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To: erikm88
Red Storm Rising, Tom Clancy (before Jack Ryan).
50 posted on 08/29/2002 1:34:27 PM PDT by widowithfoursons
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To: widowithfoursons
Red Storm Rising, Tom Clancy (before Jack Ryan).

Yep, my favorite Clancy book by far. The ultimate in Cold War turned Hot War fiction from a conventional arms standpoint. Definitely a dated read (since the fall of the Evil Empire), but still packs a punch.

I still remember my favorite chapter, "The Frisbees of Dreamland" .....about the night raid on the Warsaw Pact forces with our (then new) F-117 stealth fighters, from the perspective of the fighter pilot. Felt like you were right there with him.

The squadron of Soviet Backfire bombers attacking our carrier fleet and being met with F-14 Tomcats was also a highlight (for me). And Clancy was a master at describing subarmine warfare, as he proved in his first book.

83 posted on 01/21/2004 2:29:25 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
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