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Admiral Arnold Morgan #9
Codename Viper
America, Britain, and Russia are drawn into a battle for a gigantic oil strike on the desolate Falkland Islands in Patrick Robinson's newest international thriller. The year is 2011, and Russia is poised to help Argentina blast its way into the Falkland Islands, to hurl the ruling British out of the South Atlantic forever. Enraged at this act of international piracy, Great Britain dispatches a battle fleet to the islands for the second time in thirty years. Little do they realize that Russia's lethal Akula-class submarine, Viper 157 , stuffed to the gunwales with ship-killing torpedoes, lies in wait for the Royal Navy aircraft carrier, which is transporting the British fighter-bomber air force. The United States, under the indomitable Admiral Arnold Morgan's stern eye, unleashes Navy SEALs to hammer Argentina into submission, and in two breathtaking, clandestine missions, they smash their most expensive hardware—guided-missile warships and an entire fighter aircraft strike group. The SEALs must make a death-defying parachute drop into the freezing ocean, hit the battlefield in total secret, and obliterate their enemy—all in lethal silence . . . a ruthless, terrible attack carried out by a U.S. ghost force. . . . This is classic Patrick Robinson—spine-tingling suspense, harrowing action, and intricately researched detail, all set against the backdrop of an uncanny "what if?" scenario.
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105 books342 followersPatrick Robinson was a journalist for many years before becoming a full-time writer of books. His non-fiction books were bestsellers around the world and he was the co-author of Sandy Woodward's Falklands War memoir, One Hundred Days.
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July 28, 2014
This really is awful and the author's books continue their downward spiral in quality.
This tries to be a Tom Clancy style global power thriller, the theme here being the retaking of the Falklands by Argentina. The British reaction does not go well and it takes the brilliance of the US to sort things out.
It is badly written and incredibly right wing. The author uses the book as a political platform to attack the Labour Government that was in office at the time of writing, but it is so badly done with so many unrealistic portrayals and actions. The research ( remember this is a British author) is inept (the Argentinians are referred to as Args and not Argies for example) and the Americans are so clever and smug it's like the author is writing them a love letter.
Patrick Robinson's first two or three books were pretty good but I don't know what has got into him, his recent efforts should be avoided like the plague. I will certainly never pick up one of his books again.
This tries to be a Tom Clancy style global power thriller, the theme here being the retaking of the Falklands by Argentina. The British reaction does not go well and it takes the brilliance of the US to sort things out.
It is badly written and incredibly right wing. The author uses the book as a political platform to attack the Labour Government that was in office at the time of writing, but it is so badly done with so many unrealistic portrayals and actions. The research ( remember this is a British author) is inept (the Argentinians are referred to as Args and not Argies for example) and the Americans are so clever and smug it's like the author is writing them a love letter.
Patrick Robinson's first two or three books were pretty good but I don't know what has got into him, his recent efforts should be avoided like the plague. I will certainly never pick up one of his books again.
September 19, 2008
This book had too many coincidences that it just got boring. Also the beginning of the book had almost nothing to do with the end of the book. I have a problem that I must finish every book that I start, so this is one that I was racing to finish....
June 14, 2020
In this entry in the Admiral Morgan series, it's 2011 and the Russians make a secret alliance with the Argentinians to take the Falkland Islands. The British, under a Labour government, quickly lose the war. An SAS unit is stranded on one of the islands.
The team needs to be rescued, and new peace negotiated, and a Russian sub needs sinking. Morgan takes command, and accomplishes all three.
Very good, although the Admiral is romanticised quite a lot.
The team needs to be rescued, and new peace negotiated, and a Russian sub needs sinking. Morgan takes command, and accomplishes all three.
Very good, although the Admiral is romanticised quite a lot.
November 17, 2011
Took a long time to get moving, weak characters relying on previous books (a problem Clancy had) and had quite a few facts wrong. Hell, if I can spot 'em... I think I'll have a look at his first books, but I would hope there's some improvement, 'cause there's some rave reviews on the back.
May 10, 2020
This started out as a rage read, and ended as a slog.
I don't have much good to say about it. I mainly finished it because I wanted to see if it was possible for the author not to include a single woman with agency. The only woman one might argue was spoken of as a creature of intelligence and with the ability to make decisions beyond preparing food was Margaret Thatcher, and that doesn't really count seeing as she is a historical character and was treated as such.
