Indian Country by Kurt Schlichter is a timely and fairly well researched fictional story based on the U.S.A. splitting apart. I call it "fictional" but after reading it, I had to shift it from being a fictional possibility to a potential probability.
The general region of Indiana (where the book is set) is something I am personally experienced with and it really hit home with me. The author not only got the general geographics right, he also had a good feel for the fighting spirit of what Hoosiers are all about. They will take some B.S. from outsiders, but not much, and they are not nearly as backward as you might think. Actually, the real Hoosiers I know would have stopped the nonsense before it ever began, but I digress.
In the book, the Hoosiers (insurgent guerilla fighters) simply had more than enough and with the main character, Kelly Turnbull as their guide, giving the bad guys an ass kicking became second nature. People were also K.I.A. so it wasn't all roses and rainbows.
In the book, the scene; "one man with a deer rifle can hold off an army" was a nice touch by the author. That scene alone scored big points, but be patient with the earlier chapters and don't push forward too fast. I did have a little trouble with some of the reading cadence early in the book, but once I picked-up the writers voice, the tempo increased and my interest held firm.
I do have to ask, what is a Winchester 700 ? I'm guessing it was missed in final edit or maybe it was a way to get around copywrite infringement or something. Either way, it was repeated twice and it bugged the hell out of me. Some things are worth getting right. It's a small thing, but a thing, nonetheless.
That being said, this book was centered around a very isolated geographical conflict, but there were references to other patriotic insurgent cells in and out of state. This could be future content hints for a follow-up to this conflict, a conflict the book leads the reader to think isn't over, not by a long shot !
Like any political-action thriller, the reader will need to use and suspend their imagination, but with current events in full swing, it won't require extending your imagination all that much. Change a few of the protagonists names with current ones and the book is right over the target.
Also, there will always be a Kunstler, who was the worst of all the characters in my opinion. Kunstler was the head PBI goon (prick) and very, very unlikable, but I suppose just like in real life, you need to know what evil is to identify it on the battlefield, book or otherwise.
Because I enjoy and understand the content of this genre of books, I can equally say it is as much a warning, as it is a playbook. Some of the playbook details were missing, but I'm sure it was intentional. This is where using your imagination and/or skill-set will come in handy.
In addition, I encourage the author to revisit and expand his use of this geographic area in something akin to Indian Country - The Final Fight for Right or something similar. Maybe since his new book, Wildfire has become available, Indian Country 2.0 will be smartly crafted using a bigger picture approach.
Any way, the Hoosier National Forest, along with the deep ravines and thick forests of Brown County to the North and more use of the Ohio River (and its few bridges) could easily be incorporated into one hell of a raging battle front to either decide the final borders, or heal the break and become the U.S. again, in its original entirety. I would vote for the latter of the two.
In closing, I didn't read the author's prior book, People's Republic prior to Indian Country, but now it has become required reading to understand the bigger picture of what the author is saying and more importantly, what he isn't.
What he isn't saying is probably even more disturbing !
As an aside, this book could be made into a screenplay and feature length movie, but as of yet, there is no Snowflake Rating. I would just call it: Rated Snowflake 17 and be done with it.
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Well done Colonel!
Very well done sir! Great prequel to People's Republic. Lots of real world military jargon put to correct usage. Great foreshadowing of potential real world situations our country is currently facing.
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