The War After Armageddon
by Ralph Peters
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Author: Ralph PetersEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-09-15
ISBN: 0765323559
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Forge Books
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Book Review: A Brisk Read with Fanatics on Both Sides
Summary: 3 Stars
I have read Peters' War in 2020 three times since it came out in the early nineties. That effort which envisions the U.S. battling an alliance of Japan, South Africa and militant Islamic states has become more doubtful with every year. The War After Armegeddon makes Islamic states the opponent but cleverly creates a new America with fanatic Christians as the country's other enemy. The 'good guy' is epitomized in Lt. Gen. Gary 'Flintlock' Harris whose simple values are meant to cut through the clutter of history, religion, politics and personal ambition.
The backdrop for the conflict is a nuked Israel, dirty bombs in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and most of the major European cities, a radical Christian government, and a reorganized National Guard as the Military Order of the Brothers in Christ (MOBIC). Incredibly all parts hang well together: the premise, the political and religious intrigue, the strategic and tactical conflicts, and even the character development and their reaction to rapidly unfolding events. The prologue and epilogue are used as a device to introduce and solve a mystery which could have been better constructed.
A fun and fast read even though is very dire in its fictional view of the future. One can only hope that in another twenty years this scenario will look as farfetched as Peters' earlier work. Once again, Peters has ably demonstrated his command of military affairs and produced a book which would work well as a graphic novel.
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