"Nick Ryan knows his craft, and his topic. His World War 3 stories are tightly-written, fast-moving, with great characters." - LARRY BOND Co-author of Tom Clancy's 'Red Storm Rising' and New York Times bestselling author of 'Red Phoenix'
As American-led ‘Coalition of Freedom’ forces mass on the North Korean border to commence the ground invasion of China, a company of veteran US soldiers prepare to face their most difficult mission; performing an important pre-dawn attack on a Chinese artillery park in the forests east of Dandong city. Alpha Company are led by Captain ‘Buck ‘Razor’ Gillette – a reckless leader with an arrogant disregard for orders and a contemptuous loathing for the fighting quality of all America’s allies.
But when Gillette’s rash, impulsive decisions lead to deadly disaster, his career is left in tatters; his reputation ruined.
Then fate steps in to hand Captain Gillette one last chance to redeem himself; to prove his leadership qualities, to win back the faith of his men, and to fulfil a privately-sworn oath of honor.
It was a great fast paced read . While the series as a whole is good , this is definitely one of the better ones .
The story follows Captain Gillette on the Chinese front of the war as the Allies push into China . Gillette seems modeled almost like Lt Spears from Band of Brothers as he’s heroic to the point of reckless and leads his company in an aggressive manner. After misjudging a mission that leads to several ally deaths, Gillette finds himself on a mission for redemption .
As a fan of the genre , I enjoyed the infantry centric book and the character journey in this one .
This book details a man who thought, in his arrogance, that he knew best. Instead we see him learn and grow in the unforgiving classroom of combat where death is just a moment away for so many, This is a well written tale of war from the first word to the very last.
This was a great military read. I would have loved to see more people of color mentioned in the story however it was a great action read. It didn’t glorify war. No story should. War is a horrible thing. That being Said I recommend it to anyone who enjoys this genre.