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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.
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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in reference to containerized, mass drone assaults.

Aaron MacLean

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Ep 202: Fred Kagan on Ukraine’s Attack and the Future of War
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as a technologically sophisticated and captivating novel about a potential third world war.

Mick Ryan

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Ep 175: Mick Ryan on War & Fiction
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as a source of inspiration for cautionary fiction.


James Stavridis

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