Red River

Winds of War #7

by William C. Dietz

In RED RIVER, the seventh volume of the Winds of War series, WIII continues to rage as Lieutenant Commander Leo Baxter and his Riverines battle Axis forces in the Gulf of Oman, the Gulf of Aden, and finally—on the Niger River in Africa. Nigeria’s rightful leader has been kidnapped by the Black Axe arm of the Neo Black Movement, and is being held for ransom.

The Allies want Abeo Kabir to be freed, but Nigeria’s vice president doesn’t. Nor does the leader of the terrorist organization called Boko Haram, or the Chinese diplomat, charged with putting a puppet government in place.

Should Baxter and his Riverines fail, China will establish a military foothold in Africa, and the people of Nigeria will suffer under the rule of a despot.

306 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 20, 2022

About the author

New York Times bestselling author William C. Dietz has published more than fifty novels, some of which have been translated into German, Russian, and Japanese. He grew up in the Seattle area, served as a medic with the Navy and Marine Corps, graduated from the University of Washington, and has been employed as a surgical technician, college instructor, and television news writer, director and producer. Before becoming a full-time writer Dietz was director of public relations and marketing for an international telephone company. He and his wife live near Gig Harbor, Washington.

Reviews

[Ajitabh Pandey · Rating 2 out of 5]

In read the previous part of the series quite a while back. From what I could remember that there used to be a single plot in a book. However, in this book the story is centered around a US Navy commander Baxter and his adventures. None of these adventures Re in great details but sound more like a high level story telling, something like "he went there and killed all bad men". The previous part of the series raised my expectations. I will wait for some more time before picking next book in the series.

[Vicki Huckaby]

Loved the variety of settings

I have never encountered an set of short stories tied together as a novel. I thoroughly enjoyed the brevity of each story and the methods of moving on to the next with very economic transfer of activity. I also liked the" mind reading" put onto paper of the various entities. A very fast enjoyable read!

[John Boyda · Rating 2 out of 5]

A series of interconnected short stories

I didn’t like this book as much as the others in this series. It seemed to be a bunch of short stories about a fictional riverine force rather than a narrative of its exploits. And, no matter what author Dietz says, Navy commanders do not lead raiding missions (some portions were less believable than others).

[Bill Harper · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like the Winds of War series which each book revolves around a different area of World War 3. They all have been great reads and I have enjoyed everyone of them. I thought they were stopping with 8 but looks like Dietz's is doing at least 9 if not more. I'm currently reading the 8th book in the series right now started it after I finished Red River last night.

[William Blume · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Stuff

Mr. Dietz never fails to tell a good story and his knowledge of military science is faultless.
In this collection an interesting tail about modern Africa is developed, and I hope to see more in this direction.

[Junketan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining

Good entertainment for a few hours. As usual this author delivers and easy to read and exciting book. Looking forward to the next book.

[Allen Kuhns · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

Another Great Book in the Winds of War Series. I found it hard to put down a was easy to follow and found It an interesting read.Cannot wait for Book # 8 to come out.