The only female included for more than three lines at a time was actually hinted at as a possibly thinking human with abilities beyond looking pretty and asking dumb questions. But not before page 297. And even she was only included to bond together the two superb special force officers (her brother and husband, respectively).
To make a potentially very long review short(er), here are a few bullet points to indicate how bad this book is:
- Starts with a list of principal characters. All of whom are men except for those denoted as wives.
- One of the "principal characters" is only included in a single passage, and there he is simply described as "one hugely successful homosexual pop singer". There is no reappearance, nor does his sexuality seem to have any relevance to any part of the plot or story.
- At least 20% of this book is just long form lists of military inventory.
- Another 20% is naming various characters. Many of whom does nothing relevant and are only briefly featured.
- There are several extremely cringey and overly done passages indicating how stupid people are. All of whom are left-wing/women/homosexual/famous.
- The superhero of the book is someone who everybody admires and loves. But everything he does would make him extremely unlikeable in the real world.
- Said superhero is often called "The Man". Yes, out loud. No, no one bats an eye.
- Several characters swing between being brilliant and dumber than dirt, depending on what the story needs.
- No realistic sense of how noisy a gale or an engine is. Again: completely quiet/extremely noisy depending on what the story needs.
- Apparently special forces don't check the weather forecast before dumping into the south Atlantic sea, but rather prefer to eyeball the wind.
- A Russian submarine is impossible to find in one part of the story (where that is necessary), and very easy to find in the end of the story (since our American heroes are coming in to sink the bugger).
- The story is a slog to get through in large part because every single character is flatter than the paper they’re described on.
To summarize: I read this. Now you don't have to. For your own sake, don't read it. Just don't.
I don't have much good to say about it. I mainly finished it because I wanted to see if it was possible for the author not to include a single woman with agency. The only woman one might argue was spoken of as a creature of intelligence and with the ability to make decisions beyond preparing food was Margaret Thatcher, and that doesn't really count seeing as she is a historical character and was treated as such.
The only female included for more than three lines at a time was actually hinted at as a possibly thinking human with abilities beyond looking pretty and asking dumb questions. But not before page 297. And even she was only included to bond together the two superb special force officers (her brother and husband, respectively).
To make a potentially very long review short(er), here are a few bullet points to indicate how bad this book is:
- Starts with a list of principal characters. All of whom are men except for those denoted as wives.
- One of the "principal characters" is only included in a single passage, and there he is simply described as "one hugely successful homosexual pop singer". There is no reappearance, nor does his sexuality seem to have any relevance to any part of the plot or story.
- At least 20% of this book is just long form lists of military inventory.
- Another 20% is naming various characters. Many of whom does nothing relevant and are only briefly featured.
- There are several extremely cringey and overly done passages indicating how stupid people are. All of whom are left-wing/women/homosexual/famous.
- The superhero of the book is someone who everybody admires and loves. But everything he does would make him extremely unlikeable in the real world.
- Said superhero is often called "The Man". Yes, out loud. No, no one bats an eye.
- Several characters swing between being brilliant and dumber than dirt, depending on what the story needs.
- No realistic sense of how noisy a gale or an engine is. Again: completely quiet/extremely noisy depending on what the story needs.
- Apparently special forces don't check the weather forecast before dumping into the south Atlantic sea, but rather prefer to eyeball the wind.
- A Russian submarine is impossible to find in one part of the story (where that is necessary), and very easy to find in the end of the story (since our American heroes are coming in to sink the bugger).
- The story is a slog to get through in large part because every single character is flatter than the paper they’re described on.
To summarize: I read this. Now you don't have to. For your own sake, don't read it. Just don't.
March 20, 2024
Not as good as I remember the other books in the series as being.
June 13, 2012
This was an EXTREMELY entertaining and very well-written novel. It just misses my ALL-TIME FAVORTIES List by a hair. Patrick Robinson, a very gifted storyteller, sets up a highly plausible scenario in which Argentina invades the British Falkland Islands and South Georgia for the second time in 30 years, following the discovery of huge oil and gas fields there. Enormous investments have been in these discoveries by Exxon-Mobil and British Petroleum. Argentina appears to be so confident they will prevail in this act of piracy, it is almost like they have a “silent partner” on their side. The American military intelligence community monitoring world events leading up to this invasion thinks that “silent partner” may be none other than Russia.
