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Enemy In Sight: A World War 3 Techno-Thriller Action Event
"Nick Ryan knows his craft, and his topic. His World War 3 stories are tightly-written, fast-moving, with great characters."- LARRY BONDCo-author of Tom Clancy's 'Red Storm Rising' and New York Times bestselling author of 'Red Phoenix'.When the Russian Army invading northern Poland threatens to quickly overwhelm Warsaw, a lone Company of American Abrams tanks and a unit of Irish infantry are sent forward to the small village of Stare Lubiejewo and given an impossible mission; hold back the advancing Russian Army at all costs. Overwhelmed by enemy tanks and APC's, the American tankers and the Irish infantry heroically fight off one determined assault after another until it seems they must surely be over-run. But the American and Irish fighting in the bomb-ravaged village have one last desperate plan up their sleeve. If it works, it might just buy the time the Allies need to reinforce and save the threatened Polish capital....From the book...The two tanks broke free of the rubble that sheltered them and dashed gamely out into the fields, firing from point-blank range at the enemy troop carriers. A handful of advancing Russian infantry were crushed under their surging steel tracks. Others were scythed down by the Abrams machine guns. Three BMP-3s exploded in quick succession before the first of the enemy APCs slewed round on its spinning steel tracks and began to edge backwards. With the Abrams so close to their own troop carriers, the T-90s on the ridge fell silent, fearful of hitting friendly targets. One of the BMP-3s fired its main gun at an Abrams as it rampaged towards the hedgerow. The round struck the American tank’s turret and deflected away harmlessly. Two more APCs fired at the same tank but the Abrams emerged, its sloped steel armor scorched and dented, but intact. The Russian infantry in the fields around the village lost all cohesion; they became just a cluster of desperate men who realized salvation depended on them retreating to the shelter of their troop carriers before the vehicles reversed and fled the field. The soldiers edged backwards, still firing to cover their withdrawal, and glanced nervously over their shoulders, fearful they would be abandoned...
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Published April 13, 2021
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May 18, 2022
Book Review - Wow, author Nick Ryan’s “Enemy In Sight” is a great balance of story telling, tech info, and action! I’m hooked on these World War III Military Techno thrillers. I’m a huge fan of the military’s Abrams tank and this quick story featured it in this particular story. Great pace that kept delivering gripping action throughout the story and the characters were interesting and believable. Ryan’s knowledge of the equipment and tactics adds to a well balance and a sense of familiarity that gave me comfort in reading. Ryan racks up the war battle tension, turmoil and tank battle scenes without losing the reader in too much details. I also enjoyed Ryan’s ability to write a war story without grossing out the reader. War is gory but Ryan’s ability to not make it ‘gross’ in his descriptions is to be commended. Enemy In Sight is a worthwhile read with powerful tank battles that would make Tom Clancy jealous.
April 27, 2021
Outstanding 2nd book of the series. This is my favorite book of the Armor/Tank genre to date. I always compare this book genre with the venerable Team Yankee and Enemy In Sight is a more exciting, action oriented and drop dead accurate tanker action first person read. I hope that Nick Ryan continues with this genre as his writing is far superior to all of the dozens of books that I have read about fictional WWIII armor/tank action. Five Stars!
September 21, 2025
I think that this was another one of those authors that I might have found after becoming a member of this great little piece of the internet, Military Thriller Book Group, and subsequently added to the never-ending TBR pile.
I decided to read Nick Ryan's Enemy in Sight, which, according to FantasticFiction.com, is the third book in this exciting series of twelve books thus far. The great thing about his books (according to Goodreads, I think that I have read the first two books) is that each short novel can easily be read as a stand-alone, rather than having to be concerned about reading each as part of a series.
Nick Ryan's Enemy In Sight is a fast-paced military techno-thriller focused on a specific, brutal tank and infantry engagement during a fictional World War 3 scenario. As part of an expanding series of standalone books, it delivers a high-octane narrative centered on a small NATO force, comprised of an American cavalry unit and a Polish militia unit tasked with battling overwhelming Russian forces as the invading Russian forces blitzkrieg across Poland towards Warsaw.
