Defcon One

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Summary: Disappointed
Review: After getting and reading Primary Target as a gift, I immediately began picking up other Joe Weber books. Defcon One, his first, was absolutely terrific. Great plot line and characters. The action is continuous throughout. My suggestion is not to pick up this book to read up before going to bed because you'll never put it down. Looking forward to reading his next - Shadow Flight. My hat's off to Joe Weber. Keep up the great work.

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Summary: defcon one
Review: Defcon One is written by Joe Weber, the author of the book Shadow Flight. On a scale of 1-10 I give this book a 9.5, not a 10, due to the fact that the book skips between all the events happening at any given time. For instance the point of view goes from an American submarine to the Russian ship that is pinging it on the sonar to a US aircraft carrier and finally to American bombers that are going to assist the submarine, so it is somewhat easy to get lost if you dont pay close attention. The author, being a former Marine Corps pilot, uses vivid imagery and real pilot lingo to make you feel like this is real happening events. The detail and description of the events makes you feel like it's you in the seat of the roaring F-18 or manning the submarine not the author.

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Summary: A difficult book to read but still good
Review: I don't know why the author did it, but he stuffed so much military jargon and slang into the book that I found myself lost on a number of occasions. The story was very interesting. A really good WWWIII book. I would have given it a 4 had I been able to comprehend what the author was talking about.

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Summary: A difficult book to read but still good
Review: I don't know why the author did it, but he stuffed so much military jargon and slang into the book that I found myself lost on a number of occasions. The story was very interesting. A really good WWWIII book. I would have given it a 4 had I been able to comprehend what the author was talking about.

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Summary: A Good Start
Review: Joe Weber's debut is a good military techno-thriller that is just a little too rough to be a real winner. Basically it's a World War III novel, with the Soviet Union against the United States. This plot has been attempted by many authors, including Tom Clancy, Harold Coyle, Eric L. Harry, and a few others. While the idea is not original, the storyline progresses smoothly and without the tremendous technical details that a lot of readers dislike in Clancy's novels. Weber's characters need some work, however. The leaders of the Soviet Union and the United States are the same stock politicians you find in all the other techno-thrillers. Of course the Soviet General Secretary is an insane dictator, and the American President is unsure about how to fight World War III. The only character who even resembled being dynamic was Steve, the Special Forces guy. Weber's sequel Shadow Flight, which is a little better than DefCon One, also features Steve as a main character. Both books are hard to find, so the library is your best bet if you want to get hold of copies to read. Weber gets better with every book, and his most recent release, Primary Target, was excellent. Your really can't go wrong with his books.

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Summary: DEFCON One
Review: Joe Weber's first novel is a techno-thriller classic. The story, involving war between the Soviet Union and the United States has been done numerous times but Weber manages to carry it out with orginality. The Russians decide to launch a preemptive strike against the West and the only one who can tell the Americans what's going on is a CIA operative inside the Kremlin. Throughout the book the story shifts from the American and Russian presidents, to scenes of military action, and to a CIA officer trying to get the operative out of Russia. After this book Weber has written some of the finest military thrillers and anyone who likes Clancy will immediately enjoy Weber.