War III Novel Ever Written
Review: This is the best World War III novel ever written. Harold Coyle's first novel,Team Yankee, was written in 1987. Four
years before the break up of the Soviet Union. A tank commander in Germany has to fight for his life, and that of
his crew when the Soviet Union and its allies invade West
Germany. (Officially, the Federal Republic of Germany,) and
he must defend West Germany at all costs, with the help of
the West German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, and other
NATO allies. The book begins with actual headlines of the period. The headlines being about the Iran-Iraq War, which
was still going on at the time, and others that weren't actual
but made up. There were also detailed maps. Harold Coyle's books always have lots of maps.
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Summary: Hooked on Coyle.
Review: This was the first in a long line of books by Harold Coyle, that I have read (and plan to read). I couldn't get over the realism, and feeling of being there with the characters that I got from reading "Team Yankee".
The witings only got better and more exciting with each new title.
I'm hooked on anything that is written by this author.
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Summary: A good read, but...
Review: This was the second Coyle book I read (the first being "God's Children") and once again I was compelled by his gripping battle scenes and poignant view of today's combat environment. The story flows well and was generally enjoyable and engaging. However, by the end of the book I became disappointed because of the constant, repeated stupidity of the opposing forces. I felt cheated because it never seemed that the U.S. forces won due to good strategy & tactics as much as because the enemy used tactics a learned high school student would shun. Don't get me wrong, the book is a good read. I only wish Coyle would create an antagonist with some brains to serve as a challenging foil for our heroes.
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