- Paperback: 350 pages
- Publisher: Pan Books; New edition edition (7 Nov 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330350366
- ISBN-13: 978-0330350365
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 979,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The year is 2001. In a surprise two-pronged dawn sweep, Chinese war-planes attack Vietnamese naval and airforce installations, plunging the world into crisis. A fiction - or "faction" - written in the style of non-fiction, this thriller reveals what a future world crisis could be like.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
With an all-too-credible scenario of war erupting over the Spratly island chain, Dragonstrike is an impressive piece of "faction". Recommended.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
All in all not a bad effort but the writing style was overall a little immature. Nothing wrong with the story but maybe Mr. Hawksley should stick with reporting from Warzones until he gets his writing together.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
The best future conflict book yet
30 Sep 2004
Format:Paperback
This book is without doubt the best work done on a possible future conflict. Makes books like the "The Third World War" and "Red Storm Rising" appear amateurish in comparison. Attention given to details of both political and military actions is amazing. Best of all is the fact that the book is free from moralising sermons or two dimensional characters.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
An Excellent Fiction/Non-Fiction Novel
10 Feb 2006
Format:Paperback
As a work of fiction, this novel I think had surpassed its initial intention as book of fiction. Both writers, based on their previous professions as reporters, had suffused politics, war machines (airplanes, warships, etc.), economy, history and geography into this novel. Actually I learned more about stock market, mutual funds and other monetary stuffs from this fiction novel compared to my modest knowledge in money markets.
Should this book is placed into the non-fiction section, I doubt it will make a significant difference. Most of the materials presented in this novel is very convincing, it's hard to differentiate between facts and fiction. The authors had some weaknesses in this writing though. Some pronounced names in Chinese and Japanese are incorrect. But those are small issues.
The plot went around the Red Chinese attacking it Vietnamese neighbor. The story evolves around this issue. Crichton, Grisham, Clancy and Dale Brown's fans take note. Future World War 3 scheme may have similarities with this plot.
For a fiction novel, this book is quite "heavy". Thus, it is not your regular summer reading at the beach. It is much more than that. I would have preferred this novel be written in a lighter fashion.
Anyway, a four-star read for this fiction (or should I say, non-fiction?) book...
Should this book is placed into the non-fiction section, I doubt it will make a significant difference. Most of the materials presented in this novel is very convincing, it's hard to differentiate between facts and fiction. The authors had some weaknesses in this writing though. Some pronounced names in Chinese and Japanese are incorrect. But those are small issues.
The plot went around the Red Chinese attacking it Vietnamese neighbor. The story evolves around this issue. Crichton, Grisham, Clancy and Dale Brown's fans take note. Future World War 3 scheme may have similarities with this plot.
For a fiction novel, this book is quite "heavy". Thus, it is not your regular summer reading at the beach. It is much more than that. I would have preferred this novel be written in a lighter fashion.
Anyway, a four-star read for this fiction (or should I say, non-fiction?) book...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A thought provoking, disturbing but accurate potrayal of WW3
19 Mar 1999
Format:Paperback
In the light of recent events in the region, this book presents a disturbing acount of how this very real conflict may escalate. Refreshingly, attention is given to the political, economic, social and technological consequences of such a conflict. An addictive read.
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