The setting of this story takes place just outside the Polish village of Stare Lubiejewo, where as Russian troops pour into northern Poland, an elite Platoon of American scouts in Stryker reconnaissance vehicles are faced a dangerous assignment: they must clear the route ahead for a US Cavalry column preparing to counter attack the flank of the enemy spearhead before it reaches Warsaw and to buy some time for the rest of NATO forces.
But the scouts' difficult mission is made even more complicated when a Company of Polish militia (according to the Wikipedia, the Polish militia are known as Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej, which is approximately 55,000 members strong and are considered the fifth arm of the Polish armed forces focused on homeland defense and supporting the local population.) are added to the counter attacking force, and a vital bridge is found to be defended by the enemy. Faced with an impossible battle to win the bridge, and the challenge of unreliable Polish allies, the Cavalry scouts must find a way to fight through a dug-in Russian force that is determined to hold the vital crossing at all costs.
The book is structured around this single, pitched battle over an isolated bridge in the Polish countryside, with the American and Polish units facing repeated and determined assaults from Russian T-90 tanks and BMP-3 armored vehicles. The action is relentless and graphic, designed to place the reader directly in the chaos of battle.
Of all the authors that I have read, I find that Nick Ryan’s novels would draw a close comparison to classic authors such as Tom Clancy and Larry Bond in that his writings highlight similarities, like Red Storm Rising, imagine a similar large-scale war in Europe. When researching authors who use similar themes to Nick Ryan, I find that his plots often hinge on the symmetrical nature of drone technology. One side might possess a greater quantity of cheap, easily replaceable drones, while the other might rely on more expensive, high-tech systems, which has brought authors such as P. W. Singer and August Cole - Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War (2015); Daniel Suarez – Kill Decision (2012) and Daemon (2009); Mike Maden – Drone (2014); and Nicholas Irving and A.J. Tata – Reaper: Drone Strike (2020).
This is not a book for readers seeking deep character studies or intricate subplots, yet despite its short length, this book should be noted for its ability to create compelling characters and a tense, heroic story arc. The author's attention to detail regarding tank tactics and military hardware noting that the action feels realistic and believable.
The World War 3 scenario in Nick Ryan's series is heavily inspired by and extrapolates from the geopolitical tensions and military doctrines that re-emerged between Russia and NATO in the 21st century. It would probably be more effective as a full-length novel rather than as a short story.
The central conflict in the series, featuring a Russian invasion of Poland, directly reflects the growing assertiveness and expansionist foreign policy of Russia. It draws a clear parallel to Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, where a sovereign nation was invaded under the pretext of its alignment with the West.
The choice of Poland as the primary theater of war is not accidental. The invasion of a NATO country like Poland is a quintessential "what if" scenario that has concerned Western military strategists since the Cold War. In a post-Ukraine invasion world, the heightened threat to NATO's eastern flank is a very real geopolitical concern.
Ryan's books, like earlier military fiction, focus on the capabilities of modern military hardware. The intense, detailed battles between American Abrams tanks and Russian T-90s reflect a fascination with military technology and how it shapes the outcome of modern conflicts. Ryan’s series reflects lessons learned about Russian military adaptation, the role of air defense, and the high-tech, high-attrition nature of a modern European ground war.
On my self-determined five-star scale, I would easily give this book a solid four stars, with the only downfall that I found was that the narrative in the story suffers from its brevity, with the feeling that the book would have been more effective as a full-length novel rather than a short story.
As with the majority of my literary ramblings, this is just my five cents’ worth.
I decided to read Nick Ryan's Enemy in Sight, which, according to FantasticFiction.com, is the third book in this exciting series of twelve books thus far. The great thing about his books (according to Goodreads, I think that I have read the first two books) is that each short novel can easily be read as a stand-alone, rather than having to be concerned about reading each as part of a series.
Nick Ryan's Enemy In Sight is a fast-paced military techno-thriller focused on a specific, brutal tank and infantry engagement during a fictional World War 3 scenario. As part of an expanding series of standalone books, it delivers a high-octane narrative centered on a small NATO force, comprised of an American cavalry unit and a Polish militia unit tasked with battling overwhelming Russian forces as the invading Russian forces blitzkrieg across Poland towards Warsaw.
The setting of this story takes place just outside the Polish village of Stare Lubiejewo, where as Russian troops pour into northern Poland, an elite Platoon of American scouts in Stryker reconnaissance vehicles are faced a dangerous assignment: they must clear the route ahead for a US Cavalry column preparing to counter attack the flank of the enemy spearhead before it reaches Warsaw and to buy some time for the rest of NATO forces.
