Red Storm Rising

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Summary: Good, but too technical.
Review: Red Storm Rising is a good book, but it could have been better. I enjoy a good war novel, however, there were many acronyms which were either unexplained or explained much later. Too many characters are described in depth, only for the reader to find out that after reading a 2 page description of "whoever" that they won't ever hear about him again. The Hunt for Red October was much better, but the best Clancy is Without Remorse.

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Summary: "Ah see...the Red Storm a-risin'..."
Review: No kidding, whenever I thumb past this book in my bookcase, I mentally hear John Fogerty's voice. But seriously, my most recent reading of this book has me wondering why he never did a non-series book after this one. There's the Jack Ryan series. There's the developing Mr. Clark series (which is a spinoff from the Ryan books). There's the Op Center series. And there's the new Net Force series (yep, I guess there's a second one of those--haven't found it yet). Maybe the World War III scenario with the Russians is a dated concept, but there are lots of subjects that Mr. Clancy's fertile mind could base another one-shot book on. I love series reading, don't get me wrong, but there's something to be said about a one-book story.

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Summary: This Book is a smash!
Review: I feel that Tom Clancy's "Red Storm Rising" is one of the best novels ever written. It gives great detail of real wartime scenarios and the dialogue is quite believable. However, the whole idea of Russia, or the USSR in this case, would make such a foolish power play is absurd. One, they wouldn't stand a chance against American air superiority. Also, Russia's government is in such disarray, the offensive would probably fall apart before it began.

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Summary: Outstanding! So good you almost think it's nonfiction...
Review: Red Storm rising, by Tom Clancy, was a superb book. I couldn't put it down! He crafed a plot that felt so real I almost thought it was. Very few books I have read top it. -Joseph

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Summary: This book goes to the 11th!!!!!
Review: This is the first war novel,and best novel'i have ever read.This book frighteningly depicts the horrors of war and a WWIII scenario between the forces of nato and the Soviet Union.Dont let the 5-star rating decieve you THIS BOOK GOES TO ELEVEN!!!!!!

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Summary: World War III as only Tom Clancy can describe it!
Review: A fast-paced, action-packed page-turner of high voltage excitement! A stunning combination of technology, politics and modern military strategy. The ultimate war scenario between the Cold War titans! I will admit that the story-line is not entirely sober, that it is altogether rather unlikely, but engrossing nonetheless. This was my first Tom Clancy, and it plunged me headlong into his awesome and sophisticated world. This is truly a magnificent book!

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Summary: Simply put.......OUTSTANDING
Review: Tom Clancy has a way of putting you in the midst of his work. Everything from the Russian experience to the intelligence gathering, you are in the loop and feel like your a part of it. Having been stationed in Iceland, his portrayal of the take-over was very detailed. I could picture every move and it made me remember a great assignment. I couldn't put this masterpiece down!!!

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Summary: Absolutly fantastic..couldn't put it down!!!
Review: First off, I think Chris Mumby needs to realize a few points. Tom Clancy's work are fiction that are sometimes based off the truth with a little stretching of the imagination to make the story better. I read Red Storm Rising when I was 15 for a Western Civilization class I had in high school and ever since then I cannot wait until his newest book comes out, be it one of the Ryan/Clark line or the new Op-Center series. Back when Red Storm was written, the Russian Mafia was not as big of an influence as it today in the CIS. Furthermore, as a member of the military, it is true that I can read some of these novels and know that the information is totally wrong. How do I know this, because I have actually been there in some of the situations? The military is nothing like they show it in the movies and Tom Clancy does superb job in portraying what we do to protect the USA!

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Summary: Exhilirating
Review: Fantastic detail and realism. The Godfather of technothrillers

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Summary: A tiny difference
Review: Tom Clancy differs from reality in a small way as far as the weapons of war are concerned. In the stealth jet parts of the story, his description of what would have happened is not entirely accurate. The stealth fighter as we know it was operational and in service during the story's time-frame. No stealth planes would have been shot down and it would have been more effective. However, Mr. Clancy can be forgiven because the project was labeled TOP SECRET at the time. Considering the fact that the existance of the plane was only a rumor at the time, the inclusion of the plane alone is rather surprising. Also, I was surprised by the fact that he said the plane was developed in by Lockheed. He was right on the nose on that one. I think I know why Mr. Clancy described the physical characteristics of the plane like he did. Around that time, a company took a model of the SR-71 Blackbird's, added engines, and called it the F-19, America's stealth plane. The head of the Skunk Works took some heat for that supposed leak. Mr. Clancy probably thought that the F-19 was really the stealth plane. Besides that minor detail, the book was accurate and very good. I particularly like Mr. Clancy's style of telling the story from different characters' perspectives. The ending was also surprising and brillant. The beginning of the book was not the type that I would expect, but it was a great one. On the whole, it was a great war epic that inclued almost every facet of war.