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Force of Eagles

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For some reason the entire line up of Richard Herman's books appeared on my favourite bookseller's shelves a year or so ago, at ridiculously low prices. I was intrigued, and laid out the necessary bucks.

Well - it was worthg it. In fact, twice the price would have been fair. Not, of course, that I'm complaining.

"Force Of eagles" is the second of Herman's books, and it's a great yarn. Tautly plotted, with excellent airborne and land battle sequences, the action's non-stop. The concentrated action, however, doesn't interfere with the development of a bunch of likeable characters.

Yes folks, it's battle time, and the good guys are good, the bad guys are bad. (OK, so they're a little cliched. But hey... get with the picture. They are the bad guys, after all!)

The scenario's realistic (Herman must have war-gamed the action a number of times) and is told from a number of perspectives: the pilots, the ground-crew, the medics, the CO and his staff, the odd civilian.

Good stuff... as good as Dale Brown, without the political posturing of the letter.

This is the first book I picked up by Herman ( I just happened to see the F-15 Eagle on the cover while browsing a bookstore). I have re-read this book so many times the binding is coming loose! I had to go back and read his first novel The Warbirds and have added it and every book since Force of Eagles to my collection. If you like reading about the military and the Air Force in paticular, Herman is the author for you! Lots of action scenes as well as political background information. A general synopsis of the book would be what could have happnened had the U.S. lost the Gulf War.

Really enjoyed the realistic radio chatter and des-
criptions of what it's like in the cockpit. Charac-ters
seemed a little wooden and almost caricatures. But still a fun read.
still a fun read.Is this the same Dick Herman who
flew with the Gunfighters @ DaNang Circa '70? If
so please contact Miami Sammy @aginghipez@aol.com.

Force of Eagles is the follow-up to the author's previous book, The Warbirds, and follows the thorough preparation and countdown (the suspense to the rescue gets ratcheted up notch by notch with the chapters entitled "D MINUS 25", D MINUS 24" and so on) to the actual rescue, and there is plenty of action both in the ground as well as in the air. A good read

I made the mistake of taking this book with me on a summer study trip to England. I'm convinced that I missed a lot of good exploring/study time because I couldn't stop reading it. Richard Herman is a master at creating real-to-life characters and making the reader feel a connection to them. Also, his knowledge and descriptions of military tactics and detail really shine through without losing the less-informed reader. I recommend this and other Richard Herman books to both rabid fans and dabblers in the genre.

The genral at the pentogon is very mad because he wants his people out of prison. he does not care who does the job. Stansell gets the job and puts together a rescue team to get the pows out, but it is not easy trying to do all this. THIS book is the best i would recomend this book to any one.