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Author: Ralph Peters
Publisher: Pocket
Release Date: 1992-01-01
ISBN-10: 0671751727
ISBN-13: 9780671751722
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In Soviet Central Asia, 2020, a decaying Soviet Union is on the brink of disaster. Their only hope is America's Seventh Cavalry, who plunge into the horrors of war in the new millennium. "The military counterpart of Orwell's 1984. . . . is not for the fainthearted. . . ."--New York Times Book Review. HC: Pocket Books.
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| Customer Rating: | | "Although Peters risks offense with his portrayal of Muslims as bloodthirsty savages" Wow we had the blinders on in 89. Anyway... Peters writing and originality was head and shoulders above the 80s/90s techno crop. And it shows in War in 2020, probably the best of the bunch. |
Cavalry to the rescue
| Customer Rating: | Cavalry to the rescue. Riveting... exceptional; eye for detail. Clearer-deeper into the human aspect than say Clancy. Top notch writing; suspenseful-nothing missed in his human observations. Feels as if you are right there in the briefing room.
Peters novel leads us up to the year 2020; not the war expected. We are loosing ground on the technological war. There is now plague, disease, and internal strife in the U.S. New technologies and weapons; impersonal machines that can almost fight on their own.
His afterthoughts on the world are insightful. He believes the future is grim for Russia. There is a bigger message in the story he tells.
"Instead of becoming more worldly, I find that I only become more convinced that the United States of America is mankind's most perfect creation to date. Certainly, we Americans are not without our flaws. We have, at times, been mortally foolish. But it is only thanks to lust that even a small part of the world may live peacefully and decently today. There has never been a victor more benevolent, nor an ally so generous. Our errors were committed with the best of intentions, and our sacrifices redeemed the grimmest century in the history of mankind."
Wish you well
Scott |
Hope they could write a movie....
| Customer Rating: | I first picked up this book when I was in high school. Being a military junkie (the history, battles, weapons, personalities, etc.) I bought War in 2020 expecting the usual 'techno-thriller' fare - the genre where the practice of military hardware in action subordinates characterization and plot is an unfortunate occurrence. Don't get me wrong, I love the Cold War stuff churned out by Tom Clancy and Larry Bond but IHOP Peters outdoes them both.
This novel was that and more. It was written by a soldier about soldiers. Peters effortlessly mixes the strategies of international geopolitics with the you-are-there immediacy of a desperate cavalry raid. You can feel Peters bristle with disdain when he describes members of the US President's cabinet while the troops from both sides (US/USSR vs. Japan, South Africa, Arabs) are men in honorable professions laboring in "dishonorable" times.
The characters are particularly well-fleshed out, particularly US Army Col. George Taylor, the haunted commander of the 7th Cavalry (Heavy)and his loyal staff.
The what-if global scenarios in the book offer tantalizing sub-plots as well - the US losing in a meaningless confrontation after losing their technological edge; the effects of a global outbreak of an incurable disease; Islamic hegemony leading to a genocidal war; the destruction of Israel and its subsequent relocation to the American heartland.
The book might be dated but I feel that the timeline and real world chnages does not detract to the overall story - a great adventure that would make you think. I have literally read and re-read this book to pieces. |
The Bible for the serious professional
| Customer Rating: | | For those Professional Soldiers that read, there is always one book above all others that means the most and connects most profoundly. It becomes an intergral part of that inner drive that sustains in times of frustration, hardship or danger. For me, War in 2020 is much more than simply a work of future navel gazing - LTCOL Peters has struck at the core of what it means to soldier in an uncertain future. Some commentators miss the point - decrying the fact that War in 2020 has not perfectly predicated the current reality(never mind that LTCOL Peters makes clear that that was never his intent - an impossible task for anyone). I have little sympathy for this unfortunate misconception, I firmly believe that this is a profoundly important work and transcends the limitations of the genre. For the Professional Soldier it examines warts-and-all concepts such as; inter service rivalry in a time of catastrophe, the nightmare of the future techo solution no one could predict(Nuclear weapons, nerve agents, and the horrible future of the Scrambler are weapons that no soldier could ever see coming) and the dangers of dedicating oneself to the profession of arms above all else. It is sobering, yet fascinating - and above all else profoundly moving. If you are a civilian and wish to have a glimpse at why people dedicate themselves to the profession upon which all others depend, read this important work. |
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