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Part of Tom Clancy's "New Commander" military history series, this book looks at the operational aspects of war. It provides analysis of military operations in Iraq during the Gulf War, through the eyes of General Frederick M. Franks Jr.
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Tom Clancy is a household name. His thrillers - including The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger - have topped the bestseller lists the world over, and become the basis of some of the biggest-name movies of our time. General Fred Franks is the general who helped to smash lraq in the Gulf War. He lost his lower leg in the invasion of Cambodia.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
...I read this book two years ago...The book provides a good narrative of the ground war in the Gulf War particularly from a senior command point of view. Not unsurprisingly it dwells as much on the interaction between commanders as on the troops and fighting. Inevitably any military history book written by one of the commanders on the spot tends to be self serving. Thus Fred Franks is invariably right! Tom Clancy's somewhat uncritical style exacerbates the self serving tendency as he accepts the words of his co-author at face value.
Despite the above criticisms I would still recommend this book to anyone interested in examining all aspects of the Gulf War. It will be many years before enough classified information enters the public arena to allow professional historians to attempt to dispassionately dissect the Gulf War. Until that day this type of military history fills a gap.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An excellent, through and graphic account of life in the gulf war. Somewhat moving in parts with Clancy's usual techno info aswell. A good read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The first part of the book has interesting details about the Army's transition from the problems of the 1970's to the professional force of the 1990's. Once the focus turns to Desert Shield/Storm, the book moves at a slower pace; almost too slow.
Gen Franks spends too much time giving us the minute details of his planning and execution steps. Although it gives the reader a good perspective of what a general's life was like in this type of operation, I often found myself getting lost in the details (and I was there!).
This is not a Clancy-type book, as we have normally encountered in the past. Also, Gen Franks too often defends past criticisms from members of his chain-of-command (Gen Schwarzkopf, etc) that may have occurred during and after the operation.
An OK book if you're interested in the Gulf War or the Army of the 1990's. Not a thriller.
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No thanks to Schwarzkopf
This book describes General Fred Franks' life and especially his experiences during Desert Storm, the war in 1991 in the Persian Gulf to kick Iraq out of Kuwait. Read more
Published on 12 July 2004 by Rennie Petersen
Excellent
This is a must read for all who are interested in armoured warfare strategy and tactics. There are many leadership and management principles from VII Corps Commander Fred Franks to... Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2004 by J. B. Toh
i am looking forward to reading this one....
forgive me for not reading this book as of yet...i am interested in the fact that some credit is given to this dear man... Read more
Published on 12 July 1999
Fascinating
INTO THE STORM is a fascinating account of modern strategy and tactics under the ultimate test of combat. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 1999
Audio is the only way to go!
After listening to the last two Clancy novels on tape, I checked out his INTO THE STORM from the local library. I'm glad I did! Read more
Published on 2 Mar 1999
Disappointed. One Man Show.
This was NOT an overview of the weaponry, strategy, and tactics of Desert Storm, but one man's autobiography over 20 years. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 1999
300 pages too far!
Tom Clancy's editor should have been brave enough to say "you don't HAVE to write a 500-page book every time! Read more
Published on 5 Oct 1998
Outstanding, very insightful.
This book gives a great look into what it takes to lead soldiers in war. As a soldier myself, I feel that it is essential for all officers and entertaining for all.
Published on 28 Aug 1998
A tough technical slog for civilians
Clancy does a superb job of researching the techo wiz factors for his excellent works of fiction. Then he trys to turn the research notes into books. Read more
Published on 22 July 1998
A book that belongs only in a Army Tactical Command library.
This tome should be credited to General Fred Franks with commentary by Tom Clancy. I found it difficult to distinguish who wrote what. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 1998
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