Air Battle Force
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Air Battle Force
by Authors:
Dale Brown
Released: 27 April, 2004
ISBN: 0060094109
Mass Market Paperback
Sales Rank: 41664
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Customer Review #1:
What is this book about??
I read this book as a pre-read from the publisher. There was no synopsis on the back, so I really had no idea what the book was about. After reading it, I still cant figure it out. There really isnt a central plot thread. Its almost like this entire book is just the setup for the next one (which could be about a US-Russian shooting war, which would be great). One plot thread is about the evolution of the Air Battle Force, another is the adventures of the Taliban/Turkmen soldiers roaming around. And these threads really dont collide at all; the climax is a quick one-sided battle with the Russians that felt more like a Dale Brown technological briefing than a good battle description. Ever since the Old Dog was shot down in an earlier book, it seems like the climaxes of Dale Brown books are just ridiculously one-sided. To be fair, I havent read all of his books.Having said this, the book is definitely a page-turner, unlike some of his other recent novels that I just gave up on. Fun to read, but not in the same league as Old Dog or some of Tom Clancys early books.
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Customer Review #2:
 this book stinks
Ive read every Dale Brown book published. This is not the same old Dale Brown we are used to. Hope it gets better from here, or I am done.
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Customer Review #3:
 Military Drudgery in the [Tarnished] Name of Clancy...
Dale Brown cant decide what he wants to do: Either be a military writer, or be a fiction writer. Frankly, in both arenas, he fails. Quite miserably. There is virtually no plot development in this book, and the endless drudgery of military and technological description becomes mind-numbing, even to the most adherent military fiction fans. His writing is far from fluid, rather he utilises a blocky, counter-intuitive way to write, which makes this book doubly hard to get through.He attempts to formulate some sort of character development between Daren and Rebecca Furness, both characters in this novel. Rather than adding dimension, however, it merely makes the characters even more cardboard-y: All Brown seems good at is describing missiles and aeroplane fuselage. Which is fine, if youre writing a military guide. And not so fine if youre writing fiction. The premise of the story is simple enough: Taliban fighters are invading Turkmenistan. In the great name of Clancy, Brown cant help but to throw in some malevolent Russian forces to take a low jab at our Gulagian friends. Additionally, he throws a General (P. McLanahan) into the mix, a General who has faced his share of trials and tribulations, as well as military drama. Finally, there is a political twist: There are two candidates running for presidential office of the United States. Truth be told, though, after five hundred+ pages of this book, and upon its finishing, I couldnt help but ask: What, exactly, happened? One never finds out the outcome of the political race, you dont quite find out what happens to any of the characters besides in their military circumstances...The characters accesorize the guns, rather than vice-versa. It seems that Brown tries to do too many things at once, and as a result, doesnt even marginally succeed at any of them. I bought this book as a beach read and figured Id blow through it in about three days. Wrongo. It took me upwards of two weeks to finally finish it. The novel drags its feet in all the wrong places, and doesnt have any real plot development. Im *not* looking for a literary masterpiece in the name of "The Red Badge of Courage," I was simply looking for an entertaining read. Not really worth your time, unless you like to read an aircraft manual thinley veiled with what seem to be the threads of a plot line.
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