Tom Clancy Dies

[Warwick Hunt]

It's been reported that author of the Jack Ryan books has sadly died...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24372224

I don't really go into military-themed media but I really enjoyed his books. RIP.

 

[grumpyoldgit]

He will be sadly missed,R.I.P.

 

[Late & Tired]

Really enjoyed his style of writing; when not engrossed in a Freddy Forsyth novel, I'd be reading one of Toms.
Accuracy and clarity at its best.
Still not sure how the big red Sub got up the Potomac though...
R.I.P.

 

[vim_fuego]

Gutted! Where else am I going to get accurate updates on current US tactics and hardware now?

 

[Gonterseed]

Red Storm Rising. Probably the most accurate account of a war that never happened.

 

[Malesu]

Still not sure how the big red Sub got up the Potomac though...

It didn't in the book, if I remember correctly... been a while since I last read it... Mad on the film, and first read the book whilst ill in bed from school, finished it that day... And been hooked on Tom Clancy books ever since, also enjoyed Cardinal of the Kremlim quite a bit. It's amazing how true some of his stories have become, and he always insisted he was never a spook, but knew a few...

 

[Cake or Death]

Red Storm Rising. Probably the most accurate account of a war that never happened.

A very underrated book because there's no jack Ryan. I have lost count how many times I have read rainbow 6. I do believe that Without Remorse is being turned into a film, which should be epic. Probably the best author in the last 50 years. Loved his books, and frighteningly foretelling. He will be sadly missed.

 

[8:15fromOdium]

Red Storm Rising. Probably the most accurate account of a war that never happened.

Love Tom Clancy's books and Red Storm Rising is one of my favourites. On the subject of WW3 fiction - Gen Sir John Hackett's Third World War Untold Story is worth a look, it's up there with Clancy.

 

[GD on Wheels]

Try Harvey Black. Ex Army Inteligence and Brixmis has written two books, with a third on the way.Loads of detail and extensive action covering the Soviet side and the Brits.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb...=harvey black&sprefix=HARVEY,stripbooks,209&r