Now to some of you that, may sound petty or just dumb. The author, who was in the military, insisted on calling 'magazines', 'clips'. I will get the one thing that really bugged me about the book out of the way first. I don't suppose it's proper say it's 'enjoyable' but it is well done and interesting. IF you are interested in geopolitical thrillers, techno thrillers, military thrillers etc, then try this one. The plot is very well done as you can follow the escalation of hostilities and see how things could easily escalate to a population annihilating nuclear exchange. Neither is there an extensive amount of angst, but there is some. In short then the war that 'we' spent all of the 1950s, '60s, '70s and '80s preparing for happens.when we're not so ready for it. if I try to give a short version here I'll not do it justice. You'll need to read the book to get the story. A 'new' Russian Premiere has begun to expand Russia back into it's Soviet Union (Empire) status. This book takes place now or in the not too distant future. I call this alternate history, we all hope it is.alternate that is. These books can raise very interesting questions as well as simply being fascinating plot-wise. I suppose that isn't surprising when I think on it as I also like military fiction, military science fiction, military fantasy and so on. I'm a fan of history, military history is a primary interest in some ways. The thin line between victory and defeat is also the While he works, it s up to hundreds of individual American soldiers to hold back the enemy flood. Army Staff Sergeant George O'Neill, a communications specialist, may be able to reestablish links that have been severed by hostile forces, but that will take time.

But before the sun rises they are on the run across a smoking battlefield crowded with corpses.Īny slim hope for victory rests with one unlikely hero. What they lack in numbers they make up for in superior weapons and training.

Standing against them are the woefully undermanned American forces.

With a powerful blizzard providing cover, Russian tanks thunder down the autobahns while specially trained Spetsnaz teams strike at vulnerable command points. World War III explodes in seconds when a resurgent Russian Federation launches a deadly armored thrust into the heart of Germany. WWIII explodes in this electrifying debut military thriller in the tradition of Red Storm Rising and The Third World War.ĭelta-Two, I ve got tanks through the wire! They re everywhere!

The Red Line by Walt Gragg