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(More customer reviews)I found this book to be entertaining and very readable. The plot moves along quite nicely, with just the right amount of "drag" on the good guys.
By drag I mean this, it is possible for the US to send its high-tech war machines against virtually any country and come out on top. This is due to the large amounts of money spent on the quality as opposed to quantity of weapons systems. Smart bombs, eyes in the sky, that sort of thing. This would make for a very dull book. So there is a spy, who we never get a good "read" on, who makes it his/her job to report on every move that is being made against Pakistan. The motives of this spy are not explored, but the spy does provide a nice counterpoint to the seeming invincibility of American firepower.
I will not go into whether or not Pakistani or Korean names are correct, as I do not know the facts of the discussion. However the idea that the gloves are off in the worldwide fight against all forms of terrorism is a good one. Fighting by Marquis of Queensbury rules while the other guy is beating you with a 2X4 is a great way to get dead in a hurry. This book shows that shooting first and not asking questions may be one way to go.
As far as not giving a full 5 stars, there was one technical detail that leapt out at me and ruined the perfect score. At one point Mr. Hagberg has a special ops team getting into AH-1W Super Cobras for a mission, 8 troops to a helicopter. A TWO SEAT helicopter. I had a mental image of troops hooked to hard points on the stubby wings for a bit. But that is my only complaint.
Go ahead and buy the book, its a good one.
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