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"Tom Clancy is the
best there is"
Offers a detailed, fact-filled examination of the Airborne Task Force,
complete with exclusive photographs, illustrations, diagrams, and an extensive interview
with the commander of the 18th Airborne Corps, General John Keen. Original."
Representing the very best from the Army and Air Force, the Airborne Task Force is a
formidable combination of manpower and firepower. Now, Tom Clancy examines
this elite branch of our nation's armed forces. With pinpoint accuracy and a
style more compelling than any fiction, the acclaimed author of Executive Orders delivers
a fascinating account of the Airborne juggernaut - the people, the technology, and
Airborne's mission in an ever-changing world. Airborne includes two Tom Clancy
"mini-novels" - real world scenarios involving the Airborne Task Force;
Airborne's weapons of the twenty-first century, including the Javelin anti-tank missile,
the hypersonic LOSAT fire support system, and the Comanche Stealth Helicopter; Eighteen
weeks: Life in an Airborne Alert Brigade; exclusive photographs, illustrations, and
diagrams; plus an in-depth interview with the incoming commander of the 18th Airborne
Corps, General John M. Keane.
Never before seen by the general public: a rare glimpse inside a Los
Angeles-class (SSN-688) nuclear submarine ... with Tom Clancy as your guide.
Only the author of The Hunt for Red October could capture the
reality of life aboard a nuclear submarine. Only a writer of Mr. Clancy's
magnitude could obtain security clearance for information, diagrams, and photographs never
before available to the public. Now, for the first time, every civilian can
enter this top secret world and experience the drama and excitement of this stunning
technological achievement.... the weapons, the procedures, the people themselves... the
startling facts behind the fiction that made Tom Clancy a #1 bestseller.
Submarine includes:
Exclusive photographs, illustration, and diagrams
Mock war scenarios and weapons launch procedures
An inside look at life on board, from captain to crew, from training exercises to
operations
The fascinating history and evolution of submarines
PLUS: Tom Clancy's controversial views on submariner tactics and training methods.
Since Clancy's fictional hero Jack Ryan began his career as a marine
officer, few fans will be surprised that his creator now turns his attention to the corps
and treats an aspect of it as effectively as he did the subjects of his three previous
nonfiction military studies: Submarine (1993), Armored Cav (1994), and Fighter Wing
(1995). After summarizing the marines' history, unique ethos, and weaponry --
both specialized and borrowed, including the formidable ships of the amphibious navy --
Clancy focuses on "the most `Marine' unit left in the Corps today," a Marine
Expeditionary Unit -- Special Operations Capable. Such a unit is one of the
corps' and the country's seaborne emergency response teams, each with infantry,
armor,
air, and logistical components adding up to about 2,000 men and each able to carry out an
astonishing variety of war-fighting and peacekeeping activities. Clancy
amasses the information, writes clearly, provides an invaluable bibliography, and
generally takes the lay reader where it would be very difficult to go without Clancy's
guidance. Highly recommended. Roland Green
Fighter
Wing:
A Guided Tour of an Air Force Combat Wing
by Tom Clancy
Paperback (1997)
Now, for the first time, an insider's look at an Air Force combat
wing--the planes, the technology, and the people -- with Tom Clancy as your guide.
Tom Clancy's previous explorations of America's armed forces, Submarine and
Armored Cav, revealed exclusive, never-before-seen information an the people and
technology that protect our nation. Now, the acclaimed author of takes to the
skies with the U.S. Air Force's elite: the Fighter Wing.
With his compelling style and unerring eye for detail, Clancy captures the thrill of
takeoff, the drama of the dogfight, and the relentless dangers our fighter pilots face
every day of their lives, showing readers what it really means to be the best of the best.
Fighter Wing includes:
Detailed analyses of the Air Force's premier fighter planes, including the F-15 Eagle
Exclusive photographs, illustrations, and diagrams
An insider's look at the people behind the planes and weapons
Combat strategies and training techniques used by the U.S. Air Force
Synopsis
New York Times bestselling author Tom Clancy takes readers on an inside tour of an Air
Force combat wing -- the planes, the technology, and the people -- capturing the thrill of
takeoff, the drama of a dogfight, and the relentless dangers which fighter pilots face
every day of their lives. Exclusive photos, diagrams, and illustrations throughout.
A penetrating look inside an armored cavalry regiment -- the technology,
the strategies, and the people... profiled by Tom Clancy.
His first nonfiction book, Submarine, captured the reality of life aboard a nuclear
warship. Now, the #1 bestselling author of Clear and Present Danger portrays today's
military as only army personnel can know it.
With the same compelling, you-are-there immediacy of his acclaimed fiction, Tom Clancy
provides detailed descriptions of tanks, helicopters, artillery, and more -- the brilliant
technology behind the U. S. Army. He captures military life -- from the drama
of combat to the daily routine -- with total accuracy, and reveals the roles and missions
that have in recent years distinguished our fighting forces.
Armored Cav includes:
Descriptions of the M1A2 Main Battle Tank, the AH-64A Apache Attack Helicopter, and more
An interview with General Frederick Franks
Strategies behind the Desert Storm account
Exclusive photograph, illustrations and diagrams
PLUS: From West Point cadet to Desert Storm commander, an interview with a combat cavalry
officer on the rise.
San Francisco Chronicle "Tom Clancy is the best there is".
You may be looking for the famous generals of the US civil
war, the hunt for Osama bin
Laden, Adolf Hitler and the Nazis
or the
holocaust,
Vietnam or the Second World War, weapons through the
ages, US Military
Regulation Dress Swords, Medieval
Swords, costumes and uniforms,
Napoleon Bonaparte, the French
Revolution, Masonic Pope
or
Royal Regalia or GI Joe.
Australian Order of Precedence
Missile Crisis in Cuba - President John F. Kennedy - Bay of Pigs
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