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Battletech 09: Ideal War [Paperback]

Christopher Kubasik (Author)

3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews) |

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Series: Battletech | Publication Date: March 1, 1993

Captain Paul Master, a knight of the House of Marik, is in over his head, when he journeys to a backwater planet to study a counterinsurgency operation and finds himself in the middle of a guerrilla war.

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Product Details

Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Roc (March 1, 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451452127
ISBN-13: 978-0451452122
Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,368,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An epic novel, September 9, 2000

Brandon Davis (Visalia, CA.) - See all my reviews

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Chris Kubasik really did a wonderful job with this one. I own nearly every Battletech novel and gaming system and this novel has really stood out. The realism in the 'horrors of war' concepts truely stand out as well as the feelings of the main character Paul Masters as he see's that it is not an 'ideal war'. One last thing his Phoenix Hawk is the best described mech in any of the books i have read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, January 29, 2001

"angela656" (Chadds Ford, PA United States) - See all my reviews

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This was the first book that I owned in the Battletch series and I think it is the best book to get first. It explains alot of what you need to know about the Battletech world. It dosn't offer alot of action unitll the end but it still kept my attention.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Unique from other Battletech novels., June 21, 2000

Chris Meza (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

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This was trully a great book. It shows how the main character, Captain Paul Masters learns that not all wars are fought with dignity and respect. He ends up being caught in a war that he doesn't understand. The guerrila warfare he ends up in turns out to be not what he expected. It ends up being one of the bloodiest he's ever seen and he is amazed how the war is fought ruthlessly. The last battle was also great because of the twist that the novel takes. It's really a great book and I recomend it to anyone.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Fog of War
I have been a Battletech a fan for quite a few years, and have recently begun to rebuild my collections of novels. Read more

Published on March 11, 2009 by Osiris Moonborne

2.0 out of 5 stars Knights of the Round Table Meets Vietnam
The feelings I got from this book was far too much one of trying to to two very different things. The idea of the Knights of the Inner Sphere being founded in the beginning works... Read more

Published on March 23, 2007 by Michael Thompson

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible Read
It has been about 5 years since I read this book, and for good reason. The other BTech books, with the exception of Far Country, I have read at least 2 times each, but you would... Read more

Published on April 10, 2000 by thigpen

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good indded!
This was my first battletech novel and is still one of my favourites. The creation ceremony of the Knights of the Inner Sphere is amazing and the conversation among the main... Read more

Published on March 20, 2000 by viscardi

1.0 out of 5 stars How did this get published?
This book has a well-conceived storyline and a good idea for characters, but the writing and the unfolding story should be pursued as treatments for insomnia... Read more

Published on December 4, 1999 by Tim

5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Mechwar with lots of different Mechs.
Captian Paul Masters, of the House of Marik, knows well the art of BattleMech combat. When he's sent to evaluate a war on a backwater planet,he doesn't find what he expects. Read more

Published on October 26, 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars This book rock
I recommand this book for a newbies in the btech universe. The plot is good and battlemech r good,it's violent too.

Published on June 19, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A very fast pced book with outstanding writing!
This book was the first Batteltech book I read, and it realy gets you going. A real page turner. This book is fast paced with lots of action. Read more

Published on October 8, 1998 by pamotter@itis.com

4.0 out of 5 stars Viet-Nam for Mechwarriors
I was amazed at how easily Kubasik was able to transfer the Viet-Nam war to the Battletech universe. Not your usual Mechwarrior's story. Very well written.

Published on July 12, 1998 by John P. Coen

4.0 out of 5 stars Different, but still brilliant.
Unlike a lot of other Battletech books, Ideal War does not have much in the way of open 'Mech to 'Mech fighting. Read more

Published on June 21, 1998

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