But the scouts' difficult mission is made even more complicated when a Company of Polish militia (according to the Wikipedia, the Polish militia are known as Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej, which is approximately 55,000 members strong and are considered the fifth arm of the Polish armed forces focused on homeland defense and supporting the local population.) are added to the counter attacking force, and a vital bridge is found to be defended by the enemy. Faced with an impossible battle to win the bridge, and the challenge of unreliable Polish allies, the Cavalry scouts must find a way to fight through a dug-in Russian force that is determined to hold the vital crossing at all costs.
The book is structured around this single, pitched battle over an isolated bridge in the Polish countryside, with the American and Polish units facing repeated and determined assaults from Russian T-90 tanks and BMP-3 armored vehicles. The action is relentless and graphic, designed to place the reader directly in the chaos of battle.
Of all the authors that I have read, I find that Nick Ryan’s novels would draw a close comparison to classic authors such as Tom Clancy and Larry Bond in that his writings highlight similarities, like Red Storm Rising, imagine a similar large-scale war in Europe. When researching authors who use similar themes to Nick Ryan, I find that his plots often hinge on the symmetrical nature of drone technology. One side might possess a greater quantity of cheap, easily replaceable drones, while the other might rely on more expensive, high-tech systems, which has brought authors such as P. W. Singer and August Cole - Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War (2015); Daniel Suarez – Kill Decision (2012) and Daemon (2009); Mike Maden – Drone (2014); and Nicholas Irving and A.J. Tata – Reaper: Drone Strike (2020).
This is not a book for readers seeking deep character studies or intricate subplots, yet despite its short length, this book should be noted for its ability to create compelling characters and a tense, heroic story arc. The author's attention to detail regarding tank tactics and military hardware noting that the action feels realistic and believable.
The World War 3 scenario in Nick Ryan's series is heavily inspired by and extrapolates from the geopolitical tensions and military doctrines that re-emerged between Russia and NATO in the 21st century. It would probably be more effective as a full-length novel rather than as a short story.
The central conflict in the series, featuring a Russian invasion of Poland, directly reflects the growing assertiveness and expansionist foreign policy of Russia. It draws a clear parallel to Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, where a sovereign nation was invaded under the pretext of its alignment with the West.
The choice of Poland as the primary theater of war is not accidental. The invasion of a NATO country like Poland is a quintessential "what if" scenario that has concerned Western military strategists since the Cold War. In a post-Ukraine invasion world, the heightened threat to NATO's eastern flank is a very real geopolitical concern.
Ryan's books, like earlier military fiction, focus on the capabilities of modern military hardware. The intense, detailed battles between American Abrams tanks and Russian T-90s reflect a fascination with military technology and how it shapes the outcome of modern conflicts. Ryan’s series reflects lessons learned about Russian military adaptation, the role of air defense, and the high-tech, high-attrition nature of a modern European ground war.
On my self-determined five-star scale, I would easily give this book a solid four stars, with the only downfall that I found was that the narrative in the story suffers from its brevity, with the feeling that the book would have been more effective as a full-length novel rather than a short story.
As with the majority of my literary ramblings, this is just my five cents’ worth.
September 12, 2021
A phenomenal war thriller of dark motivations, recklessness and bravery
Wow, what another great battle adventure Enemy in Sight is, and I have to be hones, I knew it would be. This is the second in Mr Ryan’s WW3 – TechnoThriller series, and it racks up the tension, turmoil and battle tank action from book 1 – Charge to Battle (which is also a great book) by several degrees of magnitude. The accuracy of the battle tech is astounding and this level of detail ensures that the scenes in the book spring to life, and the reader is immediately placed in the heart of the war theatre, feeling every howitzer as it hurls over and each bullet as it flies past, so close that the heat tinges a cheek.
