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Dale Brown, himself a former air force captain, knows that a good techno-thriller succeeds by its careful blending of the hard realism of modern warfare with the fantasy of sci-fi's best alternative reality stories. In Battle Born, Brown takes pains to frame his reality with all the necessary details. He begins with an extensive, international cast list; three pages of contemporary excerpts from newspapers that address the instability of the Korean peninsula and, finally, an explosive battle simulation in the Nevada desert, rich with the techno-speak of modern warfare: "'Radar altimeter set AUTO, bug set to 830, radar altimeter override armed,' the copilot announced on the interphone. 'Both TFR channels set to one thousand hard ride. Wings full aft. Flight director set to NAV, pitch mode select switch to TERFLW, copilot.'"
As the novel unfolds we then learn of a people's revolt against the Communist leadership of North Korea. The South Koreans, already in possession of their first nuclear weapons after the failed kamikaze run of a North Korean pilot, take advantage of the weakness and destroy key tactical sites in the North, forcing a stunning surrender of the Communist leadership and the reunification of Korea. Now in possession of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, the once fractious Korean peninsula poses a serious threat to China and the world seems poised for World War III. Enter USAF Brigadier General Patrick McLanahan. As head of a new B-1B Lancer tactical strike unit based in Nevada, McLanahan and his men target and destroy enemy missiles. With their Top Gun dramatics, the Lancer unit seems the only safety between stability and global annihilation as Korea and China face off.
While all this seems a bit too fantastic and fast-paced at times, Brown's battle dialogue maintains a narrative intensity that keeps it all fun. He does seem to underestimate the impact (pun intended) of using nuclear weapons in warfare, though; the book is premised on a history that involves the Chinese having used them in strikes on Taiwan and this new tale treats the subject with somewhat less gravity than might be imagined. That said, one can't help but return to those opening newspaper clips from time to time and wonder if the seeds of Brown's world are indeed contained in the ominous tea leaves of current events. --Patrick O'Kelley --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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‘Clancy’s got serious company.’
New York Daily News
‘The best military adventure writer in the country.’
Clive Cussler
‘When a former pilot with years of experience turns his hand to writing thrillers you can take their authenticity for granted. His writing is exceptional and the dialogue, plots and characters are first-class… far too good to be missed.’
Sunday Mirror
‘Brown has the technothriller down cold.’
USA Today
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This was a rare experience, a Dale Brown novel centred on a hot bed of political instability (Korea) watched by nervous superpowers that lacked bite or conviction. BrownÕs infamous Brad Elliot, if he were alive, would not have stood for the pussy footing that consumed 80% of this novel.
The prospect of been immersed in modern warfare where stealth and cunning aided admirably by the high-tech deployment of cutting edge technology from Dreamland and Sky Masters evaporated with the turn of each page Ð what a let down!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I've read nearly all of dale Brown's books over the past 5 or 6 years - I'm a sucker for anything involving military aviation, which is his speciality. but I'm also a sucker for a good book, and I've yet to read a Dale brown novel that wasn't a compulsive page-turner. One of the main attractions of Browns stories are that they are all part of a long, ongoing storyline - the same characters appear in nearly all of his novels, chiefly Patrick McLanahan and Brad Elliott. This does not mean, however, that you need to read all of his novels before purchasing a new one - far from it. Brown's genius is his ability to make each novel a tale that stands alone, so that a first-time Brown reader can pick up any of his novels and read them, while regular fans get to read the "next chapter" of the ongoing saga. Battle Born's story revolves around a new Korean War, where the outcome is a United Korea. As usual, his research into the political, geographical, historical and military peculiarities of his subject matter is amazing, and the action in the story never halts. I won't spoil it for anyone yet to read this, but if you haven't read a Dale Brown novel, and like the technothriller genre, then try this. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.
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Some of my friends supplied me with some great man fiction whilst I was in hospital, the first of these was Battle Born by Dale Brown. Dale Brown, himself a former air force captain, knows that a good techno-thriller succeeds by its careful blending of the hard realism of modern warfare with the fantasy of dream weapons. Brown takes pains to frame his reality with all the necessary details; he begins with an extensive cast list; three pages of contemporary excerpts from newspapers that address the instability of the Korean peninsula and, finally, an explosive battle simulation in the Nevada desert, rich with the techno-speak of modern warfare:
"'Radar altimeter set AUTO, bug set to 830, radar altimeter override armed,' the copilot announced on the interphone. 'Both TFR channels set to one thousand hard ride. Wings full aft. Flight director set to NAV, pitch mode select switch to TERFLW, copilot.'"
