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Title: The War That Never Was by Michael A. Palmer, Michael Palmer ISBN: 0-7434-7451-1 Publisher: I Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The War That Never Was
Comment: "The war that never was" stands out as a work of art, and, IMHO, is superior to Red Storm Rising, Red Army, Team Yankee, and the Third World War, august 1985. The book reads somewhat like RSR, but has an infinitely more realistic quality about it. Both sides make mistakes (yes, americans screw up), and both sides suffer defeats (and not just some minor-NATO country losing an unimportant battle). The global politics are carefully examined, and play a major role as neutral countries are approached by both USSR and NATO to join their cause. In many small instances, these prove decisive. Countries such as Libya, Japan, Iran, Egypt, India, Vietnam, Finnland and Sweden are forced to make decisions, weighing whether or not they should join the war, and if so, who to side with?
If the book has a single deficiency, its a lack of ground combat in germany. The german front is the single most important of the war, yet it is painfully neglected. about 2/3 of the 360 page book is centred around naval combat (including naval oriented air and ground ops:i.e. marines). Of the last third, most of the ground battles take place in the balkans, north africa and scandinavia. Some in Korea and Germany, but not enough. In my opinion, an additional 100 or so pages should have been added to more closely examine the first 7 days of the war in germany, which is merely summarized.
However, the book is still the best that i've ever read on the topic of a hypothitical third world war, aided by 20/20 hindsite that was available. Like i said, there is a lot, maybe too much naval action, but it is still exellent action! it keeps you hooked through out the novel, which left me wanting more as i finished!
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent what-if book
Comment: I thought this book was very well done,similar in detail to Red Storm Rising in its portrayal of the war in sea,air and land.
I would recommend it to others interested in what-if fiction as well as those in WW3.
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Title: Tin Soldiers: A Novel of the Next Gulf War by Michael Farmer ISBN: 0451209052 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: China Attacks by Chuck Devore, Steven W. Mosher, DeVore Chuck ISBN: 0741404303 Publisher: Buy Books on the web.com Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Cold War Hot: Alternative Decisions of the Third World War by Peter Tsouras ISBN: 185367530X Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: The Last Reich by Arthur Rhodes ISBN: 1582442118 Publisher: Rutledge Books, Inc. Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Sixth Fleet Under: Supercarrier Combat in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea by Scott Malensek ISBN: 1589392345 Publisher: VirtualBookworm.com Publishing Inc. Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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