When Moslem fundamentalists blow up a key Soviet oil complex, making an already critical oil shortage calamitous, the Russians figure they are going to have to take things into their own hands. They plan to seize the Persian Gulf, and more ambitiously, to neutralize NATO. Thus begins Red Storm, an audacious gamble that uses diplomatic maneuver to cloak a crash military build-up. When Soviet tanks begin to roll, the West is caught off guard. What looks like a thrust turns into an all-out shooting war, possibly the climactic ...
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When Moslem fundamentalists blow up a key Soviet oil complex, making an already critical oil shortage calamitous, the Russians figure they are going to have to take things into their own hands. They plan to seize the Persian Gulf, and more ambitiously, to neutralize NATO. Thus begins Red Storm, an audacious gamble that uses diplomatic maneuver to cloak a crash military build-up. When Soviet tanks begin to roll, the West is caught off guard. What looks like a thrust turns into an all-out shooting war, possibly the climactic battle for control of the globe.
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Add this copy of Red Storm Rising (Lib)(Cd) to cart. $49.95, good condition, Sold by Ezekial Books, LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Manchester, NH, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Books on Tape.
A classic, and probably his best after Hunt for Red October.
Trektark
Jun 2, 2009
An "OK" read.
This Clancy story wasn't one of my favorites. It seemed to drag on and become bogged down in a bit too detailed descriptions. I had a difficult time getting through it. Other Clancy fans may disagree, but I think this one seemed a bit off of the normal Clancy-style we have come to expect.
Shato
Apr 16, 2009
First book of the series
This book. luckily was the original printed book. Received in excellent condition as if only one other person had read it.