As the story unfolds we learn of a people's revolt against the Communist leadership of North Korea. The South Koreans, already in possession of their first nuclear weapons after the failed kamikaze run of a North Korean pilot, take advantage of the weakness and destroy key tactical sites in the North, forcing a stunning surrender of the Communist leadership and the reunification of Korea. Now in possession of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, the once fractious Korean peninsula poses a serious threat to China and the world seems poised for World War III.
As head of a new B-1B Lancer tactical strike unit based in Nevada, USAF Brigadier General Patrick McLanahan and his men target and destroy enemy missiles. With their Top Gun dramatics, the Lancer unit seems to disregard safety guidelines to get the job done. While this seems a bit too fantastic at times, Brown's battle dialogue maintains superb detail.
If you haven't read a Dale Brown novel, and like the technothriller genre, then try this, I guarantee you won't be disappointed.
"'Radar altimeter set AUTO, bug set to 830, radar altimeter override armed,' the copilot announced on the interphone. 'Both TFR channels set to one thousand hard ride. Wings full aft. Flight director set to NAV, pitch mode select switch to TERFLW, copilot.'"
As the story unfolds we learn of a people's revolt against the Communist leadership of North Korea. The South Koreans, already in possession of their first nuclear weapons after the failed kamikaze run of a North Korean pilot, take advantage of the weakness and destroy key tactical sites in the North, forcing a stunning surrender of the Communist leadership and the reunification of Korea. Now in possession of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, the once fractious Korean peninsula poses a serious threat to China and the world seems poised for World War III.
As head of a new B-1B Lancer tactical strike unit based in Nevada, USAF Brigadier General Patrick McLanahan and his men target and destroy enemy missiles. With their Top Gun dramatics, the Lancer unit seems to disregard safety guidelines to get the job done. While this seems a bit too fantastic at times, Brown's battle dialogue maintains superb detail.
If you haven't read a Dale Brown novel, and like the technothriller genre, then try this, I guarantee you won't be disappointed.
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Battle Worn not Battle Born
I'm a keen reader of military fiction both British and American. For me it has to be accurate and believable. Read more
Published 18 months ago by I bite
Stunning, couldn't put the book down
Dale Brown has succeeded with yet another superb techno thriller. I was unable to put the book down from the moment I started reading. Suspense, Action, this book has it all. Read more
Published on 27 April 2001 by webmaster@sports-bike.co.uk
This is an excellent aviation techno-thriller.
Battle Born has Dale Brown's character Patrick McLanahan and the others at Dreamland in search of the best pilots for B-1B Lancer bomber based anti-ballistic missile system. Read more
Published on 22 April 2001
TECHNO-SLICK
Another slick techno-thriller from one of the masters of the genre. Great flying sequences, great characters, and an in-depth look at the politics behind it all. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2000
Penetrate, Decimate and Dominate...
Battle Born, the latest offering from the master of the airborne technothriller Dale Brown does not disappoint. Read more
Published on 15 July 2000
Good, a must read for all Dale Brown fans
Battle Born is a great story that involves an older more mature McLanahan to the one we have seen in Flight of the Old Dog and Day of the Cheetah. Read more
Published on 10 July 2000
Cool book - Surprising amount of politics -And little combat
Well - After avidly following and pre ordering every book from Dale Brown since Flight Of The Old Dog, I was surprised in this one to see more political combat than actual combat -... Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2000 by king.ginger@dial.pipex.com
Interesting change of pace for Brown
This was a real head-turner for me, as I've read all of Brown's previous offerings. It was interesting to see that he can actually get his head into geo-politics, even if he might... Read more
Published on 21 May 2000 by ch0pper
More of the same charecters and too much politics
This is a book which follows up on Dale Brown's previous book but there are no new interesting charecters introduced and it does revolve too much around the political double... Read more
Published on 10 May 2000
Excelent story
a excelent story,but seems to have too much political content and not enough action involving the Bone or their crews
Published on 23 Mar 2000 by steinspub@msn.com
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