In the 1982 invasion a confident Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher backed by the then very strong British Navy, kicked out the Argentinian invaders in short order. In the novel, written in 2005 and set in 2011, the Labour Party Prime Minister and his liberal government have gutted the once invincible British military, particularly the navy, by continued construction delays, cancellation of much-needed undated weapon systems, and other devastating actions and inactions. The British fleet that sails to meet the Argentinians (also referred to as the Args and “gauchos of the pampas”) is a shadow of its former self. The results are predictable.
When it appears that all is lost for British, a surprising series of clandestine actions from an unexpected source, i.e., The Ghost Force, begins to indicate that all is not lost. Any further elaboration would be too much of a spoiler for this EXCELLENT book. I REALLY liked it very much and do recommend it in the very highest terms.
[Book 48 of revised 2012 target 70 (Jan-10; Feb-11; Mar-9; Apr-8; May-7; Jun-3)]
In the 1982 invasion a confident Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher backed by the then very strong British Navy, kicked out the Argentinian invaders in short order. In the novel, written in 2005 and set in 2011, the Labour Party Prime Minister and his liberal government have gutted the once invincible British military, particularly the navy, by continued construction delays, cancellation of much-needed undated weapon systems, and other devastating actions and inactions. The British fleet that sails to meet the Argentinians (also referred to as the Args and “gauchos of the pampas”) is a shadow of its former self. The results are predictable.
When it appears that all is lost for British, a surprising series of clandestine actions from an unexpected source, i.e., The Ghost Force, begins to indicate that all is not lost. Any further elaboration would be too much of a spoiler for this EXCELLENT book. I REALLY liked it very much and do recommend it in the very highest terms.
[Book 48 of revised 2012 target 70 (Jan-10; Feb-11; Mar-9; Apr-8; May-7; Jun-3)]
August 26, 2025
This review contains my thoughts for my second time reading this book.
When I first read it some time in 2000s, I thought that on the whole, it was good except for one thing: There is no such thing as a US Navy seal who is not jump qualified. US Navy SEALs usually go through jump training straight after BUD/S School then their SQT training. Patrick Robinson said that rule was implemented in 2009 but I am sure they were doing that well before. C/f Dick Couch's "Warrior Elite" which was written in 2003 and the class of 228 did go through jump training.
Fast forward to 2025. This book's price came down A LOT on Kindle and I bought it. Upon reading it, this was true when the story was set in 2011 or 2012, the Royal Navy and the British Army had drawn down so much should the Falklands erupt in warfare again, the UK might not be able to field the necessary force to recapture the islands. In 2025, the danger is just as real. The Royal Navy has 2 brand new QE-2 carriers but they don't have enough F-35s. They don't have enough ships to cover all their strategic bases. Both the Army and Navy have staffing issues and the British military just isn't the draw as it used to be about the British Gen Zs.
QE-2 carriers are now 80,000 ton monsters, three times bigger than the Invincible and Hermes that fought in 1982. QE-2 carriers require a crew of 1600, 900 more. The ships may be more capable and could deal with more threats but makes them more complex. Beyond staffing issues, beyond the materiel issues, there is the training issue. And if the Royal Navy and British Army are once again called to defend the UK's interests, will it be really ready?
This novel implies no. Hence it's a work of fiction and like all good fiction, it raises the right questions.
When I first read it some time in 2000s, I thought that on the whole, it was good except for one thing: There is no such thing as a US Navy seal who is not jump qualified. US Navy SEALs usually go through jump training straight after BUD/S School then their SQT training. Patrick Robinson said that rule was implemented in 2009 but I am sure they were doing that well before. C/f Dick Couch's "Warrior Elite" which was written in 2003 and the class of 228 did go through jump training.
Fast forward to 2025. This book's price came down A LOT on Kindle and I bought it. Upon reading it, this was true when the story was set in 2011 or 2012, the Royal Navy and the British Army had drawn down so much should the Falklands erupt in warfare again, the UK might not be able to field the necessary force to recapture the islands. In 2025, the danger is just as real. The Royal Navy has 2 brand new QE-2 carriers but they don't have enough F-35s. They don't have enough ships to cover all their strategic bases. Both the Army and Navy have staffing issues and the British military just isn't the draw as it used to be about the British Gen Zs.
QE-2 carriers are now 80,000 ton monsters, three times bigger than the Invincible and Hermes that fought in 1982. QE-2 carriers require a crew of 1600, 900 more. The ships may be more capable and could deal with more threats but makes them more complex. Beyond staffing issues, beyond the materiel issues, there is the training issue. And if the Royal Navy and British Army are once again called to defend the UK's interests, will it be really ready?
