Red Storm Rising
Three Muslim terrorists who destroyed the Soviet Union's largest petrochemical plant thought they were striking a blow for freedom. What they had done, unknowingly, was fire the first shots in World War III. Desperately short of oil, the Kremlin hawks see only one way of solving their problem:...
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Three Muslim terrorists who destroyed the Soviet Union's largest petrochemical plant thought they were striking a blow for freedom. What they had done, unknowingly, was fire the first shots in World War III. Desperately short of oil, the Kremlin hawks see only one way of solving their problem: seize supplies in the Persian Gulf. To do that, they must first neutralize NATO's forces and eliminate their response -- and so they develop Red Storm, a dazzling master plan of diplomatic subterfuge and intense rearmament. The battle lines are drawn and Armageddon beckons!
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780399131493 (0399131493)
Publish date: 17-08-1986
Publisher: Putnam
Pages no: 652
Edition language: English
This was my first introduction to Tom Clancy, and remains my favorite book. The opening chapter is Clancy at his best: terrorists attack and destroy an oil refinery in the Soviet Union. This forces the Soviets to essentially launch an offensive against the rest of the world to secure their energy fu...
War is not really my thing, but this was gripping and believable. Long though.
Frankly, this is Tom Clancy's magnum opus. If you're going to read only one Clancy novel, read this one.
It was an amazing book when it came out, considering the period. I read it while serving in the military and I had walked, driven or flown over most of the W. German battlefields in here. At the time, the technology was cutting edge but not now. I'd be interested to know if someone reading it for ...
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