Carrier: Arsenal [Paperback]

Keith Douglass (Author)

Book Description

Series: Carrier | Publication Date: March 1, 1998

A special edition of the acclaimed Naval adventure series! America is held hostage...in this timely and powerful new novel written by an experienced Naval officer. A group of armed insurgents have taken control of Cuba.They've shot down an American civilian aircraft, and are holding a U.S. Marine pilot hostage. Now, Admiral "Tombstone" Magruder is forced to lead his Carrier Battle Group into a reckless counterattack planned by overzealous politicians.This time, he's trapped--between the violent excesses of Cuban revolutionaries...and a U.S. power play that's spun wildly out of control.

* Our most popular military action series
* A brand-new, epic-scale novel--expanded and repackaged for a bigger audience
* Praise for the Carrier books: "Stimulating, fast-paced...brimming with action and high drama."--Joe Weber, bestselling author of Honorable Enemies
* Written by an experienced Naval officer

Product Details

• Paperback: 358 pages
• Publisher: Berkley; First Edition edition (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425163458
• ISBN-13: 978-0425163450
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 3.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,059,864 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars A good read with reservations, May 1, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Carrier: Arsenal (Paperback)

It is a high compliment to Keith Douglass that I went enjoyed Carrier 10 despite a number of what I saw as unrealistic scenarios. For example, with what knowledge I have of the permissible action links for nuclear release, I have a real problem believing a senator and a couple of admirals could manage to launch a nuclear weapon at Cuba (using a remote piloted vehicle, no less) and more importantly that they could believe that they would get away with it.

Douglass is at his best when describing individual flying. He's less so when dealing with strategic issues or land warfare (The ad hoc exfiltration plans of the SEAL team when they knew they'd be burdened with a civilian were downright embarrassing)

Still, he is a yarn teller of the first order. It isn't easy to keep up the suspension of disbelief in the face of even minor errors, but he manages. If he would either broaden his research or narrow his scope, Douglass would be great.

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good, But not Clancy, May 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Carrier: Arsenal (Paperback)

Book was better than previous books by Douglass that I have read. Being a life member of the United States Naval Institute I have some knowledge of the proposed "Arsenal Ship" that the author used. He also used a plot ploy of "Micro-management" & "target selection" from the White House, which being a ARMY Special Forces Veteran from the Viet Nam War I am very familiar with (Johnson & then Nixon chose individual targets & "managed" the war themselves. All and all, a great entertaining adventure, but different from Clancy, which it is inevitably compared with. Definitly worth the price of "admission"

3.0 out of 5 stars Carrier: Arsenal, is a fast paced novel packed with action!, June 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Carrier: Arsenal (Paperback)

Keith Douglas does it again! This book has it all. From the exploits of the SEAL team on board the USS Jefferson to Tombstone Magruder's final combat mission.