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From: emery@aries.mitre.org (David Emery)
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Subject: Re: Tom Clancy (actually, The Third World War)
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Date: 12 Dec 89 04:53:06 GMT
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From: emery@aries.mitre.org (David Emery)
Of the genre (WW-III stories), I think my favorite is Coyle's
_Swordpoint_, which is now available in paperback.  The scenario is
U.S. vs U.S.S.R. in Iran (and invites very favorable comparison with
Clancy's _Cardinal_of_the_Kremlin_).  Incidentally, for those of you
who have read _Swordpoint_, I knew a female M.I. Captain who was very
similar to the M.I. Captain in the story.  She wasn't as pretty
and she was happily married with 2 kids, but she the best M.I. officer
I knew during 4 years on active duty (with the 101 Abn Div (AAslt).
				dave emery
				emery@aries.mitre.org
p.s.  I've recently seen the "Marine version" of _Team_Yankee_.  It's
a $11.00 comic book...