Fatal Terrain

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Summary: Not Bad. Not bad at all
Review: Fatal Terrain is Dale Brown's much-anticipated 10th novel, and it was a pretty darn good read. The theme of a Chinese attitude of aggression towards its neighbors seems realistic in light of the Chinese display of force a couple years ago near Taiwan. In the book China decides to attack Taiwan using "all" the weapons in its inventory. By the last 1/3 of the book, Chinese nukes were flying quite freely all over the Far East, and I really liked the notion of the "lone wolf" EB-52 Megafortress standing alone (well, almost alone) against the largest standing army in the world, even if it was a little bit unrealistic. A good read, the pages just flew by. READ IT!

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Summary: does'nt getr any better than this
Review: This is probably one of his best books ever except for the end. I have read every one of his books and I still think that this tops them all. There had better be a sequel.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: Dale Brown's Fatal Terrain is one of his best. For those of you who keep ranting on about the unrealistic nature of the book, WAKE UP. This is a work of fiction. The beauty of fiction is that one can make up scenarios that never could happen. Read the book for entertainment, and not for it's realism factor.

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Summary: One Incredible Book
Review: This book was the best Dale Brown ever wrote. His style is so much different than Clancy's, in that Clancy gets bogged down in the political details and so many different subplots, that it was a refreshing change to read a book that flowed as smoothly as this one did. Yes, there was a little bogging down in the political and military discussions, but the bulk of this book focused on the action while not making the book so complicated that the reader wondered whether something unexpected was going to happen because of a seemingly minor event. Brown has an incredible knack for making it completely obvious what his plans are for each subplot. While Clancy's mystery used to be appealing, he takes it to extremes now while Brown uses the KISS method. It works wonderfully in this book, and I can hardly wait for the sequel.

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Summary: The Poorest Dale Brown Yet
Review: I hope that this is not the first Dale Brown book someone reads - it will probably be their last. The pace is uneven and erratic. The worst aspect of the book is the total lack of realism conveyed by the "Brad Elliot" character. Hopefully, for all our sakes, the US military (and it's semi-autonomous agencies) would have some qualms about letting this man anywhere near a weapon system of this import.

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Summary: Another book with TIGER HEAD but Snake tail!!!
Review: Like always, the excitement of Brown's books only existed in the 2/3 part of them, and this one is no exception. It seems that the author got a integrity problem in finishing his stories, the ends always proved to be hasty, meaningless, even soul-less. Like "FLIGHT OF THE OLD DOG", this time, that refurbished B52 with its die-hard crew still could only carry out certain total senseless and meaningless wargame but had to leave all the answers again to the politicians with big ??? mark that not only jeopardized the integrity of the story but also left the readers helplessly as the author himself. Brown could only provide a scenario and warzone letting the OLD DOG to carry out some good-for-nothing and senseless air strikes missions. Quite Thundering but no rain at all!

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Summary: Great read but what happened to others?
Review: I really enjoyed this latest exploit of the Old Dog crew. I have read all of Dale Browns books but this one ended leaving me wondering what happened to some of the characters, Finegold, Balboa etc. Is there a sequel coming? Hope so.

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Summary: One of Brown's Best
Review: Some one, and you know who you are, wrote that he doesn't know anything about the Chinese. Wrong. This book, perhaps the sequel to 'Sky Masters' is one of the best I have ever read. The Chinese do have operational plans to invade the ROC.

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Summary: Detailed background and plot setup is ruined by bad editting
Review: I really like Dale Brown books. As ex-military, I enjoy many of the potential scenarios that he describes. However, this is my last Dale Brown book. The first three-quarters of the book is classic Brown: detailed, exciting, with a complex plot. However, the ending of the book is rushed. Problems are solved magically. Few details are provided, some of the carefully developed sub-plots are just dismissed, without explanation. My initial reaction is that these items have fallen victim to poor editting, while technical errors are left in. (The grenade launcher attached to an M-16 is the M-203 not M-206). It just seems such a shame that the climax of the book is contained in 1 chapter, with many unresolved questions hanging out: What happened to Balboa, Finegold, What was in the message to Sampson, How was it planned, final disposition of Guam, etc

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Summary: Mr. Brown has truly arrived...
Review: With this return to the crew of the Old Dog. In an especially delightful twist, General Elliot becomes an anti-hero, and Patrick Mclanahan comes to terms with the man he is. Throughout the series, Mr. Brown's developing talents have made the characters more integral to the story, replacing hardware with characterization without sacrificing the detail that makes books of this genre such compelling reads. In Fatal Terrain, he has intertwined the two better than ever, and the result is both riveting and entertaining