- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Grafton (11 July 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0586209824
- ISBN-13: 978-0586209820
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 11 x 3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,432,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Set in an environment where perestroika and glasnost have failed, this book features Soviet and American forces. Russian TU-95 Bear Bombers invade Alaskan airspace, a US Navy carrier is attacked by submarines and in space a Soviet satellite attacks an American shuttle.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A Good Start
3 May 2000
Format:Paperback
Joe Weber's debut is a good military techno-thriller that is just a little too rough to be a real winner. Basically it's a World War III novel, with the Soviet Union against the United States. This plot has been attempted by many authors, including Tom Clancy, Harold Coyle, Eric L. Harry, and a few others. While the idea is not original, the storyline progresses smoothly and without the tremendous technical details that a lot of readers dislike in Clancy's novels. Weber's characters need some work, however. The leaders of the Soviet Union and the United States are the same stock politicians you find in all the other techno-thrillers. Of course the Soviet General Secretary is an insane dictator, and the American President is unsure about how to fight World War III. The only character who even resembled being dynamic was Steve, the Special Forces guy. Weber's sequel Shadow Flight, which is a little better than DefCon One, also features Steve as a main character. Both books are hard to find, so the library is your best bet if you want to get hold of copies to read. Weber gets better with every book, and his most recent release, Primary Target, was excellent. Your really can't go wrong with his books.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Well written, but military details inaccurate
23 May 1999
Format:Paperback
He, like several new technothriller authors, writes well, but his inaccuracies were widespread, from noting that people unfamiliar with pistols hit high (they anticipate and jerk it low) to F-14s closing to gun range (they aren't maneuverable, they'll stand off and use Sparrows or better yet and unmentioned in the book, Phoenixes) to nautical terminology ("heavy" cruisers and indicating direction in points) to general naval knowledge (you don't escort carrier battlegroups or go inside enemy territorial waters with SSBNs) to secrecy (there are higher classifications than Top Secret). From a former Marine, I expected better technical details.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
defcon one
15 Nov 2002
Format:Paperback
Defcon One is written by Joe Weber, the author of the book Shadow Flight. On a scale of 1-10 I give this book a 9.5, not a 10, due to the fact that the book skips between all the events happening at any given time. For instance the point of view goes from an American submarine to the Russian ship that is pinging it on the sonar to a US aircraft carrier and finally to American bombers that are going to assist the submarine, so it is somewhat easy to get lost if you dont pay close attention. The author, being a former Marine Corps pilot, uses vivid imagery and real pilot lingo to make you feel like this is real happening events. The detail and description of the events makes you feel like it's you in the seat of the roaring F-18 or manning the submarine not the author.
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