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Originally Posted by Skybird
https://www.amazon.co.uk/War-Russia-...ar+with+russia
I read about the book in Germjan press, which gives it a a mixed greeting. Seesm to compare to Clancy's Red Storm Rising, but more realistic and of course up-to-date. Author has been former Vice-Chieftain (called Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe by traditionalists...  ) of NATO, and should know the stuff quite well.
Has anyone read it, is it good, is it if not realistic at least exciting - or is it just dumb and shallow stuff? It gets quite some praise for the accuracy of the military scenario of Russia suddenly attacking and taking the Baltic.
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Yet to read it, but some of the comments seem to indicate that it's more of a political than military affair, basically lambasting the west for failing to stand up to Putin and that sort of thing.
This quote in particular concerns me:
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The last UK Defence Secretary's fictional stand-in comes in for some really purile derision, where the author almost seems to stop telling the story and starts acting out what seems to be a bizarre personal revenge fantasy.... Apparently, in real life, this particular politician tried to have the author sacked as a general, so that figures.
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I suppose if you can pick it up for cheap then it'll pass some time but it doesn't appear to be Red Storm Rising level. For that, I recommend "
Team Yankee", "
Chieftains", "
The Untold History of the Third World War" and "The
Red/
Black/
Blue Effect." oh, and "
Red Army" for a good view from the other side.