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Title: Armored Cav: A Guided Tour of an Armored Cavalry Regiment by Tom Clancy ISBN: 0-425-15836-5 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 June, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (20 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Average Work
Comment: If you have read any of the other books in the series then you know what to expect with this one. The book follows the familiar format, it details out the machinery used, the troops, the division make up of the topic in the armed forces, a few interviews and it ends with some fictionalized short stories describing the expected types of encounters this area would face in the future. All in all a basic book on the armored cavalry that gives you all the basics. The Clancy style of writing, lots of facts and plodding movement work well in this type of book given that you buy it to learn about the subject.
Overall it is a good effort and if you have been happy with the other books in the series you will enjoy this one. My only complaints were that there did not seam to be enough photos of the equipment for me. Sure they had all the main items, but I wanted a picture of every truck and tractor covered in the book. I also would have liked to have seen a comparison of the other counties main battle tanks - something he did with his Submarine and Aircraft Carrier books. And one last little complaint - what was with his ending every chapter with some junior high school type rah-rah cheer. We are talking about the military; do we need this type of comic book love-fest mentality?
Rating: 5
Summary: A persuasive argument for a strong Armored Cavalry.
Comment: If the folks in Washington who set the defense budget and determine how much money is to be allocated for army ordnance and materiel were to read this book, I think it would help clarify for them why exactly we need to maintain a strong armored cavalry to support our U.S. ground forces. We have grown too complacent if we believe that all security threats can be resolved by simply launching missiles from the sea or dropping bombs from the air, hoping to cow the enemy into submission by sustained and heavy bombardment. There comes a time when the surgical excision of a belligerent element or hostile force is more necesary and, in the long run, more effective and beneficial, both economically and politically. But such action requires a powerful wall of mobile armor to ensure that the men and women participating in any such operation are defended by the best MBT's and IFV's that money can buy. Tom Clancy descibes in magnificent detail some of these vehicles, and gives examples of the hardware in action against Soviet-made tanks during Operation Desert Storm. The book also includes informative interviews with some of the outstanding individuals who've helped raise the army to the standard it is today, and who hope to keep those forces strong through the next millenium. It is a sobering book and especially relevant at this time.
Rating: 3
Summary: Guided Tour series continues....
Comment: Like the other six books in the Guided Tour series, Tom Clancy and John D. Gresham take the reader on a behind-the-scenes field trip of a military unit. This time, the focus is on an Army armored cavalry regiment, its equipment and personnel, the history of armored cavalry, and two short fictional scenarios depicting the use of this type of unit in combat.
The one new feature (later included in all the later books) is a softball interview with now-retired General Fred Franks, former commander of the VII Corps during Desert Storm and later commander of TRADOC, Training and Doctrine Commmand. Although informative, Armored Cav is more of a love letter to the Army than an unbiased piece of reporting. Still, fans of Clancy and of military hardware should not pass this book (or any of this series)up. Just park high expectations at the roadside and you'll enjoy this for what it is, and not what it could have been.
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Title: Airborne: A Guided Tour of an Airborne Task Force by Tom Clancy ISBN: 0425157709 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Carrier: A Guided Tour of an Aircraft Carrier by Tom Clancy ISBN: 0425166821 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Marine: A Guided Tour of a Marine Expeditionary Unit by Tom Clancy ISBN: 0425154548 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Fighter Wing: A Guided Tour of an Air Force Combat Wing by Tom Clancy ISBN: 0425149579 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Special Forces: A Guided Tour of U.S. Army Special Forces by Tom Clancy, John Gresham ISBN: 0425172686 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 06 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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