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Title: Echo Platoon by Richard Marcinko, John Weisman ISBN: 0-671-00074-8 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 (24 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Always the Rogue
Comment: Echo Platoon is just like those before it. Lots of blood, guts, cussing and thrill. Nothing here is new except the people who get killed. People should read this book if 1) they want to know more about the capabilities of the military, 2) they want to learn a little more about what happens around the world, 3) the just enjoy plain old action adventures. Stay away from the book if fair writing and extreme use of foul language bothers you. I would prefer Marcinko to quit making asides to his editor during the story. It only seems to help fill up pages. I would also prefer he stay within the action once it starts and identifies people and past events within another part of the book. Once the the hunter is after the prey and the killing begins, stay there. I find myself jumping through some passages just to stay on track with what is happening.
Marcinko will give you a slight sense of the fast-paced action of war and will give you an appreciation for those who still wish to make men of war within our military instead of trying to make the military a social club. I think future books will be even better based on the current status of our country and President Bush's attack attitude favored by Marcinko.
Rating: 4
Summary: "The Rogue Warrior is Getting Grey"
Comment: Yeah, we know how The Rogue Warrior says he "loves pain" because it lets him know he's "alive", but having enjoyed all of the previous titles in this series, this long awaited sequel was, to me, more than a bit disappointing.
First, we had to wait too many months for the paperback! Seems like TRW is milking his true fans for hardcover-prices longer and longer. Or is that his publisher we should blame?
Ol' Richard is getting on in years, as he admits himself. His formula plots are getting a bit tired too. This book reads just like the last two with almost identical action scenes. Haven't we clambered up the off-shore oil rig before? Didn't we waste some lizard-lipped political bad-guy in previous titles.
Marcinko is still at the head of the assault, but suffers more (self-sustained) injuries than any of his team. Will he ever admit he's too old for this kind of life? Still, the action is fast, the language "frank" and the victories oh-so sweet.
Not five stars, like the previous titles, but still worth a good read. But save your $ and just go for the paperback... preferably used.
Rating: 5
Summary: Formulaic, But You Know You Love the Formula!
Comment: Those of us who are fans of the Weisman/Marcinko collaboration know what to expect, and we usually get it. Purple prose, riveting technical realism, and a refreshingly honest look at great men who overcome great odds in spite of malfunctioning equipment, fumbled flash-bang grenades, mashed noses and other Murphy factors. What can I say, I love this stuff. Reading Tom Clancy is like watching a video football game, while Weisman's work is like standing at the 50-yard line with the coach. Weisman understands that great men rise to greatness in spite of their occasional acts of bone-headedness! That's what separates the Rogue Warrior from the rest.
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Title: Option Delta by Richard Marcinko, John Weisman ISBN: 067100073X Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: SEAL FORCE ALPHA by Richard Marcinko ISBN: 0671000721 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Detachment Bravo by John Weisman, Richard Marcinko ISBN: 0671000756 Publisher: Pocket Star Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: DESIGNATION GOLD ROGUE WARRIOR by Richard Marcinko ISBN: 0671896741 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Task Force Blue by Richard Marcinko ISBN: 0671896725 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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