Red Phoenix

A former naval intelligence officer, warfare analyst, and antisubmarine technology expert, he makes his home in Springfield, Virginia. Larry Bond is the author of numerous New York Times bestselling thrillers, including Cold Choices, Cauldron, and The Enemy Within. He previously worked with Jim DeFelice on the Larry Bond’s First Team series.

Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly "Tom Clancy's collaborator on Red Storm Rising here makes his first--and impressive--independent contribution to the techno-thriller," wrote PW . Bond establishes a credible scenario of a North Korean invasion of the South, although the novel's individual episodes are more suspenseful than the course of the war as a whole.

And how two armies would turn the snowfields of Asia red with blood. How ultra-modern submarines would vie for the seas. How F-16s would blast across the 38th Parallel. A thundering geopolitical thriller of vast scope, this is Red Phoenix—and a new standard for military/political suspense fiction."A big, big book.… A superb storyteller…Larry Bond seems to know everything about warfare, from the grunt in a foxhole to the fighter pilots far above the earth.… Red Phoenix is wonderfully entertaining and deserves to be the bestseller it is." —New York Times Book Review"Gripping…masterfully accurate…Mr. From the author who collaborated with Tom Clancy on Red Storm Rising, this is the book that dares to show us the military hardware, global upheavals, and raw combat a second Korean War would unleash. Bond is in complete command." —Baltimore Sun"Harrowingly real and persuasive." —Newsday"A direct hit! The techno-thriller has a new ace, and his name is Larry Bond." —Tom Clancy

I was always a sucker for a good war tale Kindle Customer Red Phoenix is a good cautionary tale for those not interested in the world beyond the borders of the USA. There really are some nasty dangerous places out there and some of them are governed by complete lunatics. And when you combine those conditions with modern military weaponry, the world can get unstable in a hurry.For those who are involved in the day to day management of the foreign affairs of the United States, it s a tale that will make your p. BigDrumDaddy said OUTSTANDINGING JOB!. Having never heard of author Larry Bond or his novel RED PHOENIX, I wasn't sure just what I was getting myself into. All I can say is, I'm glad I took the plunge and picked it up. RED PHOENIX is a 'what if' type of historical novel - the type where the author postulates just what might have happened had a certain action occurred at a particular time in history. In RED PHOENIX's case we see a well-orchestrated N Korean attack on the S Korean peninsula . Tense page-turning action as North Korea invades the unsuspecting and almost helpless defenders in South Korea An unsettled South Korean political situation, an attempted coup sends military leaders into prison camps, and a United States military that is understaffed creates an ideal vacuum for a major North Korean invasion. Great battle scenarios, undersea warfare, air-to-air combat and more as under equipped men brave through a strategic retreat in subzero weather to slow a far more numerous and much better equipped North Korean army until resources can be b