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During those fateful weeks before Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, a fragment of radio intercept had referred to Qubth-ut-Allah, a devastating secret weapon that could rain death and destruction on the Allied forces.
Despite Allied scepticism, Major Mike Martin, an SAS man who can pass as an Arab, is sent into Kuwait to assess Iraqi strength and help the resistance. What he discovers there takes him into the heart of Baghdad, where he is to 'run' the Iraqi spy known as Jericho, the sleeper who might be prepared to provide vital information for money. It is a highly dangerous operation, the results of which cause the Allies to delay their ground assault for four days - while Martin parachutes into the Iraqi mountains on the most hazardous mission of his life: to find and destory Qubth-ut-Allah - the Fist of God.
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Some try to knock him off his pedestal but none realy succeed. Jack Higgins has fallen away of late, Stephen Leather isn't everyone's cup of tea, and Tom Clancy can be a bit too American gung ho. The only writer IMO that comes near is Gerald Seymour.
The Fist Of God is a simple 'faction' idea that the parts of the Iraqi cannon that were discovered prior to the invasion of Kuwait was part of a weapon of mass destruction that Iraq was creating. Various parts of this 'weapon' were discovered in various places. The idea is that one had already been built prior to this. An SAS man infiltrates Iraq to find the weapon by running an Iraqi spy called Jericho. There's a fair bit more to the story, but that's the gist of it.
Once I started reading I couldn't put it down, buy and enjoy.
This is my favorite of the Forsyth novels.
Frederick Forsyth is a masterful plotter. In this case, he has woven a story that unusual complexity with delicate balance of perspectives using real details. I remember reading about everything mentioned in this book in some press report related to the Gulf War against the Iraqis after the invasion of Kuwait. The plot is so well done that it will add new depths to your understanding of the political considerations that played such a large role in the Gulf War. If government studies were written as interestingly as this novel is, all college students would be government majors. There is fascinating technology in the story, but the novel is reined in by large doses of realism that make the material more interesting for its relevance.
If you are like me, you have often wondered about the following questions:
(1) Why did Saddam Hussein survive the successful prosecution of the war by the allies?
(2) How might target planners determine where weapons of mass destruction were being developed and housed?
(3) Why did Saddam Hussein prepare so poorly for the U.S.-led attack?
(4) Why did the Iraqis stop with Kuwait, when the more attractive target of Saudi Arabia lay just ahead essentially undefended?
Mr. Forsyth offers a number of plausible and interesting possible answers to these and other questions you surely have had and may still have.
To me, the drawback of a Forsyth novel is that they can become bogged down in too much detail. Foreign names can also quickly cause the eyes to glaze over as well. You will be pleased to know that this abridgement (approved by Mr. Forsyth) overcomes both of those potential problems. The elegant plot is tautly maintained, and moves along rapidly. Mr. Jones takes all of the tongue-twisting, unfamilar names and pronounces them in accented ways that capture the lyricism inherent in the various Middle Eastern and European cultures displayed here.
I have only one complaint. Unfortunately, Mr. Jones chose to characterize many Americans as "cowboys" so those characters' raw, harsh accents will be the least attractive to listen to for you.
Some of the most interesting aspects of the book for me included Major Mike Morgan's (of Britain's Special Air Service) operations behind enemy lines in Kuwait and Iran, the psychology of the inner council that served Saddam Hussein, the complicity of Western sources in making dangerous weapons available to the Iraqis, the methods by which many different types of intelligence sources can be used to build a composite picture of an issue, the morality of trying to save lives in combat, and the political agendas of the Americans. Israelis will find the operations of the Mossad described in ways that are highly complimentary about that country's intelligence operations.
One of the really intriguing thoughts you will have after reading this book is what secrets are still being kept about American intentions towards Iraq.
After you finish enjoying hearing this book read to you, I suggest that you find a veteran of the Gulf War who feels comfortable taling about it, and ask what her or his impressions are of what happened there. Although most of us watched this nightly on CNN, we have perhaps become too distanced from the fundamental horrors of war. This will be a good way to be sure that we learn the lessons that should be learned from this experience, and also honor those who served the world in the desert.
May the fist of God always be relaxed into the open hand of God's peace.
The story plot was gripping with many twists and turns. It was realistic and sometimes harsh on some characters but chances are that's just the way things are in real life. As I am writing this review, I have already finished reading 'The Afghan' and am currently in the middle of 'The Deceiver'. If you like spy novels, look no further. Great job, Frederick!
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