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Foreign Enemies and Traitors: A Review (Vanity)
Vanity ^ | 05/26/2009 | Salo

Posted on 05/26/2009 8:34:21 AM PDT by Salo

The United States have broken up. The economy is in shambles. Earthquakes and Hurricanes have ravaged the Southeast, and a low-intensity civil war is raging in Tennessee as the federal government tries to reassert itself over the states that are in open rebellion. The federal government is led by President Tambor, the first African American president - and closet Marxist - who is craven enough to try to use the military against its own citizens, and ruthless enough to bring in vicious foreign mercenaries when our own troops won’t completely turn against us.

Then it gets bad. Really bad.

Foreign Enemies and Traitors (Steelcutter Publishing, ISBN – 0-9728310-3-7), the final installment in the “Enemies” trilogy by Matthew Bracken (travis mcgee), picks up in the years following Domestic Enemies and sees the welcome return of Phil Carson after a long absence, as well as a cameo appearance by Ranya Bardiwell, heroine of the first two novels of the series.

The novel takes us through Phil Carson’s journey of discovery as to what happened to bring us to where we were when he returned to what was left of the United States, and his reaction to it. Throughout the novel, issues are raised about Duty, Honor and Country and making hard choices during difficult times.

Foreign Enemies and Traitors is a solidly-written techno-thriller that stands with the best of Tom Clancy. The action is plausible, the pacing is excellent, and you’ll have difficulty putting it down.


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: country; duty; honor
Read it over the weekend. Well worth my time.
1 posted on 05/26/2009 8:34:21 AM PDT by Salo
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To: Travis McGee

Thanks - hope it sells like hotcakes.


2 posted on 05/26/2009 8:34:58 AM PDT by Salo
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To: Salo

Read it one weekend and live it the next.


3 posted on 05/26/2009 8:37:05 AM PDT by BornToBeAmerican (We the people, ..... never)
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To: Salo

So does he.


4 posted on 05/26/2009 8:37:37 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Salo

Started reading my pre-ordered copy last night.


5 posted on 05/26/2009 8:40:27 AM PDT by mrmeyer ("When brute force is on the march, compromise is the red carpet." Ayn Rand)
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To: Salo; Travis McGee
WAY TO GO TRAVIS!

Another barn burner...and right in tune with the potential for today's contention.

Buy an XCR and BLOAT!

6 posted on 05/26/2009 8:49:12 AM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Jeff Head

BLOAT where?


7 posted on 05/26/2009 8:53:36 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: DuncanWaring
My local supplier is still able to get plenty of long rifle ammo and decent amounts of hand gun. He does not have a store front, purely gun shows.

Here's a link to some of his stuff for sale on Sturmgewehr.com:

KermitZ on Sturmgewehr

His contact info is in there.

8 posted on 05/26/2009 10:48:21 AM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Salo

ping


9 posted on 05/26/2009 12:21:46 PM PDT by Tahoe3002 (Politicians = Proof Positive that Crime does Pay.)
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To: Salo

ping


10 posted on 05/26/2009 12:22:21 PM PDT by Tahoe3002 (Politicians = Proof Positive that Crime does Pay.)
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To: Tahoe3002

You rang?


11 posted on 05/26/2009 12:24:21 PM PDT by Salo
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To: Travis McGee; Salo

Matt, do you have a three book ‘box’ yet? I would like to buy the three book set for my son. Will I have to buy them separately?


12 posted on 05/26/2009 12:26:03 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: MHGinTN

I don’t have a “box set” per se. For now, I don’t do anything special before the case of 16 level.


13 posted on 05/26/2009 1:13:53 PM PDT by Travis McGee (--www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Salo

14 posted on 05/26/2009 1:14:30 PM PDT by Travis McGee (--www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Jeff Head

What I really need is about 8 or 16 pounds of IMR 4064.

1000 WLR primers would be handy, too.

I’m sure I’m far from unique in this matter.


15 posted on 05/26/2009 4:08:00 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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