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The War That Never Was
In a fictional look at an alternate history of the Cold War, the two superpowers, the U.S. and the Soviet Union, clash at the peak of their military strength, as the world hovers on the brink of a nuclear World War III. Reprint.
358 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1993
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Michael A. Palmer
16 books4 followersMichael A. Palmer is a professor of History and Maritime Studies at East Carolina University.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
September 5, 2018
Quite a good book, give it go.
April 3, 2014
A book written with a salute in parts to Coyle and Hackett though it does deserve mention in their company, it is however not of their rank.
An end of Cold War story which tells of a scenario when cold turns to hot and the Super powers collide in a violent conflict that encompasses much of the globe. This is a book written for those who have some knowledge in military hard ware and terms. Because of that it is not a 'soft' fiction for those who are ignorant of the subject matter.
Perhaps some Janes manuals would best be served by your side as you read this. Or simply use 'google' on your smart phone as the kids these days tend to do it. But despite that it is still in many parts a book best read by those who have a detailed interest in military matters of this late cold war period.
This however is not the criticism I would have of this book. I feel that it has many deja vu moments in it for me in that I felt I had read a lot of it before. And perhaps I had in Clancy's 'Red Storm Rising' or in any one of Coyle's 'Team Yankee' series. I doubt that this was intentional but merely a case that such scenarios would tend to follow the same path when written from such a narrative perspective.
This is still a good book and it is a fun and quick read. If you have access to one of the above mentioned authors books on this subject then I suggest you read one of those first. If not, then certainly enjoy this book as I did.
Well written and with a good degree of depth it however lacks a complete follow through found in the works of some other authors.
70 %
An end of Cold War story which tells of a scenario when cold turns to hot and the Super powers collide in a violent conflict that encompasses much of the globe. This is a book written for those who have some knowledge in military hard ware and terms. Because of that it is not a 'soft' fiction for those who are ignorant of the subject matter.
Perhaps some Janes manuals would best be served by your side as you read this. Or simply use 'google' on your smart phone as the kids these days tend to do it. But despite that it is still in many parts a book best read by those who have a detailed interest in military matters of this late cold war period.
This however is not the criticism I would have of this book. I feel that it has many deja vu moments in it for me in that I felt I had read a lot of it before. And perhaps I had in Clancy's 'Red Storm Rising' or in any one of Coyle's 'Team Yankee' series. I doubt that this was intentional but merely a case that such scenarios would tend to follow the same path when written from such a narrative perspective.
This is still a good book and it is a fun and quick read. If you have access to one of the above mentioned authors books on this subject then I suggest you read one of those first. If not, then certainly enjoy this book as I did.
Well written and with a good degree of depth it however lacks a complete follow through found in the works of some other authors.
70 %
May 16, 2015
This book is not for the general reader. But students of modern naval warfare and players of modern strategic military simulations will find much to enjoy here. Written in a documentary style akin to that of the Newport Papers Global War Game series, The War That Never Was is very light on character development [and characters in general] but describes a globe-spanning modern war with admirable aplomb.
February 8, 2011
This book was a bit disappointing. It was like 350 pages of a tedious history lesson. There were also many war terms, but I could still follow the story. It was mostly names of weapons and team names.
September 4, 2015
very good book. along the lines of Red Storm rising.
May 21, 2019
Epic story of war on a global scale
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