Mr Ryan writes with an incredible ability, visceral and graphic, but never gratuitous. War is gory, dirty and terrifying. Battle-hardened fighter are shown as scared; full of despair and crying. When death stares you in the face, very few, however strong, will not crumble. This isn’t a book of super heroes… Taking bullets, but remaining unscathed. But therein lies the brutal fact, and a dichotomy that became obvious to me. The men of Mr Ryan’s books may not have the cloaks and masks, but all are super-heroes, and reflect those heroes of today’s brutal wars. Anyone willing to lay down their life so that another may live is a superhero. And Mr Ryan describes this in his emotive, captivating writing style. It is as if the author were alongside his characters, watching their actions and documenting them like a war correspondent. As a reader, you see Mr Ryan’s passion for his characters flowing, all their myriad personalities, egos, bravado and ultimate bravery, woven into the moments of stunning action and political stand-offs.
In Charge to Battle, the fight was for a bridge, in Enemy in Sight, the fight is focused on a tiny village, Stare Lubiejewo that stretches across the road leading to Warsaw. It is the mission of NATO forces to defend the village against the motorized Russian infantry that has shot ahead of the main Army intending to crush the village, enabling a clear passage for the Russian spearhead advancing on Warsaw. It is a virtually suicidal mission, and the NATO forces of US, Irish and eventually the French have to hold off the Russians to give sufficient time for NATO to bolster reinforcements in Warsaw against the Russian attack.
Command of the 1st Platoon Cold Steel Company is Lieutenant Travis Wayland, with his Sergeant First Class McGrath, and later, joined by the glory-seeking Captain Kohn. Wayland’s given the mission to defend Stare Lubiejewo and to shore up the existing defenses of 1st Battalion Irish Guards - an anti-tank infantry, commanded by the fearless Major Browne. I really warmed to Wayland, a man who was a consummate fighter, but who knew the evils of war and didn’t celebrate in thought of going to battle. Unlike Captain Kohn, by contrast, was ebullient and almost giddy-drunk with the prospect of facing the enemy. Kohn still had to prove to his medal-winning military family his worth, and he would do whatever it took to achieve this. He didn’t care what lengths and what would be sacrificed. Kohn was a despicable individual, and one that filled me with abhorrence. Wayland recognised what he was faced with, and that important distinction of ‘some men are forced to fight and others go looking for a fight’. This line speaks volumes about what happens on the battlefield, and Mr Ryan captures the ‘pursuit of glory at all costs’ in this nuanced sentence.
The character of Major Browne, like Wayland is a humanist first, cares about his men and their safety, and most of all understanding battle tactics; appreciating the mission one of defense and not attack. Browne and Wayland make for a good command team, and the Irish Major injected a sprinkling of well timed humor into otherwise fierce, tense and blood-soaked scenes.
Enemy in Sight takes the reader on a nerve-taut path packed full of stunning action, demonstrating the shattering impact of failure to abide by the rules of engagement. A lack of discipline, blind egotism and a reckless thirst for revenge lead to devastating results. The realism of these moments held me gripped, saddened and shocked. One can only acknowledge bleak dismay that such scenes have an uncomfortable grounding in truth.
On the enemy side, the commanding officer is Lieutenant Colonel Pugacheva, a man who is battle-worn, strong but uneasy about the upcoming advance on Stare Lubiejewo. His apprehension is borne of his intelligence about the newly arrived US armored infantry of Abrams tanks supporting the Irish light infantry to push back their Russian attack on the village. He makes a judgment to delay action, until the rest of his forces, held up on the Lomza road arrive, but Alferov, his zampolit – a Political Officer – tears down his recalcitrance as an exercise in cowardice and threatens Pugacheva directly. Alferov is a sinister individual, and one that the reader knows is very powerful, and thus despite his lower military rank, asserts ultimate command positioning in the Russian military team. Officially, a zampolit is supposed to be an individual installed in the military to maintain the patriotic spirit and moral of the Russian fighter. Unofficially, Alferov is the link to Moscow, and he wields power over the mission. Alferov, in many ways, is like Kohn, in that they’re both men who intimidate with rash abandon, and thrust through arguments with invidious commands and brutal threats of retribution if their words are not followed.
The denouement of this book was unexpected, but again, it shows the vicious reality of war, and what it takes to be a true hero. Enemy in Sight is fantastic book, and if you like blisteringly powerful accounts of tank battle that put the reader in the center of the action you will lap up every moment of this action thriller. Very highly recommended.
