Enemy Within

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Summary: A solid suspense novel
Review: Despite being a tad short, once you are finished the premise of marines deploying in your city remains with you for quite some time. An exciting novel that makes you realize what these crazy militias are capable and willing to do. I can't wait until the next Wade Stuart novel!!

Rating:
Summary: A solid suspense novel
Review: Mr Thompson skillfully presents an extremely complex yet timely topic in a light and enjoyable book. Resembles a modern-day Blackford Oakes novel...without all the Buckley-isms that require a bedside dictionary. Amos Moreland and Wade Stuart are successful in convincing not just themselves of their causes's righteousness...I particularly like how the reader is slowly persuaded to believe that domestic deployment of our armed forces is not inconceivable. Highly recommended as a tool to be used by platoon commanders in generating discussion among their men about "...all enemies, foreign and domestic."

Rating:
Summary: Modern Blackford Oakes
Review: Mr Thompson skillfully presents an extremely complex yet timely topic in a light and enjoyable book. Resembles a modern-day Blackford Oakes novel...without all the Buckley-isms that require a bedside dictionary. Amos Moreland and Wade Stuart are successful in convincing not just themselves of their causes's righteousness...I particularly like how the reader is slowly persuaded to believe that domestic deployment of our armed forces is not inconceivable. Highly recommended as a tool to be used by platoon commanders in generating discussion among their men about "...all enemies, foreign and domestic."

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Summary: An unlikely hero is found in Wade Stuart.
Review: You can't help but compare this novel to Tom Clancy's works. In which case, "The Enemy Within" is much easier to chew. Wade Stuart is written as a more down-to-earth character than other political or military thriller characters written in the past. Like Clancy, Thompson knows what he's writing about, but he brings it down to a very accessible level that anyone -- even I -- could understand. His detailed description of militia activities in the modern-day South throughout the story really makes you wonder "what if." The ending seemed a bit hurried, but that could have been due to editing constraints from the publisher. If he continues with this character as he promises, it's clear that Phillip Thompson has the right stuff to make Wade Stuart a hero for everyone.

Rating:
Summary: An unlikely hero is found in Wade Stuart.
Review: You can't help but compare this novel to Tom Clancy's works. In which case, "The Enemy Within" is much easier to chew. Wade Stuart is written as a more down-to-earth character than other political or military thriller characters written in the past. Like Clancy, Thompson knows what he's writing about, but he brings it down to a very accessible level that anyone -- even I -- could understand. His detailed description of militia activities in the modern-day South throughout the story really makes you wonder "what if." The ending seemed a bit hurried, but that could have been due to editing constraints from the publisher. If he continues with this character as he promises, it's clear that Phillip Thompson has the right stuff to make Wade Stuart a hero for everyone.