Code of Honor

Scott Dixon #5

by Harold Coyle

From America’s acclaimed master of the war novel comes Harold Coyle’s most gripping thriller yet as he takes readers to a new level of battlefield realism and excitement in this story that echoes the complex U.S. military mission in today’s world.

A corrupt and fractured government in Bogota, Columbia, requests a small expeditionary force of U.S. troops to combat drug lords and a growning insurgency.

This scenario for disaster unfolds as the 11th Air Assault Dvision is called to action as a police forced as Brigadier General Scott Dixon reports back that this is a war America cannot win.

With careers hanging in the balance, Captain Nancy Kozak struggles to survive an explosive crash that pits resolve against prejudice, and honor against ambition.

Genres: Fiction, Military Fiction, War, Thriller, Adventure, Suspense, Historical Fiction

380 pages, Paperback

First published March 10, 1994

About the author

Harold Coyle is an American author of historical, speculative fiction and war novels including Team Yankee, a New York Times best-seller.He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1974 and spent seventeen years on active duty with the U.S. Army.He lives in Leavenworth, Kansas.

Reviews

[Gordon Popular · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was the worst book I've read by Harold Coyle. The story is a rehash of how the US got into Vietnam, which was not bad. But inserting a reporter who is married to one of the main characters, Gen Dixon, was distracting. Also the incompetence of the main Gen was a bit overblown. Overall a let down of this series.

[David Haddon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another solid Coyle story. One I had not previously read. Not quite as solid as some of his earlier books, but still a good read.

Good foreshadowing of the withdrawal from Afghanistan almost 30 years after this was written. Having a solid definition of victory conditions is good. Not having an exit strategy is bad.

[Greg Oaster · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the other books in the series, but a good read anyway

[Bradley Mork · Rating 3 out of 5]

The plot was what kept me going. The anti-hero characters were not believable. Really wanted to like it more than I did.

[Peter Nielsen · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting look at the politics of the Army and Colombia.

[Al · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding read years ago.

[Michael Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Older book, good story, but maybe too much detail (my opinion).

[Guillaume · Rating 4 out of 5]

Une bonne fin a la série

[Hilmi Isa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Code of Honour merupakan novel kelima dan terakhir yang menampilkan Scott Dixon sebagai watak utama.

Saya membaca novel ini dengan melangkaui dua buah novel yang sebelumnya,iaitu Trial By Fire dan The Ten Thousand. Walaupun demikian,seperti Sword Point dan Bright Star,genrenya masih dikekalkan;Military Thriller. Namun demikian,terdapat keunikannya tersendiri yang ditampilkan di dalam novel Code of Honour kali ini jika dibandingkan dengan novel-novel yang sama sirinya.

Sesuai dengan tajuknya,tema utama yang cuba disampaikan penulisnya,Harold Coyle adalah mengenai kewajipan,integriti,dan kehormatan yang perlu disanjung tinggi dengan sebaik-baiknya oleh setiap anggota tentera,sama ada yang berpangkat tinggi atau rendah. Seorang pegawai tentera berpangkat tinggi sebagai contohnya,mestilah tidak menyalahgunakan pangkat dan kuasa yang ada untuk kepentingan diri sendiri. Inilah apa yang dihadapi oleh Kapten Nancy Kozak (Kozak juga pernah berkhidmat di bawah Dixon),yang menghadapi pertuduhan mengingkari perintah. Pertuduhan ini dilaksanakan oleh Jeneral Major C.B.Lane,pegawai pemerintah Divisyen Ke-11 Serangan Udara,yang juga merupakan unit di mana Kozak berkhidmat.

[Mike Emett · Rating 3 out of 5]

More like a 3.5

I found this one to be more depressing than his others. Really felt like a big "we lose and I will keep that grinding into your thoughts throughout the battle scenes...". However, I did find insightful getting a look into the inner workings of the Army in terms of conferences, documentation and reporting, chain of command with HQ and most of all the stumbling block of bureaucracy, Makes you think harder about how decisions are made, who runs the show and being this was written in the 90's, how fighting in the jungles in S. America is/can be like (added to Clancy's Clear and Present Danger) along side the drama of coups, revolutions, communist-terror groups and the crap our troops deal with when arm chair leaders try to run a battle when the leader has zero if any experience. Not a thrilling and happy ending for the Scott Dixon series but still good.

[Andreas · Rating 1 out of 5]

Passable Clancy clone about the drug war. Helicopters galore. The one nice thing about the novel is its good characterizations.

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[Toesnorth's mom]

Clancy type, pretty good

[Peter Charleston · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice adventure portraying the hero's and unfortunates when power goes to a person's head.

[Bob Conner · Rating 5 out of 5]

A career officer himself, Coyle is an excellent author with a good knowledge of military. His story lines are intriguing and, while fictional, are not only credible, but very possible.

[Joe Holman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read a couple others in this series. An excellent job of understanding the military and the possibilities of what the military could face in different parts of the world.

[Richard Thomson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very Good