Tipping Point: Korea

Tipping Point #5

by John O'Brien

North Korea had planned on waiting until China invaded Taiwan. However, with the American preemptive strikes, as outlined in Operations Plan 5015, provided the impetus for the massed Korean People’s Army to begin moving. Armored columns started out of their laagers, arrows aimed for the DMZ and beyond. The United States and South Korea seek to slow the tide threatening to engulf the peninsula.

Meanwhile, the combined forces leadership worried whether their preemptive attacks were enough to destroy the North Korean nuclear, biological, and chemical weapon stockpiles. After nearly seventy years of comparative peace, the Korean War was about to ignite anew.

Genres: Fiction

314 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 10, 2023

About the author

John O'Brien is a former Air Force fighter instructor pilot who transitioned to Special Operations for the latter part of his career gathering his campaign ribbon for Desert Storm. Immediately following his military service, John became a firefighter/EMT with a local department. Along with becoming a firefighter, he fell into the Information Technology industry in corporate management. Currently, John is writing full-time.

As a former marathon runner, John lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest and can now be found kayaking out in the waters of Puget Sound, mountain biking in the Capital Forest, hiking in the Olympic Peninsula, or pedaling his road bike along the many scenic roads.

Reviews

[Saphire Dimond · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bit chaotic of a read

The entire book spans only a few hours of the beginning of the Korean conflict. Very intense combat on every page, but I was left thinking this will end up being a 10 book series. Not sure if I have the patience.

[Michael P. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reads like a repetitive field manual for modern weapon systems. Little character development, subplots.... a constructive story would be nice.

[Joan · Rating 5 out of 5]

As in the previous books in the series, tensions are at an all time high between numerous countries including N. and S. Korea, The US, China, Russia and Taiwan.In this book the battle between the North and South begins with the US on the South's side while Russia and China are backing the North. This is an edge of your seat read with numerous battles both in the air and on land. A must read for fans of the military/combat genres.

[MauiLife · Rating 3 out of 5]

Getting long in the tooth

This series is great in tactical and strategic battles. But even the author admits in one forward that he’s light on human story. Without readers caring for the people in the book it’s just a hardware manual with repeated explosions. O’Brian has to add humanity and human relationships to these works.

[Larry D'Oench · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author in this #5 in the Tipping series continues his method of individuals seeing the ear through their own combat story. It’s a little like the Holocaust Museum because you don’t know whether the character makes it. Mr. O’Brien sure knows how to describe the fear and the macho of war.

[Chance · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lay the previous books follow the world powers go to war this novel show how the little axis nock-offs are doing and how WW3 effects them do I fill there was a Hugh lack of details on how the North Korean Government thought of the war we only got the solider perspective.

[Semoon Oh · Rating 4 out of 5]

exciting

Consistently exciting series of books. Though a few times i found myself skipping a couple pages at a time as the detail descriptions became overly detailed to a point of numbness.

[Michael Sannes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great series, ready for next book

Loved whole series, wish I didn't have to wait for next book though. I've read all 5 books and ready for next one.

[Richard Burch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cracking story

Well written, we'll researched and great story. You are living it and sitting on the edge of the sofa from start to finish. Bring on the next book.

[Shannon White · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tipping point

This felt like real life. The tactics and how the war would be fought. With the climate between north and south. This could happen just like in the series

[Kathryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

wow, what a read

This book is part of a series that keeps you reading late into the night. Spellbinding series. Anxious to start the next book in the series.

[Steve Martucio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great Series!

I am very excited to read the next book in this series of possibilities if the animosity between nations ever develops into war.

[Pat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mostly aerial combat and rockets and missles etc as each side tries to get a major hit on the other.