Wow, what another great battle adventure Enemy in Sight is, and I have to be hones, I knew it would be. This is the second in Mr Ryan’s WW3 – TechnoThriller series, and it racks up the tension, turmoil and battle tank action from book 1 – Charge to Battle (which is also a great book) by several degrees of magnitude. The accuracy of the battle tech is astounding and this level of detail ensures that the scenes in the book spring to life, and the reader is immediately placed in the heart of the war theatre, feeling every howitzer as it hurls over and each bullet as it flies past, so close that the heat tinges a cheek.
Mr Ryan writes with an incredible ability, visceral and graphic, but never gratuitous. War is gory, dirty and terrifying. Battle-hardened fighter are shown as scared; full of despair and crying. When death stares you in the face, very few, however strong, will not crumble. This isn’t a book of super heroes… Taking bullets, but remaining unscathed. But therein lies the brutal fact, and a dichotomy that became obvious to me. The men of Mr Ryan’s books may not have the cloaks and masks, but all are super-heroes, and reflect those heroes of today’s brutal wars. Anyone willing to lay down their life so that another may live is a superhero. And Mr Ryan describes this in his emotive, captivating writing style. It is as if the author were alongside his characters, watching their actions and documenting them like a war correspondent. As a reader, you see Mr Ryan’s passion for his characters flowing, all their myriad personalities, egos, bravado and ultimate bravery, woven into the moments of stunning action and political stand-offs.
In Charge to Battle, the fight was for a bridge, in Enemy in Sight, the fight is focused on a tiny village, Stare Lubiejewo that stretches across the road leading to Warsaw. It is the mission of NATO forces to defend the village against the motorized Russian infantry that has shot ahead of the main Army intending to crush the village, enabling a clear passage for the Russian spearhead advancing on Warsaw. It is a virtually suicidal mission, and the NATO forces of US, Irish and eventually the French have to hold off the Russians to give sufficient time for NATO to bolster reinforcements in Warsaw against the Russian attack.
Command of the 1st Platoon Cold Steel Company is Lieutenant Travis Wayland, with his Sergeant First Class McGrath, and later, joined by the glory-seeking Captain Kohn. Wayland’s given the mission to defend Stare Lubiejewo and to shore up the existing defenses of 1st Battalion Irish Guards - an anti-tank infantry, commanded by the fearless Major Browne. I really warmed to Wayland, a man who was a consummate fighter, but who knew the evils of war and didn’t celebrate in thought of going to battle. Unlike Captain Kohn, by contrast, was ebullient and almost giddy-drunk with the prospect of facing the enemy. Kohn still had to prove to his medal-winning military family his worth, and he would do whatever it took to achieve this. He didn’t care what lengths and what would be sacrificed. Kohn was a despicable individual, and one that filled me with abhorrence. Wayland recognised what he was faced with, and that important distinction of ‘some men are forced to fight and others go looking for a fight’. This line speaks volumes about what happens on the battlefield, and Mr Ryan captures the ‘pursuit of glory at all costs’ in this nuanced sentence.
The character of Major Browne, like Wayland is a humanist first, cares about his men and their safety, and most of all understanding battle tactics; appreciating the mission one of defense and not attack. Browne and Wayland make for a good command team, and the Irish Major injected a sprinkling of well timed humor into otherwise fierce, tense and blood-soaked scenes.
Enemy in Sight takes the reader on a nerve-taut path packed full of stunning action, demonstrating the shattering impact of failure to abide by the rules of engagement. A lack of discipline, blind egotism and a reckless thirst for revenge lead to devastating results. The realism of these moments held me gripped, saddened and shocked. One can only acknowledge bleak dismay that such scenes have an uncomfortable grounding in truth.
On the enemy side, the commanding officer is Lieutenant Colonel Pugacheva, a man who is battle-worn, strong but uneasy about the upcoming advance on Stare Lubiejewo. His apprehension is borne of his intelligence about the newly arrived US armored infantry of Abrams tanks supporting the Irish light infantry to push back their Russian attack on the village. He makes a judgment to delay action, until the rest of his forces, held up on the Lomza road arrive, but Alferov, his zampolit – a Political Officer – tears down his recalcitrance as an exercise in cowardice and threatens Pugacheva directly. Alferov is a sinister individual, and one that the reader knows is very powerful, and thus despite his lower military rank, asserts ultimate command positioning in the Russian military team. Officially, a zampolit is supposed to be an individual installed in the military to maintain the patriotic spirit and moral of the Russian fighter. Unofficially, Alferov is the link to Moscow, and he wields power over the mission. Alferov, in many ways, is like Kohn, in that they’re both men who intimidate with rash abandon, and thrust through arguments with invidious commands and brutal threats of retribution if their words are not followed.
