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Red Storm Rising

11BravoCrunchie11BravoCrunchie Member Posts: 33,423 ✭✭
edited June 2008 in General Discussion
Good book by Clancy. Anyone else read it? I'm on round 2.
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  • 11BravoCrunchie11BravoCrunchie Member Posts: 33,423 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Who's read it? I've read it once already, but I'm re-reading it. I think it's quite possibly one of the best military fiction books ever written.
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    I read it several times years ago.

    An excellent read, very well thought out and woven together.
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  • p3skykingp3skyking Member Posts: 23,916 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I read it when it first came out. It's very good but if you want a better one try:

    The Third World War, August 1985 / by John Hackett and other top-ranking NATO generals and advisors.

    This IS the best ever written about NATO and the Warsaw Pact.


    About RSR, the only thing I couldn't buy is I don't care how good Robbie is or what helo he's in, he could not single handedly destroy a Soviet fleet without getting his rotor blistered.
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  • elkoholicelkoholic Member Posts: 5,130
    edited November -1
    It has been a while but it was once of my favorites.
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  • 11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,584 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Read all of Clancy's (not Clancy AND, just Clancy) +1 on Third World War- also try Histrory of the Third World war- the Untold Story. Sequel to Gen Sir John's book.
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  • SuburbanNoizeSuburbanNoize Member Posts: 10,142
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by 11b6r
    Read all of Clancy's (not Clancy AND, just Clancy) +1 on Third World War- also try Histrory of the Third World war- the Untold Story. Sequel to Gen Sir John's book.


    Clancy is awesome, hands down my favorite, especially The Bear and the Dragon. Russia, discovers oild and gold in siberia, china attempts to invade and take it, we back russia up and push those commie meanies all the way back into china.
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  • Glock23ExpertGlock23Expert Member Posts: 1,031 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I like that one as well. I have all of his Jack Ryan books in hardback, except The Hunt for Red October. Having a hard time finding it. Read some of Larry Bonds' books as well, he has a couple very good reads.
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  • p3skykingp3skyking Member Posts: 23,916 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Glock23Expert
    I like that one as well. I have all of his Jack Ryan books in hardback, except The Hunt for Red October. Having a hard time finding it. Read some of Larry Bonds' books as well, he has a couple very good reads.


    The reason you are having a hard time is that everyone refused to publish him except the Naval Institute Press. I have my original first edition that I read while subhunting in the North Pacific.
    They're on eBay sometimes, but pricy.
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  • givettegivette Member Posts: 10,886 ✭
    edited November -1
    I go the audio route. Cassettes you say? UGH!

    Well, not really. If you can get (via Amazon, etc) the unabridged versions by Brilliance, Inc. they're good. I have found that over the years I have/have had a learning disability, where the written word doesn't sink in quite as absolutely as the spoken word. I'm better focused.

    Perhaps that's why I was suitable as an air traffic controller? Who knows. I don't. Well I digress...

    Audio books are sometimes verbatim narrative, and sometimes full productions with several actors role-playing the books scenario as it unfolds. They are quite entertaining. Imagine knocking-off a book while driving on a long trip? Neat, huh? Best, Joe

    EDIT:
    ...and wasn't the helo pilot Gerald O'malley? ("Jer-O", as Doug Perrin, RN, captain of the HMS Battleaxe called him in Red Storm Rising?)
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  • SuburbanNoizeSuburbanNoize Member Posts: 10,142
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Glock23Expert
    I like that one as well. I have all of his Jack Ryan books in hardback, except The Hunt for Red October. Having a hard time finding it. Read some of Larry Bonds' books as well, he has a couple very good reads.


    Ive Read,

    The Bear and the Dragon
    Executive Orders
    The Sum of All Fears
    Clear and Present Danger
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  • Glock23ExpertGlock23Expert Member Posts: 1,031 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    My favorite Clancy book has to be Without Remorse. For those of you who haven't read it, it relates the background of Mr. Clark. I liked the part about how he disguised himself as a wino and used the 12 gauge bang-stick on the drug dealer.
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  • WoundedWolfWoundedWolf Member Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think Red Storm Rising is Clancy's best work. I read it around 1991. I liked that it didn't revolve around Jack Ryan, a totally original story.

    There was also a submarine simulation computer game named after the novel in the late 1980s. It roughly followed the storyline in the book. I was addicted to that game on my Commodore 64.

    I also liked Without Remorse, but I think the most under-rated Clancy novel is Cardinal of the Kremlin. The storyline revolving around the Mujahideen in Afghanistan has become very relevant to our world in recent years.
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  • JorgeJorge Member Posts: 10,656 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Red Storm Rising was required reading for us NROTC types in the early 80's.

    What's new and current with Clancy?

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  • 4627046270 Member Posts: 12,627
    edited November -1
    if you get a chance read
    "War Heaven" by Mack Maloney
    Ive collected the entire Wingman series,
    but by far war heaven was great
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  • The DutchmanThe Dutchman Member Posts: 811 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It is.
    quote:Originally posted by Zulu7
    Who's read it? I've read it once already, but I'm re-reading it. I think it's quite possibly one of the best military fiction books ever written.
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  • Rack OpsRack Ops Member Posts: 18,596 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    One of my favorite all time books. I was so into it I didn't put it down (except to sleep)

    I finished it in 2 1/2 days, believe it or not [;)]
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