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Force 10: USA vs. Militia [Mass Market Paperback]

Ian Slater (Author)
1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)


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November 28, 2000
In a new world order, old enemies are now allies, old weapons are obsolete, and the most powerful device in the world has just fallen into the wrong hands . . .

The White House and the NSA know Frank Hall can fix problems--whether they are two miles beneath the sea or buried within our own borders. A former Navy SEAL who has made a career of taking chances, Hall has been sent to Washington State on a mission that will start the minute he hits the streets.

Someone has hijacked one of America's most important military secrets. For Hall, finding out what happened to RONE-II (and to the genius who disappeared with it) means launching an all-out chase from the snowy Olympic Mountains to the storm-lashed Pacific Ocean.

In an age when international battle lines are blurred and old rules no longer apply, Hall and his team are ripping apart a deadly international conspiracy linking the United States Militia Corps to China and beyond--setting up the most terrifying endgame of all: the one America cannot win . . .


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"As impelling a storyteller as you're likely to encounter."
--CLIVE CUSSLER

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In a new world order, old enemies are now allies, old weapons are obsolete, and the most powerful device in the world has just fallen into the wrong hands . . .

The White House and the NSA know Frank Hall can fix problems--whether they are two miles beneath the sea or buried within our own borders. A former Navy SEAL who has made a career of taking chances, Hall has been sent to Washington State on a mission that will start the minute he hits the streets.

Someone has hijacked one of America's most important military secrets. For Hall, finding out what happened to RONE-II (and to the genius who disappeared with it) means launching an all-out chase from the snowy Olympic Mountains to the storm-lashed Pacific Ocean.

In an age when international battle lines are blurred and old rules no longer apply, Hall and his team are ripping apart a deadly international conspiracy linking the United States Militia Corps to China and beyond--setting up the most terrifying endgame of all: the one America cannot win . . .

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books (November 28, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0449005585
  • ISBN-13: 978-0449005583
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,999,227 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars improved in some ways, slipping in others, December 4, 2000
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This review is from: Force 10: USA vs. Militia (Mass Market Paperback)
In Slater's latest _USA vs. Militia_ novel, we are taken almost completely away from Freeman and his commandos and introduced to a new protagonist. Here we find a decent adventure story in which Slater has corrected some historical weaknesses but has evolved new ones.

From the reader's standpoint, the exchange of Slater's traditional commando protagonists for a new one carries with it one major problem: the new protagonist manages to see a novelful of action and interaction without ever once experiencing character development. At the end of the book, I still didn't feel I knew anything meaningful about him except what I knew in the beginning: that he was an ex-SEAL. Freeman and the SAS/Delta commandos, whose appearances here are brief, may be less than credible, but they are well developed. Poor trade from the reader's standpoint.

As ever, Slater demonstrates very good local geographical knowledge. He has corrected the tendency to misportray locals (mostly by not portraying them much), and is now much less prone to the monotonous repeating of a 'pet theme' than in past books. While the storyline isn't very plausible, it is at least pretty fast-moving and exciting--always a Slater strength. And he seems to have finally learned not to superimpose Australian slang on American characters. The title, it turns out, has hardly any real signficance as to the story.

Not a very charismatic book, but exciting enough to please most Slater fans. Worth considering, especially for readers of many Slater books who are tiring of the cast of characters that has been with us since the precursor _World War III_ series, but best read without high expectations.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Slater is Stuck on Stupid!, October 22, 2011
This review is from: Force 10: USA vs. Militia (Mass Market Paperback)
Slater writes OK, however, he knows just about ZERO with regard to his subject matter. For just two tiny examples, he has the hero using a Glock pistol and COCKING THE HAMMER. Problem is, Glocks don't have any hammers. They are striker fired with no external or internal hammer. He also has the hero physically manipulating the Glock's safety. Problem is, Glocks don't have any manual safeties. None!

Slater, you would do well to spend a few hours researching before making a fool out of yourself.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Cheezy but great fun!!!!, February 2, 2001
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Every avid reader has to have at least one cheezy authur that they love and Ian Slater is mine. His books are fast moving and so in accuarte that i can't help but, think that it is intentional. I love the pulp fiction feel of his books. I'm sure my I.Q. drops 10 points while I'm reading these things. I love these books and I'm proud of and want to let the world know. Signed, Anonymous
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