The denouement of this book was unexpected, but again, it shows the vicious reality of war, and what it takes to be a true hero. Enemy in Sight is fantastic book, and if you like blisteringly powerful accounts of tank battle that put the reader in the center of the action you will lap up every moment of this action thriller. Very highly recommended.
February 15, 2022
Absolute nonsense. Absurd. The author might have researched weapons systems but his appalling lack of knowledge of military culture and tactics is apparent as well as the perpetuation of troublesome clichés and tropes like: toxic leaders who believe respect comes from fear; Irish soldiers lamenting the absence of beer; the arrogant and impetuous fool as commander who won’t tolerate a decorated subordinate; the seasoned Russian commander doing the commissar’s bidding; to name a few.
Questions? Where’s the battalion commander? Where’s the flanking units? Where’s the artillery and close air support? Resupply? If the Russians got a bloody nose why not bypass the town? You don’t redistribute tank crews either. You want to keep as many as possible constituted. Training cohesion. A Lieutenant can’t get busted to corporal.
This was just an endless WTF read for me. Glad it was short and cheap. No mas.
Questions? Where’s the battalion commander? Where’s the flanking units? Where’s the artillery and close air support? Resupply? If the Russians got a bloody nose why not bypass the town? You don’t redistribute tank crews either. You want to keep as many as possible constituted. Training cohesion. A Lieutenant can’t get busted to corporal.
This was just an endless WTF read for me. Glad it was short and cheap. No mas.
December 31, 2021
Nick Ryan’s second entry into his WW3 series was a great read and , in my opinion , better than the first (charge to battle ). This story follows an Abrams company holding a small town with a detachment from the Royal Irish Regiment . The story focuses in on an American Abrams Lieutenant and the Irish infantry Major . The Irish Major is a supporting character but almost becomes the main actor in the drama as the allied forces defend the town from the Russian spearhead.
The book is fast paced but somehow stop develops the characters in a short amount of time . As in the first novel , the action is brutal and gruesome. While not quite a modern Team Yankee, as it’s about a third the length , it’s a great story in armored conflict in its own right. I recommend this read and will continue on with Viper Mission .
The book is fast paced but somehow stop develops the characters in a short amount of time . As in the first novel , the action is brutal and gruesome. While not quite a modern Team Yankee, as it’s about a third the length , it’s a great story in armored conflict in its own right. I recommend this read and will continue on with Viper Mission .
February 17, 2024
Action and humility
This was action packed from beginning to end. Mr. Ryan does not glorify war. It’s a dirty,nasty,and painful thing. He keeps it real. My caveat is the lack of diversity. As an African American I was disappointed that there no characters in the story that look like me. I’m a veteran of the 82nd AIRBORNE Div. And my uncle as well as my wife’s uncle were both drivers in the Red Ball Express during WWII. So there is a lot of history behind people of color fighting for this country. So in your future work, it would be nice to see Black people and more women included in your work. Otherwise your writing is excellent.
This was action packed from beginning to end. Mr. Ryan does not glorify war. It’s a dirty,nasty,and painful thing. He keeps it real. My caveat is the lack of diversity. As an African American I was disappointed that there no characters in the story that look like me. I’m a veteran of the 82nd AIRBORNE Div. And my uncle as well as my wife’s uncle were both drivers in the Red Ball Express during WWII. So there is a lot of history behind people of color fighting for this country. So in your future work, it would be nice to see Black people and more women included in your work. Otherwise your writing is excellent.
February 15, 2023
very enjoyable
Second of this series of 9 books
The action is great, the reality of war, death and destruction is as close as I can imagine
Stories are following similar patterns ( no spoilers).
I hope the future stories have a different underlying stories. Still enjoying them if all 9 are the same it will be disappointing
I would love have seen these booked merged into a multi faceted novel with parallel timelines ultimately merging together.
