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INVASION DOWNFALL: A Military Action TechnoThriller (The Invasion UK Series Book 1) by [DC ALDEN]

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INVASION DOWNFALL: A Military Action TechnoThriller (The Invasion UK Series Book 1) 4th Edition, Kindle Edition

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★★★★★ “Packed with a huge cast of heroes, villains, intense human drama, and heart-stopping military action, the INVASION UK series will keep you hooked until the very last page.”

Harry Beecham’s ambition was to become the British Prime Minister.
But as the saying goes, be careful what you wish for…

The UK economy is tanking. Social tensions are stretched to breaking point. Now Wazir's New Caliphate Army threatens Europe, and when Harry learns that scores of surveillance targets have disappeared, he knows something dreadful is about to happen.

The massive truck bomb that obliterates Downing Street is just the beginning. Barley escaping with his life, Harry seeks refuge in a Whitehall bunker. On the streets above, things are going from bad to so much worse.

As night falls across the besieged city, Harry and his SAS protection team must attempt a desperate bid to escape capture or death. And if he survives the carnage of London, Harry knows that far greater challenges will lie ahead.

Is Harry Beecham the leader he imagined himself to be?

The world is about to find out.

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Praise for INVASION DOWNFALL

★★★★★ ‘A military action thriller like no other!’
★★★★★ ‘One hell of a story.’
★★★★★ ‘Five stars from beginning to end.’
★★★★★ ‘Absolutely brilliant storytelling.’
★★★★★ ‘Couldn’t put it down. A fabulous read.'

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As they packed inside the underground shelter, Jim felt his breathing quicken, and he worked on slowing it down, taking deep, measured breaths. The air became thick and stuffy as more soldiers pressed inside, and then, for the first time since they’d drilled the trench evacuation, someone sealed the heavy pine door with an airless thump. No one said a word. All Jim heard were a few coughs and a couple of confused whispers.

‘Quiet,’ said an authoritative voice near the door.

Jim heard the hiss of a radio and a faint, garbled message. Kyle nudged him with an elbow. Jim held his breath. The passing seconds felt like hours. The tension in the bunker stretched to breaking point.

Then that same voice spoke again.

‘This is it, lads. They’re coming.’


	INVASION DOWNFALL	INVASION UPRISING	INVASION FRONTLINE	INVASION DELIVERANCE
About	As tensions rise across Europe, Wazir’s New Caliphate Army gathers along its borders, waiting to strike. The wait won't be long. War is coming to Europe, and British Prime Minister Harry Beecham finds himself at the very heart of the conflict.	After three years long years of tyranny, Alliance forces land in Ireland and fight their way east. But as the tide turns and hope rises, a nuclear strike in China threatens to escalate the conflict. Global war looms. The stakes couldn’t be higher.	As the battle for Britain rages, a small band of British soldiers go AWOL and head south, deep into enemy territory. Their mission, to help a desperate comrade reunite with his young family. Getting in won’t be easy, but escaping is going to be hell.	Intelligence operator Eddie Novak infiltrates London and discovers a deadly trap, one that threatens the allied advance. As thousands of fanatical volunteers dig in across the city, Eddie finds himself trapped amongst them as war engulfs the capital.
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Well where to begin? I'm stunned - really I am - because this book is that good. The book proposes, in utterly believable and impeccably researched terms, a fictional Islamic takeover of British society in the near future. Alden makes us believe that this could actually happen by expertly weaving historical facts, fictional but probable scenarios and utterly believable characters, both real and imaginary. What's most memorable about this book is the bold and sympathetic characters from all sides of the great War; whether it's General Mousi, the fearsome Paratrooper tasked with seizing London and the PM, or the British Brigadier who engages on a cat-and mouse style chase with him through the British countryside, desperately trying to get a most un-Blair like and heroic PM to the safety of the Scottish mountains and the growing resistance movement. I've taken a decision to champion this book because I believe it's one of the most significant title's of our times and one that's been overlooked by the mainstream press and reviewers. I'm utterly astonished that it's not been picked up by a major publisher when it clearly warrants and deserves the support of a giant like Pan or Corgi. This is a superb text that could have been written by a Frederick Forsythe or Robert Ludlum. My only criticism is that Alden makes a few minor technical errors on tactics and equipment - but what the hell, we all do - even the so-called experts, so again it's a minor sin in an otherwise mammoth and heroic piece of work. --Steven McLaughlin, Author of Squaddie: A Soldier's Story Mainstream Publishing

