- Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Avon Books; New title edition (15 July 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060524103
- ISBN-13: 978-0060524104
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.8 x 2.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,410,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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SAM PHILLIPS LOOKED BACK across the tussocky desert landscape toward the tan speck that was the antique Toyota land cruiser, making sure for the sixth time in just under two hours that it still sat concealed behind a ragged row of poplar trees, far enough off the sparsely traveled two-lane highway to render it invisible to any traffic. Read the first page
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SAM PHILLIPS LOOKED BACK across the tussocky desert landscape toward the tan speck that was the antique Toyota land cruiser, making sure for the sixth time in just under two hours that it still sat concealed behind a ragged row of poplar trees, far enough off the sparsely traveled two-lane highway to render it invisible to any traffic. Read the first page
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Misnamed, but a really good read.
2 Oct 2003
Format:Hardcover
Having quickly tired of the Rogue Warrior series that John Weisman co-authored with Dick Marcinko, I was not too sure about reading his solo effort. I am certainly glad that I did. This is a real tale of adventure and action, and except for the obligatory (it seems) device of having a woman interjected into the mission, it reflects the sense of duty of special operations warriors. The spec op troops this time are Delta operators who are beginning to get the publicity that the SEAL community started drawing about 10 years ago when Marcinko told his story on "60 Minutes." Since Eric Haney's book on Delta and the popularity of "Blackhawk Down," Delta's being pulled out of the shadows. So far, the speculation about them and what they do has not been too outrageous, but I'm sure that's just around the corner.
Weisman's book is long on accuracy in many areas, not the least of which are tactics and weaponry. And I can personally vouch for the fact that in any critical operation, if anything is going to give you major heartburn, it will be comm problems. And comms are a problem for the Delta operators in this book... just like real life. There will be some complaints about characterizations (shallow but who needs a character's family history in a war story), stereotypes (they're stereotypes because they're true), and miltary derring do (face it: military people ARE brave and dedicated, especially those who make a career in special operations and doing the hard things their government requires).
No, this is a good book. Hopefully there will be others of like quality. However, why Weisman chose to name the book SOAR (an acronym for the Special Operations Aviation Regiment, the "Nightstalkers") escapes me. And a note to the publisher: find a better jacket for the next one.
Hoo-yah! John. And keep them coming!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
SpecOps Techno-Pulp Fiction
4 Sep 2003
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Most known for his co-authoring of the Rogue Warrior books with Richard Marcinko, Weiseman has written a new piece of fiction without everyone's favorite SEAL. What we have is a Delta Force sends bad guys to the bone yard with big guns type thing. It's fun, for lack of a better word.
There's plenty of detail here for just about anyone who loves information about weapons, gear, surveillance, etc. Lots of acronyms, shooting, explosions, military slang, etc.
Actually the only annoying thing is how superficially some of the politics are treated in the story. The author takes every opportunity possible to snipe at Clinton, despite the fact that the problems that drive the antagonists of this book(and in real life) have dated back to before WW2. For people interested in the history of terrorism I very much recommend ex-CIA case officer Robert Baer's two books "Sleeping with the Devil" and "Hear No Evil".
But flag waving and stupid politics aside, this is fun read. I read it in around 3-4 hours. It reads very quickly. There's no thought provoking deeper issues here. No deeper understanding of who the bad guys are, where they came from and what were their motivations,just good old fashion prowling and growling (I guess that's supposed to be the Army's version of "shoot n loot" from the Marcinko books).
If you like the Rogue Warrior books, you'll probably dig this too. Enjoy ^_^
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Black Ops
27 Aug 2003
Format:Hardcover
As a lifetime career CIA special operations officer, I feel N.Y. Times best selling author John Weisman has reached a new plateau with his latest book SOAR. This action-packed thriller brings the reader deep inside the black world of special operations where America's finest warriors take on extremely important and dangerous missions in the World's most remote and dangerous locations.
Although SOAR is fiction, the characters are taken from known veterans of America's tighly knit special operations community. Weisman brings realism to the story through excellent research on such topics as high altitude, high-opening (HAHO) parachuting, demolitions, sniper techniques, ambushes, weaponry, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), fixed wing and helicopter operations, modern technical devices and basic unit tactics. In this regard, SOAR is a must read for even the most experienced current operator. The author further adds realism by shifting back to past historical events, relating the story to black-ops heroes known to us all.
I highly recommend this edge-of-the-seat action thriller. You will find it difficult to put the book down.
Rudy Enders, CIA Retired. Former Chief, Special Operations Group.
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