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Dark Wing

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Alas, I was disappointed. The book's best parts were undoubtedly the A-10 Warthog scenes in the air over China. The research here is as detailed as Dale Brown's best! The Hong Kong scenes were also very well done(more good research there), but in between the action, there is too much talk. The Washington scenes seem to be all planning and not-going-anywhere; I found Shoshana's death quite infeasible(yeah, right, as if someone with a baby at home and a husband would selfishly let her past Mossad training suddenly take over her life) and an unnecessary subplot which turned Matt Pontowski into an unlikely Schwarzeneggar hero. And there are also too many references to actors, TV, and so on, as a device to emphasise a character description or action scene. I am trying to get a manuscript sold myself and I know from experience that this method will send that ms straight to the rejection pile, unless you're a bestseller . . . Nonetheless, I will still give the rest of Herman's work a go! If you're new to him, read FIREBREAK or CALL TO DUTY first, these are the best!

I like reading books about planes. My favorite are about F-15 Eagles. I,ve read all Richard Herman jr.'s books and they are all very good. I didn't think he could take a plane like the A-10 and turn it into a fast moving book, but he did. Even though it has very slow airspeed it is very agile and maneuverable. It is a very well written book and I recomend it highly.

dark wing is an excellent book it covers everything from a to z it gives extrodinary detail on the A-10 warthog, and if you dont understand some of the aberviations in the book it has a glossary in the back

The actions and combat scenes are great, but the story is not as smooth as Iron Gate. Too many sub-plots hurt the flow of the story. However, Richard Herman fans and readers who love action-packed military stories will enjoy the read. It also gives the readers who intend to read Iron Gate more back ground info about the main characters.

MR. HERMAN HAS TOUCHED ON A PART OF OUR COUNTRIES MILITARY THAT THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER SERVED MAY NOT REALIZE. SUCH AS OUR INVOLVMENT IN EL SALVIDOR AND NICARAGUA TO JUST MENTION A COUPLE... MR HERMAN'S IN DEPTH COVERAGE OF A COVERT OPERATION AND HIS PERSONAL TOUCHES WITH THE INTERMINGLING OF THE CHARACTERS LENDS TO A SMOOTH DELIVERY OF THE MAIN AND SECONDARY STORY LINES........BRAVO BRAVO MR. HERMAN FOR YOUR VERY REALISTIC DELIVERY OF THIS ACTION THRILLER.....HIS MILITARY KNOWLEDGE ALSO LENT ITSELF TO THE AUTHENTICITY OF THIS ADVENTURE BOOK. THE SERIES HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO READ AND A,"CAN'T PUT IT DOWN" TYPE OF READING PLEASURE... I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR FUTURE WORKS!

this book involves a lot of realism in infantry tactics, aerial combat, the history of east asia, and many more. this is one of my favorite books. this author, in my opinion, is better than tom clancy. get it!!!!

The sellers were very honest concerning the condition of this used book. I found it to be kept very well for being roughly over 10 years old; there were only minor scratches and one scuff on the cover and some of the normal wear and tear associated with used paperbacks. I feel you can buy from this seller with confidence.

Happy reading!

"Dark Wing" was my first trip out with Richard Herman, but I liked his character development, research of the fighter plane and fast-paced description of the air action. As former infantry, I struggled a bit with the alpha slang, but a good glossary helped with almost all of it.

The story takes place in pre-9/11 China in the early stages of a southern province insurrection. Washington wants to help, but must retain deniability, so a black bag operation was set up to send a squadron of A-10's to assist the insurgents. The narrative got a little tedious in the description of Chinese politics and some of the love interest, but it was not a serious interference with the main plot.

After some early combat reversals, the military effort is really starting to pay off, but the timing is bad.....it's almost election time. Congress, just as in real life, suddenly go spineless and the narrative splits between the battlefield and the well-described maneuverings by politicians who want to keep them operational.

Harman had several of the main characters die during the story, some of which had developed to be like old friends. This was not necessarily bad, just a wordsmith technique I had never seen used to such an extent before.

Although a little sluggish in some isolated areas, the novel was a good read and I'd recommend it.

Although many of the other reader reviews were very positive about this work, I found it less than riveting.It was very well written, but I much prefer reading a book of this genre which spends the majority of its time on engagements between adversaries, rather than winding us through geopolitical twists and turns which are purely hypothetical anyway.I also have little use in this genre for what seems to be the obligatory love stories. They do little or nothing to advance the plot, and they don't make me "care" about the characters anymore than I otherwise might. A little of this stuff goes a long way, and the author lays it on thick.My final word is that I wouldn't discourage anyone from reading Dark Wing, but I sure wouldn't highly recommend it either.

Dark Wing is the second book by Richard Herman that I have read, and I can say that it is fantastic! He gives the A-10 the needed publicity it deserves as a kick ass warplane. The plot is interesting and has lots of twists and turns. His technical descriptions are great, not over-explaining things and not under-explaining them. This book drops from a 10 to a 9 because of all the Chinese names, internal Chinese politics, and Chinese spirituality. Other than that, a great read.