I may get that in later novels , I will read on and find out
Second of this series of 9 books
The action is great, the reality of war, death and destruction is as close as I can imagine
Stories are following similar patterns ( no spoilers).
I hope the future stories have a different underlying stories. Still enjoying them if all 9 are the same it will be disappointing
I would love have seen these booked merged into a multi faceted novel with parallel timelines ultimately merging together.
I may get that in later novels , I will read on and find out
April 18, 2021
Getting better
I enjoyed this much more than the first book. I thought the first book was a little over the top with adjectives, not as much this one. The action was again expertly described and I appreciated the mix of Irish, French and US forces. The un-bloodied officer looking for glory (both US and Russian) has been done many times before but still done well here. Looking forward to book #3.
I enjoyed this much more than the first book. I thought the first book was a little over the top with adjectives, not as much this one. The action was again expertly described and I appreciated the mix of Irish, French and US forces. The un-bloodied officer looking for glory (both US and Russian) has been done many times before but still done well here. Looking forward to book #3.
June 9, 2021
Well, I have to say that this is my favourite novel that shows the European theatre of World War III. I love that Irish troops were in the mix fighting the Russians! Even better, alongside the Americans and the French. Only, I was quite saddened to hear that those Irish troops were part of the Irish Guards! I was hoping that they were a part of the Irish Defense Forces. Also the ending could have been better but still an excellent read!!
September 27, 2021
Good book but wrong on Irish people
The truth is while there might be a regiment of Irish guards in the British army it's not Irish people who serve in it it's British people living in occupied Ireland of the six counties. No true Irish man would join the British army due to the mass murder and rape of the country and people for 100s of years let alone someone from the outskirts of Dublin
The truth is while there might be a regiment of Irish guards in the British army it's not Irish people who serve in it it's British people living in occupied Ireland of the six counties. No true Irish man would join the British army due to the mass murder and rape of the country and people for 100s of years let alone someone from the outskirts of Dublin
May 27, 2024
It was a fast-paced read with a pretty accurate depiction of what a battle in Europe during WW III might look like. However, I would say he tends to underestimate NATO's capabilities a bit, while overestimating the Russians capabilities. It is pretty clear given Russia's struggles in Ukraine currently that they would struggle mightily in a larger theatre war. But it does make the story more interesting to read.
April 15, 2021
Hold until relieved
In the second book of the series , we are that Russia is still pushing NATO forces back towards Warsaw. In a last stop gap measure an Irish brigade and American armor are to hold a town till relieved by French forces. Can they do it or will they fall to the Russian juggernaut? Read this second book and see.
In the second book of the series , we are that Russia is still pushing NATO forces back towards Warsaw. In a last stop gap measure an Irish brigade and American armor are to hold a town till relieved by French forces. Can they do it or will they fall to the Russian juggernaut? Read this second book and see.
June 21, 2021
Outstandingly good quality reading
Outstandingly good quality reading and writing as the characters grow into the horror of warfare that unfolds and becomes the fog of fear and pain frayed nerves and shear terror of the butcher's shop that modern mechanized battle creates as the tv set never shows the smell of battle that haunts me . Brilliantly written by a good author
Outstandingly good quality reading and writing as the characters grow into the horror of warfare that unfolds and becomes the fog of fear and pain frayed nerves and shear terror of the butcher's shop that modern mechanized battle creates as the tv set never shows the smell of battle that haunts me . Brilliantly written by a good author
July 6, 2021
A tank and infantry battle that rivals reality.
Damn this was a great read, the author has a way of creating characters that just come alive as you read one thrilling battle story. While a bit gruesome, the author brings the battle right into your room with you, look no further for some great reading.
Damn this was a great read, the author has a way of creating characters that just come alive as you read one thrilling battle story. While a bit gruesome, the author brings the battle right into your room with you, look no further for some great reading.
September 14, 2022
Fast and consuming
I read this book front to back without memorable breaks except to eat and sleep. This series will get under your skin and I will have to pick up the next in line as soon as I finish this review. Great reading, this series show the drama of war from all the different angles. Good job Nick Ryan.
I read this book front to back without memorable breaks except to eat and sleep. This series will get under your skin and I will have to pick up the next in line as soon as I finish this review. Great reading, this series show the drama of war from all the different angles. Good job Nick Ryan.