This book moves you through it at pace. Tight language, easily digestible scenarios which evolve into a tense plotline that can be believed. I barrelled through this book in about two days, purely because it is so well written. Enjoyable to a fault, it takes you to where the plot plays out and you can visualise the development of each phase. This is the work of someone who understands global trends, campaign management and, above all, the intricacies that can unravel even the most carefully put together plan. Alden writes well and tells it without xenophobic rancour or ideological bent. The Arab spring is mentioned as the start of the unification, the credit crunch referenced as the cause of our long lasting economic woes. There are indicators that could provide the opportunity, as long as the Chinese aren't too powerful too soon, the Russians find their gas supplies are finite and the Americans revert to their isolationist policies. Overall, this is a great read and one to enjoy. Of course I wouldn't want to end on a negative point but you better carry another book with you as you will finish this very quickly, as it's written very well and you don't want to put it down. --ARRSE Army Rumour Service, The UK's largest and busiest UNofficial military website. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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DC ALDEN is a thriller writer and filmmaker. His books include INVASION, THE HORSE AT THE GATES and THE ANGOLA DECEPTION. JOIN MY MAILING LIST to discover more about my new military thriller FORTRESS and other cool stuff: http://bit.ly/DCALDEN Or visit my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DCAlden/ Or go here for the official website: http://bit.ly/DC-WEBSITE --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004I438XA
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Double Tap Press; 4th edition (14 Jan. 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3570 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 588 pages

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DC Alden is a UK-based, Amazon best-selling author, screenwriter, and award-winning writer/director.

A former soldier and police officer, DC has always held a lifelong interest in real-world events, and power structures and realpolitik inspire much of his work. Readers have described his writing as bold and uncompromising, and his narratives are often ‘everyman’ tales, reflecting the struggles of ordinary people living in an uncertain and unforgiving world.

He writes military, political, and sci-fi thrillers with a dark edge. Beware all who enter them...

You can discover more about DC and his works at:

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Mr. Vincent W. Williams

Interesting look at what if!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 August 2023

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First book I've read from this author and I really enjoyed it. Great characters and interesting look at a possible invasion scenario .
Kept me engaged and I look forward to reading the next book .

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Christopher G Nuttall

Is this the future? I doupt it...and I hope I'm right...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 December 2006

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The ASB must have converted to Islam...what is Arabic for Sealion?

It is a curious and long-standing tradition that people are always writing stories about the next military threat to face their countries. From The Tale of the Next Great War, 1871-1914: Fictions of Future Warfare and of Battles Still-to-Come, collecting stories from before 1914, to the more recent Invasion (different book altogether), the possible variations on future threats are explored, dissected, and either defeated or defeat the opposing force. Britain (and, to some extent, Germany) enjoyed a remarkable series of such books in the years before the Great War, from the serious Invasion of 1910, to the Swoop, or how Clarence saved England, which was a massive piss-take from one end to the other. The Germans (or enemies of choice) invaded...and were either defeated or defeat the British.

(For those interested, a short overview can be found in Norman Longmate's Island Fortress: The Defence of Great Britain, 1603-1945.)

The United States has not been short of such books itself, most notably Eric L. Harry's Invasion and dozens of others, from the semi-serious The Next War to A State of Disobedience, from outside threats to internal problems. Perhaps this is a natural outcome of having achieved superpower status; you start worrying about who's going to take it away from you. I do not know if China has books detailing the collapse of Chinese power - or if the regime would agree to allow them to be distributed if it did - but I wouldn't be at all surprised.

One thing that most of the books have in common, it should be noted, is a general trend to make the threat as overwhelming as possible. Eric L. Harry, in Invasion, creates a Chinese Empire that has overwhelmed most of East Asia, the Middle East, Australia and Cuba...and has now set its sights on America itself! Cue the starring role - in more ways than one - of the movie-star American president, his cute-as-buttons daughter who just happens to be a real combat soldier, the series of coincidences that keeps the plot charging along...and the unresolved conclusion. Let us ignore the impossibility of the plot; the story is good, right?

And now, the latest threat to global harmony and peace has been revealed - and its not George Bush! No, the real threat is the RIFs, who have somehow managed to unite Iran and Iraq - after the American occupation fell apart - and then gobbled up much of the Middle East and - apparently - North Africa and Israel as well. We shall ignore the fact that Israel would be more likely to start a nuclear war than accept a status within a super-state of Arabia...but it is one of the more jarring moments of the book. One of the more irritating aspects of the writing is that the author seems to have been updating his world as he moved along, with the net result that there are some major elements left in confusion. (Is Scotland independent? If not, why does it get to do what it does? If yes, why is it being used in the way it is?)

Anyway...America has more or less separated itself from the rest of the world, cracking down on its immigration problems and developing technology that allows it to do without oil - and not sharing it with Europe, despite the fact that that would blow Arabia's entire basis for power, oil wealth, out of the water - and has basically left the rest of the world to its own devices. Arabia, which has somehow united, despite the fact that most of the RIF factions hate each other more than they hate Israel, has finally prepared the invasion of Europe, including Britain...

