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Summary: A modernized "Flight of the Intruder" remake
Review: Its plotline follows a similar precept to that of Stephen Coonts' FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER: the friend of a carrier-based Navy pilot dies badly at the hands of scum, the pilot wants revenge, the government won't let him have it, the pilot gets reactionary and pulls an ineffectual John Wayne stunt to exact revenge, and the government decides to go after the scum the "proper" way and the pilot is spared a nasty court-martial for jumping the gun. It coexists with his previous POWER novels with the President mentioning that the Letter of Reprisal and Rules of Capture are not options this time around. In addition to Huston's creative interpretations of Article I Section 8 of the US Constitution, it also gives people the notion that Huston believes that only people with time in the military are at all qualified to be elected officials--the hero, Lt. Sean "Trey" Woods, E-mails his Congressman, the only man in the House to be a former soldier, that the US should declare war on a single individual and his terrorist organization.
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Summary: Almost perfect
Review: James Huston really can write a good book. Although i agree with some people it seemed like he couldnt figure out the main character and there was a lot of jumping around i actually like that. it seems to make the story harder to put down because you know they'll all tie together eventually. I dont know a lot about airplanes but this book while telling a good story gives you a great chance to learn more about airplanes.
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Summary: Beats Clancy
Review: The Washington Post said "If you like Tom Clancy, Huston is good step up" which I think is right on. Flash Point is all about aircraft carriers and F-14 Tomcats. Unlike Clancy, Huston is a Top Gun graduate and the book reeks with authenticity.But the eerie thing about this book, which was published in 2000, is the depiction of terrorist groups and all the difficulties a conventional military and cold war strategic thinking has in dealing with the new terrorist situation. Huston has obviously done a lot of thinking about this and has some really interesting ideas. Like Clancy's characters, Huston's spend a lot of time worrying about whether they are doing the right thing, but in Huston's case, it is much more realistic and plausible for reasons that I can't disclose here without giving away the plot.
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Summary: Beats Clancy
Review: The Washington Post said "If you like Tom Clancy, Huston is good step up" which I think is right on. Flash Point is all about aircraft carriers and F-14 Tomcats. Unlike Clancy, Huston is a Top Gun graduate and the book reeks with authenticity. But the eerie thing about this book, which was published in 2000, is the depiction of terrorist groups and all the difficulties a conventional military and cold war strategic thinking has in dealing with the new terrorist situation. Huston has obviously done a lot of thinking about this and has some really interesting ideas. Like Clancy's characters, Huston's spend a lot of time worrying about whether they are doing the right thing, but in Huston's case, it is much more realistic and plausible for reasons that I can't disclose here without giving away the plot.
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Summary: great book
Review: This book is great, Its amazing that this book was written before 9/11 this has some very very chilling events that have become true today. Great all around book and always keeps you flipping the pages.
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Summary: James W. Huston does it again
Review: This book is just as good as the first two. Huston has the writing skills of Tom Clancy and Doug De Bono. What a great book.
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Summary: For the trash can
Review: This book is so bad that I won't donate it to a library or a senior citizens' collection for fear of reprisal. It is very, very bad.
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Summary: not as good as previous
Review: This book was not as good as his previous two, partially because his main character was a fighter pilot and since Huston was also a pilot he had way too much fighter pilot filler in the book and missed doing an interesting story. I would have prefered Ricketts (a spy like Clancy's Clark) to be the main character or even Sami and to have resolved more of the Israeli behind the scenes involvement which was setup but never finished and more on the reasons and plans of the bad guys; instead we had more plane and helicopter fighting. If you are into planes and shoot them up, it is a good read, but I would not recomend it to serious readers.
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Summary: Flash Point
Review: This was, by far his best novel. The characters were well fleshed out, descriptions of locations were easily visualized and he brought complete closure to all characters and subplots, which he hasn't done before. Lot's of technical jargon, which is lost on this lady, but the guys will love it. Lt. Woods, the lead character was definitely a "jock" who thought he was above reproach and he was humbled through the set of events he put in motion. The plot was clearly one that could happen (and in some cases SHOULD happen) and he has set the stage for what the U.S. could most probably expect in the future - his word of caution? I have to chuckle at his blatant dislike for the Air Force - but then, this all came from a Navy man! Good reading - gets off slow, but stay with it and you'll get a fulfilling read. ANN WILLIAMS
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Summary: Great action and eerie in its prescience!
Review: This, the third novel by James W. Huston, was a highly enjoyable read, keeping me up late at night. The author, drawing upon his experience as an F-14 fighter pilot, writes an excellent and thrilling tale of modern warfare and Middle Eastern intrigue that seems... to be ripped from today's headlines. It is chilling how some of the sames issues facing the United States and its allies today are explored in this novel. Can the US declare war on one man and his organization? Though Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda are the not the adversaries in this novel, a similiar organization with roots dating back to the Crusades is, and it is not unlike the threat facing the world today in that it is a secretive organization that exists in more than one country and is not a nation-state. Simiarliy explored, how does a nation like the US combat such a terrorist organization? Can it use conventional means, can bombers, fighters, and missiles do the job? How does it handle the fact that the terrorists might be based on a country the US is not at war with, and while not officially harboring the terrorists, has no desire to aid the US in its efforts against them? What if in the effort to combat the terrorists the war widens to include countries that the terrorists are based in, such as in this work Lebanon, Syria, and Iran? The book, aside from exploring weighty issues, is a great action-adventure novel of mititary fiction. Those who love to read about modern US aircraft carriers in action and their aircraft at war, particularly the famous F-14 Tomcat, will be thrilled by the very detailed and realistic descriptions of aerial operations, including extensive combat scenes. Like Tom Clancy, the CIA, Israeli intelligence services, and American special forces have a role in this work, and like previous Huston works there are some legal and political aspects to the novel, but the stars are the fighter pilots, those on the carrier who support them, and the aircraft themselves. My only complaint with the novel would probably be some of the characterization of the main character, F-14 pilot Lieutenant Sean Woods. Driven into obsession over the death of his best friend at the hands of terrorists in Israel, coupled with some aspects of Wood's personal history, he almost comes off as a nut of sorts, a conspiracy freak not unlike those who obsess over "cover ups" relating to such historical events as the Kennedy assasination. As the action unfolds and more information is brought to the reader, at least to me, his attitude became more understandable and in the end was not a problem for me, but I would like to note that some of his initial actions were a tad off-putting. I also kept in mind that whatever Woods thought, those around him didn't share those ideas necessarily, nor was Woods always right. All in all a great read. If you like Tom Clancy or the previous two novels by Mr. Huston, you should love this work. I highly recommend it.
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