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WW III #3
World in Flames
The battle rages on every front.... NATO armored divisions have broken out from near-certain defeat in the Soviet-ringed Dortmund/Bielefeld Pocket on the North German Plain. Russian SPETS commandos, dressed in captured American uniforms, have infiltrated NATO lines to sow confusion among Allied troops. Despite being faster than the American planes, Russian MiG-25s and Sukhoi-15s are unable to maintain air superiority over the western Aleutians, due to the upgraded pulse-Doppler look-up, look-down radar on the American F-16 Falcons and the advanced AN/AWG-9 weapon control system on the F-14 Tomcats. With the war turning against them, the Russians are readying a submarine offensive against the American West Coast. There is no telling when they will escalate to even more dangerous tactics...including nuclear weapons. On every front, the war that once seemed impossible blazes its now inevitable path of worldwide destruction. There is no way to know how it will end.
448 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 30, 1991
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About the author
Ian Slater
53 books22 followersIan Slater is a thriller writer based in Vancouver, Canada. He has authored twenty-three adventure thrillers, including Firespill, Sea Gold, Air Glow Red, Storm, Deep Chill, Forbidden Zone, MacArthur Must Die, Showdown, Battle Front, and Manhunt. He is also known for his World War III series, which includes eleven stand-alone books, among them WW III: DARPA Alpha.
In addition to fiction, he has written Orwell: The Road to Airstrip One, a widely praised study of George Orwell’s social and political thought. He served as editor of the academic quarterly Pacific Affairs for twelve years and has contributed book reviews to major North American newspapers. His work also extends to film and radio, having written and produced radio dramas and short stories for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as well as the screenplay for the National Film Board’s animated film Flash Point.
Before turning to writing, Slater held various roles, including working for the Australian navy, serving as a cipher clerk for the country’s Department of External Affairs, and acting as a defense officer for the Australian Joint Intelligence Bureau. He later worked as a marine geology technician, undertaking research voyages in the Pacific. Holding a doctorate in political science, he has taught courses in the humanities as both an author and lecturer.
In addition to fiction, he has written Orwell: The Road to Airstrip One, a widely praised study of George Orwell’s social and political thought. He served as editor of the academic quarterly Pacific Affairs for twelve years and has contributed book reviews to major North American newspapers. His work also extends to film and radio, having written and produced radio dramas and short stories for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as well as the screenplay for the National Film Board’s animated film Flash Point.
Before turning to writing, Slater held various roles, including working for the Australian navy, serving as a cipher clerk for the country’s Department of External Affairs, and acting as a defense officer for the Australian Joint Intelligence Bureau. He later worked as a marine geology technician, undertaking research voyages in the Pacific. Holding a doctorate in political science, he has taught courses in the humanities as both an author and lecturer.
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March 7, 2018
World of Flames is the third book in Ian Slater's WW3 series, and now the story ramps up even further with America, Great Britain, Canada, South Korea (ROK), North Korea (NKA), China, Japan, Russia all being in the conflict.
Tensions escalate with NKA/China releasing chemical weapons on American/ROK troops which in turn leads to America unleashing atomic artillery shells, which in turn leads to a group within the Russian administration escalating the war even further.
There's quite a bit of submarine action in this book also following the fight with USS Roosevelt we met in the earlier books in quite a bit more detail including a battle with a Russian submarine leaving the Roosevelt limping away.
In my opinion this book is the best of the series so far, however if you started here you'd be missing a lot of the background and therefore likely wouldn't find it too enjoyable - you definitely need to read the first two books to get the most out of it.
Tensions escalate with NKA/China releasing chemical weapons on American/ROK troops which in turn leads to America unleashing atomic artillery shells, which in turn leads to a group within the Russian administration escalating the war even further.
There's quite a bit of submarine action in this book also following the fight with USS Roosevelt we met in the earlier books in quite a bit more detail including a battle with a Russian submarine leaving the Roosevelt limping away.
In my opinion this book is the best of the series so far, however if you started here you'd be missing a lot of the background and therefore likely wouldn't find it too enjoyable - you definitely need to read the first two books to get the most out of it.
November 2, 2016
This is the autobiography of a man whose family was devoted to Armstrong's Worldwide Church of God, a church that preached the endtimes' onset in 1975. He would have been a young teenager; he had known of his own impending demise for his entire life.
He tells the story of his childhood -- his brothers and sisters, his blind parents, his neighborhood friends -- and of the occasional questions that arose for him, questions such as "if the world is ending, why do we go to school?" or "if Black people and white people can all be The Chosen Ones (as the church said), will they be able to mix after the Tribulation?" (Armstrong believed that the mixing of races was one of the biggest sins of the world) or "In Heaven, will there be unlimited chips and hotdogs?"
He had lots of questions, but he also took pride in his family's devotion to their responsibility as The Chosen people, pride in his blind parents, pride in having "superpowers" that would allow him to pass judgement on the sinners once the Tribulation began. He loved his family and his friends, and his life made sense to him as long as he didn't think too long. Instead, he memorized Bible passages and tried very hard to avoid Sin.