This novel implies no. Hence it's a work of fiction and like all good fiction, it raises the right questions.
May 17, 2008
Alright, in addition to not really liking thrillers involving aliens, I apparently am not big on naval warfare thrillers either. (Again, when you are on an island in Northern Germany with little access to English books, you will try anything.) This book takes place in the (near) future, and Russia, fearful of losing its easy access to Siberian oil as the Siberians are getting restless, teams up with Argentina to take over the Falkland Islands from Great Britain. Great Britain's WEAK, LIBERAL prime minister and his party have slashed military spending, and are thus unsuccessful fighting off the Argentinians. America fears for the loss of its oil companies' profits in the region and therefore inserts two Special Forces teams into the Falklands to weaken Argentina. There is plenty of submarine action too. And secret little conferences in the White House.
So, in addition to this simply not being my type of book, I will say that the writing was not fluid in much of the book and there were some errors in chronology. There were also a LOT of characters, and not always enough detail given to really separate them out. Oh, and the main characters are all flawless...but I guess maybe if you read these books you care more about the toys than about the characters? Even then, there wasn't too much detail about the weapons, planes and boats that was new to me. So, unless you are on a quest to read every naval warfare thriller ever, my suggestion is that perhaps this one is not one to waste money on, perhaps not even time.
So, in addition to this simply not being my type of book, I will say that the writing was not fluid in much of the book and there were some errors in chronology. There were also a LOT of characters, and not always enough detail given to really separate them out. Oh, and the main characters are all flawless...but I guess maybe if you read these books you care more about the toys than about the characters? Even then, there wasn't too much detail about the weapons, planes and boats that was new to me. So, unless you are on a quest to read every naval warfare thriller ever, my suggestion is that perhaps this one is not one to waste money on, perhaps not even time.
June 27, 2015
So far, I have started three sentences and have deleted them all because I just don't know what to say regarding this story line. Let me be clear: I am sick of the Falkand/Malvinas Islands! For heaven's sake, one would think that the only notable naval battle in history was that fought by the British in the Falkland Islands! I am committed (and should be) to reading the entire series, and have only one to go. Checking the list of this author's books, it appears "To the Death" is his last in the Admiral Morgan series. God, I hope so!
February 5, 2009
If I had to choose one phrase to describe this author it would be self-righteous. Now don’t get me wrong, the author was good at setting a very thrilling pace and it was a very exciting story. However, this author has a very naive view of the world and comes across as a southern good-ol-boy. I found his writing extremely xenophobic and although I concede that this was a very exciting adventure, this book really offered nothing that would make this book a great or even a good book.
September 8, 2016
I finally found an espionage thriller I didn't like. You don't meet a character you care about until 2/3 through the book, and the illogical plot twists are ridiculous even for this genre full of absurd stories. The author's political agenda and mine don't mesh at all, so that was the deal breaker. What a sad way to end a year of reading.
July 5, 2012
This book sucks a big one. SO so so boring, damn, how about moving it the hell on already.
February 5, 2013
Longer than necessary, but still a good novel. I rate it 7 out of 10 stars
August 9, 2025
Well, this is definitely a departure from my normal variety of subject matter - entrance into the world of the British military, the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Russian submarines, and U.S. Navy SEALs! Who'd a thought? Not even sure where I picked this paperback up, but it proved to be a pretty great read after my initial hesitance to continue after realizing the genre and what I'd normally classify as a "guy's read."
I think a big draw was knowing that the "bad guys," aka Russians, would eventually lose big time in the end. With Russia's backing, Argentina tries to gain control of the Falkland Islands, governed by the British. Both Russia and Argentina want control of the oil waiting to be drilled, and feel they have a very good chance of doing so with Britain's weakened military after decades of cutbacks.
I won't go into details - it's really quite complicated, and there are several "actors" one needs to be aware of, so it was nice to have the "Cast of Principal Characters" listed at the beginning of the book. But it completely caught my interest, and I learned so much about the Falkland Islands, the British SAS, the U.S. Navy SEALs, and submarines, so I'm very glad I kept reading.
And of course, the best part of the entire story is the ultimate victory of the U.S. and its "ghost force," and of course, the destruction of the Russian submarine. Who doesn't love it when the good guys win and the bad guys lose - big time.
I think a big draw was knowing that the "bad guys," aka Russians, would eventually lose big time in the end. With Russia's backing, Argentina tries to gain control of the Falkland Islands, governed by the British. Both Russia and Argentina want control of the oil waiting to be drilled, and feel they have a very good chance of doing so with Britain's weakened military after decades of cutbacks.
