Against All Enemies
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.30 (911 Votes) |
Asin | : | B000FA5S8E |
Format Type | : | |
Number of Pages | : | 223 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-09-01 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The chain reaction that follows resonates most powerfully with members of a rebel band in Idaho who call themselves "Patriots" they want freedom from government control, no matter how much deadly force it takes. The bestselling author of Team Yankee, "master of military fiction" Harold Coyle returns. Their well-planned acts of terrorism soon show the government that they cannot be ignored and that definite action is needed.Thrown into the battle is Lieutenant Nathan Dixon, fresh from VMI, and a soldier who stands in the v
"2A is Not About Sport Hunting" according to William R. Oldaker. This was a great read up with the times. A few misconceptions about what the constitution says versus court interpretations as yet unchallenged by the coequal legislative branch. I really enjoyed another of Harold's books.. T. Hamilton said Some good action, but a week story line. I have always liked the authors books, but since the end of the cold war it seems the plots have been getting more manufactured and lack believability. This novel is the worst example so far of this tendancy. The idea of the Idaho National Guard taking on the regular army is ludicrous. Dispite these issues there are a number of well written action scenes.. what happened? The best military author I have ever read, now is recycling ideas promoted in other stories into this book. Original ideas are lacking throughout. His fear that the Civil War books would hurt him was proven unfounded It didn't-- the last two books have.
Still, his military knowledge is first-rate, and when the action kicks in it makes his "what if" scenario all the more gripping and unsettling.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Scott Dixon; his journalist wife, Jan, who has the inside scoop on Thompson; and their son Nathan, an army lieutenant fresh out of Virginia Military Institute, whose unit is called in to "neutralize" the situation in Idaho. Linking these events is right-wing Idaho Gov. When six Idaho militiamen are ordered to stand trial in Seattle, Thompson and his attorney general refuse to arrest the militiamen, using the Idaho National Guard to expel the FBI and federal Justice Department employees at gunpoint and demanding a constitutional rewrite to resolve the impasse. Other key players are Gulf War hero Gen. George Thompson, who has strong connections to various militia organizations and an eye on the presid