The scenes from Walker's childhood are interesting and occasionally funny, and life in these very different circumstances takes on a sort of internal logic through the pages of this book..
Predictably, the Tribulation didn't occur, and it's this part of the story that seemed a bit thin. While the story of the church's disappearance is explained in some detail, there is little about the effect on the family. He says that they were shocked. Such a loss of faith, though, would be utterly overwhelming, and Walker was in high school, yet the story is told in a deadpan tone...less than 10 pages from learning the truth to the end of the autobiography. Not enough, I'm sure, to begin to show the utter devastation and loss that this betrayal must have caused.
For a chronicle of life as a child of blind Black parents devoted to a white doomsday cult, though, Walker's book is amazing...and I can only hope that it will be followed by a reflection on the profound shifts that occur when the entire structure of a childhood is so completely destroyed.
He tells the story of his childhood -- his brothers and sisters, his blind parents, his neighborhood friends -- and of the occasional questions that arose for him, questions such as "if the world is ending, why do we go to school?" or "if Black people and white people can all be The Chosen Ones (as the church said), will they be able to mix after the Tribulation?" (Armstrong believed that the mixing of races was one of the biggest sins of the world) or "In Heaven, will there be unlimited chips and hotdogs?"
He had lots of questions, but he also took pride in his family's devotion to their responsibility as The Chosen people, pride in his blind parents, pride in having "superpowers" that would allow him to pass judgement on the sinners once the Tribulation began. He loved his family and his friends, and his life made sense to him as long as he didn't think too long. Instead, he memorized Bible passages and tried very hard to avoid Sin.
The scenes from Walker's childhood are interesting and occasionally funny, and life in these very different circumstances takes on a sort of internal logic through the pages of this book..
Predictably, the Tribulation didn't occur, and it's this part of the story that seemed a bit thin. While the story of the church's disappearance is explained in some detail, there is little about the effect on the family. He says that they were shocked. Such a loss of faith, though, would be utterly overwhelming, and Walker was in high school, yet the story is told in a deadpan tone...less than 10 pages from learning the truth to the end of the autobiography. Not enough, I'm sure, to begin to show the utter devastation and loss that this betrayal must have caused.
For a chronicle of life as a child of blind Black parents devoted to a white doomsday cult, though, Walker's book is amazing...and I can only hope that it will be followed by a reflection on the profound shifts that occur when the entire structure of a childhood is so completely destroyed.
October 13, 2020
Scintillating!!! and a Realistic Possibility
Slater has the gift of telling a story that somehow places his readers right in the middle the action. The book gave me a "deja vu" type of feeling of having been there at a previous time in my life. Each scene of his book places you right in the middle of the action. The
plot is very feasible and he knows weapons and their capability . His portrayals are amazingly accurate and his character development is excellent.
Do yourself a favor!. Buy this book and read it!
Slater has the gift of telling a story that somehow places his readers right in the middle the action. The book gave me a "deja vu" type of feeling of having been there at a previous time in my life. Each scene of his book places you right in the middle of the action. The
plot is very feasible and he knows weapons and their capability . His portrayals are amazingly accurate and his character development is excellent.
Do yourself a favor!. Buy this book and read it!
March 31, 2024
While US-ROK forces have taken the offensive, pushing the North Koreans back, another great player enters the stage. In Europe the tide is shifting to the West’s favor, but they still have a long way to go.
Special forces are used to get things moving, but their use in the book is not in a role they are best suited for, but okay. As before there are again some errors that could have been avoided if some serious proofing had been done. But I must say that this part in the series is better in this respect to the previous ones.
The war in the air is still raging. Weird is that one of the characters, that used to be an armored guy, succeeds in flying jets of various types in no time. Even become an ace. The submarine parts are quite tense and I liked them a lot.
Again, a good and fast paced read.
Special forces are used to get things moving, but their use in the book is not in a role they are best suited for, but okay. As before there are again some errors that could have been avoided if some serious proofing had been done. But I must say that this part in the series is better in this respect to the previous ones.
The war in the air is still raging. Weird is that one of the characters, that used to be an armored guy, succeeds in flying jets of various types in no time. Even become an ace. The submarine parts are quite tense and I liked them a lot.
Again, a good and fast paced read.
May 18, 2025
This is the best of the series yet
The author reverted to a Clancy style of prose. Several characters and situations going on through out the story. He managed to weave them all together and make a great volume.
The author reverted to a Clancy style of prose. Several characters and situations going on through out the story. He managed to weave them all together and make a great volume.
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July 11, 2020Fabulous read
Fabulous read, well worth reading the hole series. Looking forward to picking up another Ian Slater book. Money well spent
Fabulous read, well worth reading the hole series. Looking forward to picking up another Ian Slater book. Money well spent
September 21, 2021
Good continuation
The book kept up the pace of the last 2 keeping the war story going mixing ground air and sea warfare in the modern world
The book kept up the pace of the last 2 keeping the war story going mixing ground air and sea warfare in the modern world
May 21, 2025
I would recommend this series. Well researched and strong story lines.
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