If you can suspend your disbelief that far, then...it's not that bad a book. The decline in global terrorism - one imagines that AQ got the chop - has allowed the bad guys to slip thousands of covert agents into Europe. As the minutes tick away toward six pm, to use the blurb, commuters stream out of central London a truck idles by the pavement in Whitehall, its cargo bay packed with powerful explosives. A British Airways Airbus, on final approach into Heathrow, is tracked by surface-to-air missiles. In Downing Street, recently-elected Prime Minister Harry Beecham is preparing notes for a diplomatic engagement when he is summoned to an urgent meeting. He's informed by worried security officials that a large number of surveillance targets have suddenly disappeared off the grid. Something is happening, but what? Even as the meeting takes place, thousands of Islamic fighters are quietly taking up positions near military barracks, police stations, government buildings, airports, train stations and hundreds of other targets. They have already received the 'go' signal - now they wait only for the seconds to countdown and the hour to arrive.

Not all the attacks, as one might expect, succeed. They do a great deal of damage, enough to seriously disrupt the UK's military, forcing it back towards Scotland while troops land in the south, staking a claim to control. As the PM runs for his life, towards a secret command and control bunker, the Arabian forces secure their control over the south, before heading up towards Scotland for the final battle. (Europe falls rather quickly to a joint Arabian-Russian offensive; America remains aloof.) The book builds up to the final conclusion, with some genuinely heart-rending moments, ending with a bang.

The book does have strong characters, something that saves it from the classic right-wing rant. One feels sorry for Henry, the PM, and weeps with Kristy at...well, that would be telling. The story, to be fair, is never boring; the viewpoint characters seem everything, from the ranks of the enemy to those who have to suffer under Arabian domination.

Every generation, we seem to assume, gets the invasion that it deserves. Alden points out endless flaws in British society, from multiculturalism and the failure to back up the police, to our complacency over our borders and low spending on defence. The problems with the government, as often bemoaned by myself, are certainly causing a snarl-up of the democratic process; one would imagine that any sensible government would try to start again. Can all of these be used by a future invader? Perhaps, I say, but not in the way that Alden suggests.

In many ways, the Arabian Invasion is a repeat of Operation Iraqi Freedom, starring Britain as the target. It is not, however, that simple to pull off such a strike, despite the apparent (and unexplained) Arabian supremacy in electronic warfare - and indeed much military technology. The US faced an opponent who had dozens of problems, from low morale to no ability to contest the air at all, and still had problems. A strong and competent defence could have cost the US much more than the actual OIF open combat phase actually did. The Arabians, in Invasion, have much longer supply lines - they can hardly gamble on France falling as fast as it does - and the RAF should be able to hammer them, as the Arabians seem to have no carriers to support their aircraft. (A submarine is mentioned as surviving the first battles - what, only one? - and it is not put to work interdicting the supply lines. WTF?) Of course, given what a total f***-up Tony Blair's defence policy has been, there might be no RAF aircraft left by that time.

To conclude, after all that commenting, Alden doesn't seem to wear his politics on his sleeve, unlike...say, Eric L. Harry. At the same time, there is little cheery about his book, from the American withdrawal to the scenes as the shadow falls over the UK. Is this a possible outcome for the War on Terror? I don't believe so...and I hope to God I'm right.

Chris

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jonathan tabinor

UK-set techno thriller with a fast pace and decent plot

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 January 2023

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Ok I'm writing this three books in to the series, so it's held my attention enough. The plot is pretty good, the premise is just about believable (that's in the universe of alternate history-suspend-your-disbelief, and hell you wouldn't be reading this if you weren't willing to do that anyway, would you?) considering when it was first written; and the characters have enough flesh to fill them out adequately enough to garner sympathy, scorn, disdain, admiration etc.

The one downside is that the narrative very occasionally lapses into small passages of UKIP-lite nationalistic proselytzing, which one can just about pass off as background infill. And to be fair on the author, he doesn't frame all his 'baddies' is mono-dimensional religious nutters either.

I'm of an age where I was occasionally reminded of 2000AD's early classic story 'Invasion 1999' with the dreaded Volgans replaced by the Caliphate, and good old Bill Savage played 'en masse' by the lads of the 'Second Mass'. And I'm writing that as a big compliment!

If you like Clancy, Brown, or any of the classic military techno-thrillers and can live with (or ignore, or chuckle at) the odd 'Faragism' then you will like this.

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Mel

Not bad

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2023

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An interesting story which badly needed proofreading. Good characterisations. Sadly I also think that this was written for an audience across the pond as the writing style and language was not english. The story has not ended and so we have to buy more books if we want to find out what happened.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 June 2023

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The scale is daunting, and the capacity of the Islamic Caliphate stretches the imagination, BUT the writing is engrossing and as someone once said "All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to sit idly by." . On to the next volume.

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Jim

A real eyeopener

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 June 2023

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Half way through this book I realised it was all too possible. A great book. A real eye opener. I really enjoyed it. It's a difficult book to put down. This is definitely worth reading.

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James Badiali

Fantastic read. A 'what if?' scenario that is too terrifying to contemplate.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 April 2023

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A great easy read. Hard to put down, always wanting to know what happens next. A terrifying scenario that I can only thank God it could never come about. Very believable characters, very believable events (if far fetched because the book scenario could never become!). Well done DC Alden.

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steven tidy

A good story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 May 2023

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A very good start to a series

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