Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Mission of Honor
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Rating | : | 4.54 (987 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0743508327 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 581 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-07-22 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
William Wright said Slow tedious read.. Nice plot starting, but the plot advancement throughout the book is glacial. The character interaction is tedious and very slow dealing with personal marital problems and petty feuds among those characters who should be much more mature. It is often page after page . "Clancy is good" according to lman. Being a Veteran, Clancy has evolved in his writings.I like his plots, the progression of the characters & always for the Good of Country!I recommend all of his books - the older ones are inexpensive & a decent read.. Five Stars Op center series are amazing. Trying to read in order.
Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore’s Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The Hunt for Red October, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it “the perfect yarn.” From t
At its urging, Op-Center investigates -- and finds that the real purpose of the crime is a plan by outside forces to destabilize the government and seize the nation's diamond mines. On the surface it seems a simple case: a group of African militiamen have kidnapped a priest and ordered all Catholic missionaries to leave the nation of Botswana. But the Vatican thinks otherwise. With its military team,Striker, out of commision, Op-Center must reinvent itself -- and head straight into the crossfire of an African war.
His first effort, The Hunt for Red October, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it “the perfect yarn.” From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore’s Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. He passed away in October 2013. . About the Author A little more than thirty years ago Tom Clancy was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history