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Showdown: USA vs. Militia [Mass Market Paperback]

Ian Slater (Author)
3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)


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January 29, 1997
It's brother against brother, citizen against citizen, soldier against soldier--in a war for the soul of America



All across the nation, well-equipped militias are training for war. They know the hated Federals will be attacking, hell-bent on taking away their guns and their freedom. On the other side, the government knows the militias will be ready to fight to the death for their independence, their land, and their family values. At the next Ruby Ridge, both sides are bringing an army.



Leading the federal forces is General Douglas Freeman, the hard-nosed, flamboyant soldier who commanded American forces during WW III. When war breaks out, Freeman's B-52s bomb militia positions in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. Militia and government forces square off in a massive tank battle in the Alvord Desert of southeastern Oregon. The oil fields of Bakersfield, key railroad links in Wyoming, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, are all targets of militia sabotage. Freeman launches the 82nd Airborne in a headlong attack on militia forces gathered near Mount St. Helens. At the mouth of the Columbia River on the Washington-Oregon Border, the two armies fight a climactic battle for the four-mile-long Astoria bridge.



SHOWDOWN is the heart-pounding scenario of a war that could be coming . . . a war in which both sides possess the most advanced and terrifying weapons in the history of combat. . . .


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It's brother against brother, citizen against citizen, soldier against soldier--in a war for the soul of America



All across the nation, well-equipped militias are training for war. They know the hated Federals will be attacking, hell-bent on taking away their guns and their freedom. On the other side, the government knows the militias will be ready to fight to the death for their independence, their land, and their family values. At the next Ruby Ridge, both sides are bringing an army.



Leading the federal forces is General Douglas Freeman, the hard-nosed, flamboyant soldier who commanded American forces during WW III. When war breaks out, Freeman's B-52s bomb militia positions in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. Militia and government forces square off in a massive tank battle in the Alvord Desert of southeastern Oregon. The oil fields of Bakersfield, key railroad links in Wyoming, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, are all targets of militia sabotage. Freeman launches the 82nd Airborne in a headlong attack on militia forces gathered near Mount St. Helens. At the mouth of the Columbia River on the Washington-Oregon Border, the two armies fight a climactic battle for the four-mile-long Astoria bridge.



SHOWDOWN is the heart-pounding scenario of a war that could be coming . . . a war in which both sides possess the most advanced and terrifying weapons in the history of combat. . . .

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Fawcett; First Edition edition (January 29, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0449149331
  • ISBN-13: 978-0449149331
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,923,381 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars a great "fiction" book, February 5, 2000
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thecrow (lawrence,kansas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Showdown: USA vs. Militia (Mass Market Paperback)
I thought this book was great. I notice you guys ragging on the military realism of ian slaters' works. that's alright, but you guys say it takes out of the enjoyment or whatever you may get out of a "good" book. let me remind you that this is a book of "fiction," meaning not real. so maybe he doesn't know every little thing about the military but I thought he wrote it well and it made for in, my opinion, a very exciting and involving book with lots of action. P.S. I think clancy's books are hard to follow and slaters are not, but that's just my opinion
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4.0 out of 5 stars Better than WW III South China Sea, March 15, 2000
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This review is from: Showdown: USA vs. Militia (Mass Market Paperback)
I rather enjoyed this book. The old favorites from the WW III series are back. General Freeman is called upon to lead Federal forces against the militia. The good thing is that he acts like the General Freeman of old and not the "head in the clouds" version of the WWIII South China Sea. I think this should be a great series. However, the militia is shown as blood thirsty savages. I disagree with this tact. Overall, it is a decent enough book!
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3.0 out of 5 stars So-So Future Civil War Yarn, March 18, 1999
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This review is from: Showdown: USA vs. Militia (Mass Market Paperback)
I read this one and the previous addition to the USA vs Militia series and was a bit dissappointed with this one. While the last book ended rather abruptly, it was overall quite good. Unfortunately I can't say the same about this one. Some of the drawbacks in this one: 1) Australian slang infiltrates the slang of Americans. 2) The main character of Douglas Freeman doesn't seem to learn from his mistakes in the last book (hint: think paratroop drop in this one and compare to what happened in the last book when Freeman went after the militia with a special force). 3) The FBI doesn't seem to learn either (you'll know what I mean once you read it). 4) the reader wants to see Freeman knocked on his butt for once (always a bad sign for your book's protagonist). About 2/3rds of the way through the book, I was about ready to call it quits but the last third injected a badly needed dose of suspense. The book's main strong point is the unusual nature of its subject matter. Read it for those who just can't get enough of future American civil war scenarios.
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