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Joint Task Force - Liberia

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I can die now, the Naval Security Group has fictional heroes other than "Vietnam Spook Show." (Thank you Wayne Care)

David Meadows was good in his first series, but he's gone from a scribbler of books to a WRITER OF NOVELS with this book. He has vaulted into the top tier of military fiction authors with this book. His ear for dialogue is unsurpassed. Having spent a few hours around flag officers and more time than I wish to admit on skimmers, Meadows has the flavor nailed down. I could taste the stack gas and hear the roar of the turbines on the flight deck.

His understanding of the bond between warriors is keen and the characters are well developed. The action flows fast and the [non-essential] is an absolute minimum. Best of all, no gratitutious sex scenes (see his web site for the reason for that.) that would be an embarrasment to the USN. ...

I can't wait for January and the next installment. It's a joy to have a new author I hunger for when I go to the store.

Kudos to Meadows. Igor rules!

David Meadows is a fine emerging author of action-military stories with interesting twists. His books are useful to stretch your mind and connect events and ideas that you would not automatically have put in the same category.

In this volume from his Joint Task Force series, a group of Americans have spent the last few years building a settlement in Liberia and are trying to retire to a community that would help their ancestral land while allowing them to enjoy life when a group of Islamic fanatics begin taking over Liberia and killing all the Americans. Among the retired Americans is an African American General with strong combat experience and his top sergeant.

Meanwhile, off the American coast, a Navy-Marine Joint Task Force is experimenting with a new generation of experimental unmanned fighter aircraft (think predators but much more agile) when it is assigned the immediate challenge of rescuing the Americans in Liberia before the marauding Islamists massacre them. Additionally, the French have decided to intervene with a stronger Naval force and since no American aircraft carrier is in the area, think they will have the dominant force necessary to humiliate the Americans.

The interspersing of Americans trying to survive in Liberia, fighter experimentation at the cutting edge, a tense standoff with an 'ally' and the Navy-Marine determination to save their fellow citizens makes for a consistently interesting read.

Simply stated, Meadows will have you turning pages and thinking new thoughts.

Captain David E. Meadows rises to the top of the military thriller with Joint Task Force: Liberia. His growing mastery of suspense and characterization captures the reader with his opening sentence: "Ullma pulled the children closer." From here, he delves into the terror of ordinary citizens and children suddenly pitched into the lap of rebel extremists without a lifeline in Liberia. He not only paints the resulting American military rescue scenes with realism and true-to-life dialogue, he presents an interesting political scenario that nails the hidden agenda of a so-called ally: France. This is an author who knows the insides-out of his subject and gives us a fly-on-the-wall view of real possibilities in a world that now rocks with anti-Americanism. For this reason he stands apart from Tom Clancy and is building his own throne in military fiction. Kudos for the first of his Joint Task Force series. Can't wait to read the rest.

A friend loaned me her copies of this writer's first four book series set and I enjoyed it so much I had to try this writer's next book. WOW, what a compelling writer! I quickly became a fan of David Meadows. I can hardly wait until his next book comes out in September. I ordered my copy early as you might imagine. You won't go wrong with this man's stories!

David E. Meadows has outdone himself with Joint Task Force - Liberia. As a fan of The Sixth Fleet Series, I was eager to read the new series. Joint Task Force - Liberia was worth the wait. It is an outstanding work of Military suspense. The novel weaves a suspenseful tale of modern combat in a world of electronic technology; without ignoring the necessity of "fighting in the trenches." The characters are credible and the plot development is outstanding. Bravo Zulu, David. I look forward to your next project.

Having enjoyed Captain Meadows first series "Sixth Fleet" I was eager for this new series to be released. I wasn't disappointed. The book grabs you from the very first page and doesn't let go till the last. The plot flows through action on land to comic relief on a Naval ship.
Captain Meadows has served on a variety of ships and his expertise shows. Especially to ex- sailors such as myself who have been there. I am again anxiously awaiting January for the next adventure.

Oh, what a wonderful beginning book to this new series! I could not put the book down. It took me two nights to finish it but it was worth it! I am a huge fan of the Navy Thriller genre and in my opinion Captain Meadows is hard to top!

Dave Meadows scores yet another 10! I've read the entire Sixth Fleet series and HIGHLY recommend them as well. Meadows takes an imagined future and makes it as real as yesterday. I believe the characters- the personalities and first person POV make the books compelling. The great yarns make them impossible to put down! He must be growning in popularity- I found my copy in a central Ohio truckstop!

David Meadows is clearly the Tom Clancy of the new century. His knowledge of the Sixth Fleet and the countries of the Med is clearly evident on every page! Moreover, his characters are realistic three dimensional folks that draw you into the story. I am a Navy Reservist and I found these books impossible to put down. I highly recommend Liberia and his previous Sixth Fleet series to anyone who likes a great, action packed military story!

Dave Meadows has done it again. Picking up one of his books is about the best way I know to top off a day. He is a master of realism when it comes to military thrillers like his Sea Wolf series.

You can't go wrong with this one.