May 18, 2021
Victory Is Never Easy
Another great war book by Nick Ryan that puts you in the middle of the often bloody action that is war. He manages to capture the moments from both sides that helps put things in perspective and makes it difficult to find a point where you can stop reading.
Another great war book by Nick Ryan that puts you in the middle of the often bloody action that is war. He manages to capture the moments from both sides that helps put things in perspective and makes it difficult to find a point where you can stop reading.
May 21, 2021
Awesome story of heroism with tons of tank action
Now this is worth the read. A great story of WW3, limited in scope to a battle to thwart the Russian advance. Great character leads and a tense, compelling story.
Now this is worth the read. A great story of WW3, limited in scope to a battle to thwart the Russian advance. Great character leads and a tense, compelling story.
May 27, 2021
I started out liking it and you just didn't Do it for me.
I read the whole book and it was all okay but nothing special. I almost had the feeling that They were looking for a different ending If I was reading a series it would be OK.
I read the whole book and it was all okay but nothing special. I almost had the feeling that They were looking for a different ending If I was reading a series it would be OK.
June 16, 2021
Excellent military thriller
I enjoyed this book. The writer must gave done a lot of research on tank tactics as he made the action in the book realistic. I am looking forward to reading his other books.
I enjoyed this book. The writer must gave done a lot of research on tank tactics as he made the action in the book realistic. I am looking forward to reading his other books.
July 25, 2021
Couldn’t put it down
Full of action, tense, and seemed pretty real. The Russian antagonists were a bit stereotypical but believable. The allies worked well together in a desperate situation.
Full of action, tense, and seemed pretty real. The Russian antagonists were a bit stereotypical but believable. The allies worked well together in a desperate situation.
July 30, 2021
Multiple questions to ask. I did my military service as a NCO in a tank company and the main question I had in this book is why the Russian BMP-3:s did not use their 9M133M Kornet-M AT missiles .. that being one of many question marks in this book..
September 16, 2021
Riveting read
This is the first book of Nick Ryan that I have read - and I'll certainly be reading the others. Great research, great action and a great story leaving me wanting to grab the next book!
This is the first book of Nick Ryan that I have read - and I'll certainly be reading the others. Great research, great action and a great story leaving me wanting to grab the next book!
November 23, 2021
Very fast-paced book. It kept my attention. I like the author’s style for the most part. My only complaint is that sometimes the description of battle wounds is too graphic. It’s not needed so much. Other than that, the book is good.
November 26, 2021
Well another great 1
Definitely recommend us series of 50,000 word short books on world war 3 Definitely recommend a series of 50,000 word short books on world war 3 their just tremendously just tremendously Exciting.
Definitely recommend us series of 50,000 word short books on world war 3 Definitely recommend a series of 50,000 word short books on world war 3 their just tremendously just tremendously Exciting.
December 3, 2022
Good story—I enjoyed the 2Lt and Major Brown’s interactions/dynamic. Felt that the SFC was slightly under utilized, but it as a short read overall. The ending seemed abrupt, but it’s better than dragging on!
February 3, 2024
Most of the time, Nick Ryan keeps the action going splendidly. Occasionally the history part gets a bit boring, but maybe it is necessary. (Sorry, Nick. I'm not a fan of history at all!) But even so, I can skip-read. I still read all your books, as I find them because they Are a good read.
October 7, 2024
NATO 1step forward 2back
The WW3 urban combat with tanks was done greatly do the lack of POV for tankers seems shortsighted. Do I saw you gave armpits of the Russian side this time compared to book 1 I feel that was a good choice in added made the combat more real.
The WW3 urban combat with tanks was done greatly do the lack of POV for tankers seems shortsighted. Do I saw you gave armpits of the Russian side this time compared to book 1 I feel that was a good choice in added made the combat more real.
April 18, 2021
Good read
Good balance to the action.. One maybe over the top character,but they do exist. I enjoy the WW3 and I enjoyed this one . Worth a read.
Good balance to the action.. One maybe over the top character,but they do exist. I enjoy the WW3 and I enjoyed this one . Worth a read.
April 21, 2021
Outstanding
Spellbinding And riveting This book was heard to put down well written Action packed throughout the whole book Character development in your action was outstanding
Spellbinding And riveting This book was heard to put down well written Action packed throughout the whole book Character development in your action was outstanding
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