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Raid On Truman
"Campbell knows his stuff!" says Larry Bond, author of Cold Choices, Day of Wrath and many others.
Raid on Truman is A National Bestseller.
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North Korean special forces attempt to hijack a U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier by using anesthetic gas to knock out the crew. They land helicopters on the flight deck and swarm onto the ship. After a ventilation failure allows some of the ship’s engineers to remain awake, the engineers engage the North Koreans in a gut-wrenching battle for control of the ship. Lt. Paul Simmons leads the desperate crew in a chaotic defense of the ship against a fanatical enemy bent on stealing the ship, crew, and its nuclear weapons. At stake is not only North Korean control of over 6,000 U.S. Naval personnel, but also possession of active deliverable nuclear weapons with which they could threaten South Korea and Japan, as well as the United States itself. Published also in Japan.
Raid on Truman is A National Bestseller.
Now revised and updated with the latest weapon systems and aircraft!
North Korean special forces attempt to hijack a U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier by using anesthetic gas to knock out the crew. They land helicopters on the flight deck and swarm onto the ship. After a ventilation failure allows some of the ship’s engineers to remain awake, the engineers engage the North Koreans in a gut-wrenching battle for control of the ship. Lt. Paul Simmons leads the desperate crew in a chaotic defense of the ship against a fanatical enemy bent on stealing the ship, crew, and its nuclear weapons. At stake is not only North Korean control of over 6,000 U.S. Naval personnel, but also possession of active deliverable nuclear weapons with which they could threaten South Korea and Japan, as well as the United States itself. Published also in Japan.
353 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 1991
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John T. Campbell
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John T. Campbell earned a degree in electrical engeneering from the University of Pennsylvania. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he worked as a satellite communications engineer in the aerospace industry.
John T. Campbell earned a degree in electrical engeneering from the University of Pennsylvania. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he worked as a satellite communications engineer in the aerospace industry.
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February 8, 2020
Action filled!
Die Hard on a Naval carrier pretty well sums up this action thriller. I enjoyed it. Plenty of heroes. A varied cast of characters that we get a glimpse of. Some noble and some not.
Die Hard on a Naval carrier pretty well sums up this action thriller. I enjoyed it. Plenty of heroes. A varied cast of characters that we get a glimpse of. Some noble and some not.
November 20, 2018
In the Tom Clancy/Larry Bond family of books. Think less geo-political thriller and more Die Hard on an aircraft carrier. I mean, what’s more fun than that?! Lots of standard tropes don’t really spoil any of the ride. If you like military techno-thrillers you’ll enjoy this.
March 10, 2022
An interesting novel, most notable for it's setting on a fictionalized (when the book was written) US Navy super-carrier and group.
I don't want to give away any spoilers, so I will refrain from discussing them. Overall the plot was believable, if a little far fetched. In hindsight it seems more problematic, but it still makes for a good story.
The characters were for the most part, interesting. I found the most interesting aspect to simply be the duties of the characters, and their reactions to the events of the novel as they unfolded. There is heroism and sacrifice present, usual tropes of a military novel, but to not include them would be unrewarding for the reader.
Overall I found the book to be entertaining or engaging in most parts that matter, interesting in others, and overall more enjoyable, if a bit less polished than some of the author's more famous contemporaries. With a little work, it could have been better.
I don't want to give away any spoilers, so I will refrain from discussing them. Overall the plot was believable, if a little far fetched. In hindsight it seems more problematic, but it still makes for a good story.
The characters were for the most part, interesting. I found the most interesting aspect to simply be the duties of the characters, and their reactions to the events of the novel as they unfolded. There is heroism and sacrifice present, usual tropes of a military novel, but to not include them would be unrewarding for the reader.
Overall I found the book to be entertaining or engaging in most parts that matter, interesting in others, and overall more enjoyable, if a bit less polished than some of the author's more famous contemporaries. With a little work, it could have been better.
January 5, 2021
In a charitable mood at the start of a new year, I'll give this three rather than the two stars it deserves. It's both an exciting and a tiring read. Lt Simmons wasn't the only one deserving of the Medal of Honor.
August 13, 2012
Difficult to fllow the action if you're not familiar with the layout of an aircraft carrier. A deck plan graphic would have helped.
October 24, 2014
Great book - exciting from beginning to end.
September 2, 2014
Great book. worth the read.
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