I won't go into details - it's really quite complicated, and there are several "actors" one needs to be aware of, so it was nice to have the "Cast of Principal Characters" listed at the beginning of the book. But it completely caught my interest, and I learned so much about the Falkland Islands, the British SAS, the U.S. Navy SEALs, and submarines, so I'm very glad I kept reading.
And of course, the best part of the entire story is the ultimate victory of the U.S. and its "ghost force," and of course, the destruction of the Russian submarine. Who doesn't love it when the good guys win and the bad guys lose - big time.
February 5, 2025
It's an entertaining yarn that kept me turning pages. But in some ways it feels like it was written by a Conservative (capital C, as in Tory) 11 year old telling you the story in a single breath:
"And then the stupid Labour government destroyed the navy, and the brave navy went to war and lost because they didn't have Margaret Thatcher so America had to step in, and they had to get their best man out of retirement and he's the tallest and the fastest and the strongest and the bravest and the best leader and everyone loves him and he can shoot amazing, and he's a Navy SEAL who's won loads of medals and he's married to a super hot chick, and then *sharp intake of breath*"
"And then the stupid Labour government destroyed the navy, and the brave navy went to war and lost because they didn't have Margaret Thatcher so America had to step in, and they had to get their best man out of retirement and he's the tallest and the fastest and the strongest and the bravest and the best leader and everyone loves him and he can shoot amazing, and he's a Navy SEAL who's won loads of medals and he's married to a super hot chick, and then *sharp intake of breath*"
September 5, 2021
The plot is simply not believable. No politician, even the most socialistic, would send troops to war if the country's armed forces were so ill prepared. No military leader would agree to send the armed forces into battle - attack - without more capability. Defending one's country from attack would be another matter but launching an attack under the circumstances outlined in this book would never happen. Bringing a 40 year old former Seal back from retirement also seems to be highly unlikely. Elite warriors train all the time to keep sharp. No one could retire for a few years and then come back to combat right away. No military leader would send the same team back into harm's way right after completing a tough mission. There would have to be others. No Seal team would have to have a specific person to lead them into combat. There is always a competent person within the ranks to do it. The book was not founded on credibility.
March 6, 2023
The story was ok, but I felt that it was a bit drawn out with unnecessary facts or facts that in the long run were not needed to tell the story.
The story is about Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Island laying claim to the British Overseas Territory after a large quantity of oil and gas was found at two sites by British and US oil companies.
The Argentine government want the oil and gas and with the help of Russia, they take over the islands.
The story brings out the weak British labor government and its approach to reducing funding to military and increasing handouts to minority groups. This led to a complete failure of the military to be able to defend the Falklands and also the death of over 1500+ troops.
The story takes you through the reclaiming of the territory and the involvement of USA. The Russians don't get off either.
The story is about Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Island laying claim to the British Overseas Territory after a large quantity of oil and gas was found at two sites by British and US oil companies.
The Argentine government want the oil and gas and with the help of Russia, they take over the islands.
The story brings out the weak British labor government and its approach to reducing funding to military and increasing handouts to minority groups. This led to a complete failure of the military to be able to defend the Falklands and also the death of over 1500+ troops.
The story takes you through the reclaiming of the territory and the involvement of USA. The Russians don't get off either.
January 30, 2024
I have read other novels by Patrick Robinson, so I looked forward to reading Ghost Force. The novel was filled with unbelievable action, and I dont mean that in a good way. In the book, Argentina wrests control of the Falkland Islands from the British and decimates (with secret help from the Soviets) a naval task force sent to relieve the besieged islands. The United States secretly sends a 16 man U.S. Navy Seal Team to sabotage the Argentines take over.
It was obvious to me from the colloquialisms used throughout the novel that the author was not an American. While there was some character development, the action scenes were both brief and shallow. Overall, this book did NOT hold my rapt attention.
It was obvious to me from the colloquialisms used throughout the novel that the author was not an American. While there was some character development, the action scenes were both brief and shallow. Overall, this book did NOT hold my rapt attention.
July 18, 2021
Sadly the series continues its decline as per the previous Hunter Killer. Same tired formula and phraseology. I don’t disagree with the politics with regard to British naval emasculation but this is a tad hysterical in its criticism. The constant fawning to all things US also became a pain and together with the same mix of “upper class” characters eventually boring long before the predicted finale. I really enjoyed the first 6 books in the series but of late they leave alot to be desired. I appreciate the genre has a limited number of believable plotlines. To The Death is the next and last in the series, probably good timing!
