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Red Storm Rising

Book • 1986
Set in the mid-1980s, 'Red Storm Rising' begins with Muslim militants sabotaging a major Soviet oil field, leading to severe fuel shortages and prompting the Soviet Union to plan a military invasion of the Persian Gulf to secure oil resources.

The Soviets first aim to neutralize NATO through a series of elaborate deceptions and military operations.

The novel details the ensuing conflict, involving complex strategies, espionage, and high-stakes diplomacy, without escalating to nuclear warfare.

It features a detailed and authentic depiction of modern conventional warfare, involving various military units and technologies.

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Mentioned in 4 episodes

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Aaron MacLean
in reference to containerized, mass drone assaults.
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Ep 202: Fred Kagan on Ukraine’s Attack and the Future of War
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Mark Galeotti
in comparison to another book because it has exciting battle scenes to offset the iffy geopolitical assumptions.
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In Moscow's Shadows 217: MiGs in Estonian skies, exercises on Poland's borders - a threat to Europe?
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Mick Ryan
as a technologically sophisticated and captivating novel about a potential third world war.
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Ep 175: Mick Ryan on War & Fiction
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M.P. Woodward
mentioned that he wanted to write Red Tide as a combination of Red Storm Rising and Winds of War.
Red Tide
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James Stavridis
as a source of inspiration for cautionary fiction.
The Doorstep: 2054, with Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis

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