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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN num: 9780060086633
ISBN number: 0060086637
Label: HarperTorch
Manufacturer: HarperTorch
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 512
Printing Date: July 01, 2004
Publishing house: HarperTorch
Release Date: June 29, 2004
Sale Popularity Level: 184325
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The enemy from within . . .
Iranian-born British Commando Major Ray Kerman was a rising star in the SAS -- until he abruptly switched loyalties while on a mission in the Middle East. Fanatically determined to employ his brilliant talents and training in the destruction of those he once swore to protect, he is now General Ravi Rashood, leader of the world's most vicious terrorist organization -- and he has found his ultimate weapon: Barracuda 945. A sleek and silent Russian hunter-killer nuclear submarine that can fire land-attack guided missiles from below the ocean's surface, it is invisible to all pursuers and virtually impossible to track. Yet Admiral Arnold Morgan, the President's National Security Adviser, must somehow marshal America's forces and hunt down this 8,000-ton nightmare of modern warfare before it unleashes its fire and death . . . or the very first target to fall will be California.
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Love Patrick's detailed research studies in order to get precise information down on paper - the weapons, geographical topology, political strains, etc - but he got lost in Barracuda 945 story telling and seems as if he didn't know how to bring this chapter to a close. Instead of having Barracuda I disappear into the great depths of our oceans, after gonzoing the west coast of the US, he doesn't endeavor to get the US Navy to scratch their balls trying to figure out where Barracuda I went. Instead he scuttles it in the Chinese(WTF?) run Panama Canal. OK its a done deal...right? No-o-o-o, he has the Navy Seals blowing up the Atlantic Panama Canal gates just to show the Panama Government who's boss. Stupid unrealistic fairy tale ending. That alone will leave you with a big HUH-DUH!?! But, hey, at least the ending put to me to sleep quickly.
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Ah, Pres. Clinton bashers! They just can't stop.
In Barracuda 945, Patrick Robinson mixes true facts with fiction facts to create the essence of his story. In this book, because of Clinton's weaknesses and disinterest in American accomplishments and ingenuity, he has allowed Communist China to control the Panama Canal. These Chinese aid terrorists and thwart the American Navy.
But be assured, readers. After the main hero as American special forces illegally kill Chinese Canal operators and destroy part of the Panama Canal, putting it out of commission for months. America gets applause from the rest of the world and gets the Panamanian government to shake in its boots and give the US total control of the Canal.
The book does provide some entertainment and was easy to read. The author's followers, especially the neo-conservatives, will enjoy this book. They may be happy or they may be disappointed that the ending allows for a sequel.
I wonder what President Clinton will have done wrong in that one.
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Barracuda 945 by Patrick Robinson is a fun, well-written, fast paced adventure novel. I have read several of Mr. Robinson's books and this is one of his best. The plot flows well for a "quick read" military fiction book. A new nemesis for Admiral Morgan is introduced in the body of the SAS Major Kerman turned Hamas terrorist leader. I am currently reading Scimitar SL-2, which generally takes up where Barracuda 945 left off and does so very well so far. Mr. Robinson writes good miltary fiction on a world-wide scale dealing mostly with submarines and Seals, with a few picks, and justifyably so, at a couple of past liberal Presidents who let our military down along the way. Some of the plots may be a little "imaginative" but they make for interesting stories and characters, and just a good, fun read for the military fiction fan.
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I am so sick of the political undercurrents in Patrick Robinson's books that I have stopped reading them. Though the stories are good, Robinson diminishes them by labeling and pigeonholing and demeaning anybody he does not agree with politically - especially Democrats. I stopped reading Scimiter SL-2 because I got so sick of it. I'm sure HarperCollins would sell more books if they could get him to stop the bashing.
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A book that might have been enjoyable was ruined by the constant right-wing slurs against the policies of Democratic presidents. The partisan rhetoric was ill-informed and certainly overused in the book. Not only were many of the statements grossly exaggerated and incorrect, they disrupted the flow of the story.
Perhaps these rantings were added to disguise some of the predictable turns in the plot. Patrick you are a Bad Dog.
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