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Red Storm Rising (Unabridged) [Audio Download]

by Tom Clancy (Author), Michael Prichard (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 31 hours and 13 minutes
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  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: Random House Audio
  • Audible Release Date: 7 Dec 2010
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B004FJSPVI
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)

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When Muslim fundamentalists blow up a key Soviet oil complex, making an already critical oil shortage calamitous, the Russians figure they are going to have to take things into their own hands. They plan to seize the Persian Gulf, and more ambitiously, to neutralize NATO. Thus begins Red Storm, an audacious gamble that uses diplomatic maneuver to cloak a crash military build-up. When Soviet tanks begin to roll, the West is caught off guard. What looks like a thrust turns into an all-out shooting war, possibly the climactic battle for control of the globe.

©1987 Tom Clancy; (P)2010 Random House
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Simply the Best 28 Aug 1999
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I first read this many years ago and it is one of the only books I have read more than once. This is simply the best book I have ever read. Totally gripping and full of action but not devoid of interesting characters. The battle scenes kept me completely enthralled and the authors tactical descriptions are excellent (some may have been copied for use in real life conflicts). This war story is not all blood and gore. Clever tactical plays made by both sides aid the realism as does the occassional fall of luck. If you don't read anything else by Tom Clancy read this. I think I may just go and read it again!
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Re-review 25 Jun 2002
By N SMITH
Format:Paperback
I have just finished this book for the umpteenth time.

Forget the fact that the Soviet Union no longer exists, rewind your brain to a time when the threat was very real and saviour the exquisite storytelling.

Without having to wory about the threads that run through all of the "Jack Ryan", "Op-Centre" or other series, Clancy is free to concentrate all of his abilities on this one story. The action is fast flowing and the attention to procedure and detail is as accurate as ever.

For me personally, the strongest testament to this book is; even though I have read it several times, I still found myself unable to put it down at 03:00hrs and go to bed!

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Red Storm Rising broke new ground as it was the first time in literature that World War III was depicted without the use of nuclear weapons (though it comes close). This was the first Clancy book I ever read and I thought it brilliant. The characters are great, the battle scenes are vivid and tense, the intrigue well thought out.
The NATO-Warsaw Pact scenario has obviously dated, but there are moments in the book that betray its age - the F-19, speculation about the Victor-III subs pod, and the way the MiG-29s are described (the description is of the old artist conceptions before the plane was publicly unveiled). Being a Brit, I found the portrayal of the British characters were close to being comical and stereotypical. The same goes for the Norwegian sub captain, and French and German characters. The climax is pretty good, but it came across a little rushed.
Rather brilliantly though, the book, despite its mammoth length, rarely falters in pace. Just when it seems to be slowing down, we'll jump to another scene and it'll pick up again.

Personally I prefer this book to most of the Jack Ryan novels. I noticed some reviewers accused this of being jingoistic. There's no real flagwaving going on here, unlike the Ryan books. And the Americans aren't always perfect. One Admiral's arrogance results in the sinking of several ships including a French aircraft carrier, and the USS Saipan with 2000 Marines onboard. Later, "Beagle's" reported sightings of Soviet fighters on Iceland are registered as "unconfirmed" resulting in a disastrous bombing raid which sees several B-52s getting shot down by MiG-29s.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Storming book
Recently re-read this book for a bit of nostalia and completely swept up in it again. Great vision considering when it was written, good characterisation (you have to accept that... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Eric Morrow
A "Ripping" Read
I first read this book in 1989 and it has become a favourite read yearly ever since. So much so that my original had to be replaced twice! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Nozmouk
Great Book With a Strange Premise!
USSR invades Western Europe as Islamic terroists destroy Russian oil production. Decide to neutalise NATO before attacking Middle East, why not attack Middle East and defeat US not... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Andrew Appleyard
Absolute classic Clancy
I've read this book so many times I've lost count.

OK, so it's now dated, both in terms of the era, the threat, and the technology employed, but the story telling is... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Leaveitwithya
Utter garbage
One word: gargabe.

Pros: good build-up.

Cons: terrible execution, primitive national stereotyping, lack of basic soviet technology knowledge, coming up with... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Miroslaw Majka
WW3
I loved this book so much I have read and reread it many times, in fact there is only one other book I have read more and that's the Bible. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr Sean Wheeler
Slow Burning - But Once It Hits Its Stride...
Clancy has written better known books (largely through the big screen adaptations), but this one sits at the top of his pile in my view. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Dash Riprock
Briliant!
This book is pure magic. Especially if you consider when it is written! Clancy portraits a problem that could just as well be today and not in the mid 90s. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Eirik
red storm rising
I purchased this item for my brother and he loves it - the book was in near perfect condition and he was very impressed with the speed of the delivery from ordering. Read more
Published 22 months ago by ellen coxon
You know how it ends though
Tom Clancy is an American writer and you know how this ends before hand, the depictions of the Russians being evil is a low point though as are the almost untouchable ground forces... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mike Swann
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