October 3, 2021
This was a very entertaining war tale involving lots of political intrigue and nonstop action. There was some technical jargon but not enough to bog things down.
Some of the characters were truly "larger than life," and not necessarily believable. But if you are a flag waving red, white and blue patriot and Rambo and Predator are on your quick feeds...you will enjoy this one.
Interestingly, while reading this, I came across some internet information on the original conflict in the Falklands. The book had the history dead on, and I feel like I actually learned something, even though this was a fictional account. It made for an interesting and largely enjoyable read.
Some of the characters were truly "larger than life," and not necessarily believable. But if you are a flag waving red, white and blue patriot and Rambo and Predator are on your quick feeds...you will enjoy this one.
Interestingly, while reading this, I came across some internet information on the original conflict in the Falklands. The book had the history dead on, and I feel like I actually learned something, even though this was a fictional account. It made for an interesting and largely enjoyable read.
January 5, 2022
Terrible books that shows the author has not much historical knowledge (Thatcher was as guilty as the PM in the book of destroying the military (( not to mention most of british industry)). So with a force of a dozen or so men the US saves the day and ejects the Agentines and saves the oil for america. Where did he dream up this load of codswallop. Obviously written to a formula and for the $ without thought of readers or realism or anything except presumably his own income. And BTW a4 Skyhawks have only one engine not two as mentioned in the book. I would suggest that this one be avoided glad my copy was an 'op shop' 50c job.
January 2, 2022
Book is well written a d held my interest. Story centers around a decision of Argentina to once again invade the Falkland Islands. This time the Argentines will have help from the Russians in attacking the only aircraft carrier that the British still have in active service. The Russians want to take control of the oil production on the Falkland islands. After the Falkland Islands fall, the Americans engage in a covert war using navy seals intended to force the Argentines to negotiate a reasonable settlement with the Brittish
March 13, 2022
One of the best written fiction books
Although written a few years ago I found the story very appropriate for this present moment in time . Seems like the author (Patrick ) may have been able to read the future .
I found the story extremely exciting and totally believable and that there was a comrade ship between the USA & Great Britain in the event of war be it over oil & money .
A really well written story gripping from start to finish . A couldn't put down book?
Although written a few years ago I found the story very appropriate for this present moment in time . Seems like the author (Patrick ) may have been able to read the future .
I found the story extremely exciting and totally believable and that there was a comrade ship between the USA & Great Britain in the event of war be it over oil & money .
A really well written story gripping from start to finish . A couldn't put down book?
August 22, 2021
Way to slow
When you have to force yourself to read a book it indicates maybe its just not for you. Didn't get to the action part, if there is one.
Found difficult reading. The book would be shorter if every character didn't have a long name and longer title which was used every time they spoke or was referred to.
Not worth the time or the $$ spent.
When you have to force yourself to read a book it indicates maybe its just not for you. Didn't get to the action part, if there is one.
Found difficult reading. The book would be shorter if every character didn't have a long name and longer title which was used every time they spoke or was referred to.
Not worth the time or the $$ spent.
September 26, 2018
Ninth book in Admiral Morgan. These are no longer truly submarine books, but I am still enjoying the series. The series's world has diverged from reality but is still in the realm of the plausible. It's a ten book series, so one more to go.
January 30, 2019
Admiral Morgan is retired but still influential, Commander Hunter returns for the mission. Gotta love these characters. Robimson tells a good tale of an altercation in the Faulkland Islands over oil, A good read
June 18, 2020
Robinson brings back Admiral Morgan out of retirement to deal with a new crisis in the Falkland Islands based on the Russian's need for oil after Siberian separatists plan to leave Russia and take their oil resources with them.
December 19, 2021
I am a Royal Navy Veteran and, after ploughing through many glaring factual inaccuracies in several of this authors books, have decided not to give him any more of my money. If he can’t be bothered to research basic facts then I can’t be bothered to read them. An insult to those who served in war
June 13, 2022
Almost unreadable
I have read other books by this author and enjoyed them. This book is rife with errors, bungling descriptions of military equipment and techniques and it was way too chatty to be a good representation of a frontline specop unit.
I have read other books by this author and enjoyed them. This book is rife with errors, bungling descriptions of military equipment and techniques and it was way too chatty to be a good representation of a frontline specop unit.
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