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.To the Death

by: Patrick Robinson

May 20, 2008
With English not as my native language, but as reader of all of Robinson's books form first print, I think that, although it is still a pageturner and perfect beach reader, the characters start getting bored. The "always right" Arnold Morgan, the "I see everything in the World" Ramshawe, "mighty unfailable" Hunter, unfailable NSA ... What is the problem with good "other" men in the US of A..... And unfortunatly in the end, the only character ever discribed in to depth is out of the next book. Although I will certainly order this next book I hope Robinson comes with something new and a more surprising plot.
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.Lone Survivor

by: Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson

May 15, 2008
Hi everyone. I am half way through Lone Survivor and I think that it is a good book. Clearly Marcus is a Navy Seal and he gives us some insight into the training regime that those boys have to go through to attain that rank. Yet there are problems as pointed out by some of the lower US reviewers on amazon's US site. Like factual errors to do with the gun. Something I noticed when reading it was in the water boat training just seemed to be repeated like a few times. This to me suggests that quite a bit of the book was written by the co-writer Patrick Robinson, who obviously wasn't in the Seals and so can't really know what its like. Also you wouldn't expect Marcus to be entirely honest I mean give away all of the army's secrets in this or any ... Read More:
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.Ghost Force

by: Patrick Robinson

June 07, 2007
Previous books have worked well but like other reviewers almost stopped reading.
The Britsih are stiff upper lip fools,The Argetinians great tactically.The Russions are there just for fun and the Americans are clever and smart and can solve all problems with a little Special Force.
The book gets so many views wrong....
The Falklands will never ever be forgotton by the British and in a modern World with the Internet.Newspapaers TV the original premise to could not occur.
The biggest problem is the fact the British in this situation would do what we always do and that is to use Cunning and deceptiion to regain the Falklands not some silly Naval mission.How about Cruise Missiles up the Presidents Residence

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.Codename Viper

by: Patrick Robinson

2008
Previous books have worked well but like other reviewers almost stopped reading.
The Britsih are stiff upper lip fools,The Argetinians great tactically.The Russions are there just for fun and the Americans are clever and smart and can solve all problems with a little Special Force.
The book gets so many views wrong....
The Falklands will never ever be forgotton by the British and in a modern World with the Internet.Newspapaers TV the original premise to could not occur.
The biggest problem is the fact the British in this situation would do what we always do and that is to use Cunning and deceptiion to regain the Falklands not some silly Naval mission.How about Cruise Missiles up the Presidents Residence

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.Nimitz Class

by: Patrick Robinson

January 03, 1998
After the interest grabbing introductory chapters this book suddenly jams the breaks on and proceeds to lumber along at a tedious pace, not quite knowing what to do with itself, or where to go. The characters were unengaging and obvious; the gruff Admiral, the slightly maverick hero etc and for the most part the dialogue is stilted and unnatural. Please see a Lee Child book for convincing Anglo written US dialogue. The author has the unusual habit of having to tell us which State each character hails from, which was pointless in regards to character or plot development. The book is littered with long passages that don't advance the story, and seem to be there to pad the book out, as does one particular plot devise. This was my first Patrick Robinson book, and ... Read More:
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.Kilo Class

by: Patrick Robinson

December 19, 1998
In common with a lot of the other reviews I thought that it was a good read, quite pacey in parts but with a predictable ending. However, I found that the portrayal of all the Americans as demi gods with gorgeous fawning women falling over them and the foreigners as undersized ignorant thickos, banal and irksome. Are there no short fatish commanders with matronly wives in the US forces hierarchy? When I read these stereotypical descriptions I had to force myself to continue through to the end of the book. It also worries me that someone of the stature of Admiral Sir John (Sandy) Woodward, in his afterword, seems to lend credence to this as a viable foreign policy
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.One Hundred Days: The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group Commander

by: Sandy Woodward, Patrick Robinson

February 03, 2003
This book is interesting in that it gives you a view to the thought processes of the man in charge of the whole show, and just how hopelessly out of touch he was with the actual capabilities of the forces at his disposal he was, as well as how he seems to have a rather different view of certain important events to the reality of what happened.

Read this only in conjuction with something like Nigel "Sharkey" Ward's "Sea Harrier over the Falklands" or Jerry Pook's "RAF HArrier Ground Attack, Falklands", unless you want a rather distorted view of events.

It does give an insight into the stresses, worries and other problems the overall commander of even a small task force faces, particularly so far away from outside help, so you can empathise with ... Read More:
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.Hunter Killer

by: Patrick Robinson

June 01, 2006
"America's best, forget the rest" is a motto followed by some writers. There are those who despite this attitude manage to write entertaining novels, such as Tom Clancy.
Hunter Killer, however, is not one of those novels.
The story is boring, not well told, and the constant French bashing, along with unashamed and abundant praise lavished on the USA, is a bit tiring. A little more balance would not have hurt.
In closing, this is a great book for francophobes.

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.Barracuda 945

by: Patrick Robinson

May 06, 2004
an excellent book well thought out with an interesting twist for once the good old USA dose not get its man!

A book that reflects the powder keg we all live in
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.The Shark Mutiny

by: Patrick Robinson

April 07, 2005
Another superbly crafted novel from this masterful writer. He really is in the top rank of novelists having the skill to create entirely feasible battle scenes, White House procedures, court room dramas, you name it. He also provides us with beautifully drawn characters, some who appear in each book and some who don't, but the star performer is the irascible and very funny portrait of the National Security Advisor, Arnold Morgan, you really feel like you know him. It seems that Robinson's problem in not matching Clancy scale sales (whom he is easily as good as) is the apparent obsession with submarine based stories. Well, let me tell you that that these vessels are in a sense, only incidental in the stories, there is much more to them than just under water escapades, though his technical knowledge ... Read More:
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