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A meticulous study of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the principal architect of victory in the Pacific during World War II.
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The Story of America's Greatest Admiral and his Men.......2005-02-24
After the Pearl Harbor disaster, President Roosevelt decided to relieve Admiral Husband Kimmel of his Pacific Fleet command. Many thought that Kimmel was made out to be a scapegoat and did not deserve to be relieved, but Roosevelt felt that a new commander was needed to lift America out of the ashes of Pearl harbor and begin the road to ultimate victory. The man chosen for the task was Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
Nimitz was chosen over many higher-ranking officers, but in the end, Nimitz proved to be the perfect choice to lead the American Navy. Blessed with a keen sense of fairness to his fellow man, this fine book examines Nimitz and his admirals and how they ultimately won the war in the Pacific.
Although Nimitz was considered a "calm tower of strength" and the principal architect of victory in the Pacific, he could not have accomplished this feat alone. His choices of supporting staff members and Admirals are the ones who, in the end, helped win the war for the United States.
This book examines many of Nimitz' Admirals, but four really stand out above the rest: Ray Spruance, Bill Halsey, Kelly Turner, and Marc Mitscher. Halsey was the fire and brimstone commander who fearlessly took on the Japanese in the early days of the war. He also said that after he was finished, the only place where the Japanese language would be spoken was in hell. Spruance was the antithesis of Halsey. Calm and cerebral, Spruance endeared himself to Nimitz with his careful consideration of the task at hand. It was said that Halsey could win a battle, but Spruance could win a campaign. Turner was cut from the same mold as Halsey. Fearless and intimidating, even to a fault, Turner was the architect of the brilliant amphibious landings of the war. Meanwhile, Mitscher was in charge of the fast carriers and endeared himself to his fliers by lighting up his entire force's lights to help bring the boys home after a nighttime raid against the Japanese. In the end, it was Nimitz' use of these important men that ultimately won the war for the United States.
This book, written by historian Edwin P. Hoyt, does a fine job of explaining the transition of the U.S. Navy from a weakened and busted fleet early in the war to the offensive juggernaut that it became by the time of Japan's surrender. Each important naval battle is discussed, and the role of Nimitz and his commanders is explained. Form the dark days of January 1942 to the ultimate victory in September 1945, Nimitz' navy fought the Japanese tooth and nail, and, more often than not, came out on top. The book also discusses the inter-service rivalries that existed between the Army and Navy, as well as the rise of the "young turks", or the Naval Aviator Flag Officers. I recommend this book very highly. It does a very good job of explaining Nimitz' role in the Pacific war, as well as that of his commanders. Read it and learn about one of the greatest commanders and leaders our country has ever had.
How They Won the War in the Pacific, Hoyt.......2003-01-18
Outstanding history of the war in the Pacific. Great profiles of Nimitz, Fletcher, Halsey, Spruance, and others. Easy to read. I hated to finish it!
Not very informative.......2002-03-11
The U.S. command in the pacific theater is one of the most underreported of the war. And yet this command was the most innovative of any command of any power in WWII. They invented a totally new type of warfare and quickly learned to execute it exceptionally well.
And they also made do with so little, winning Midway and holding Guadacanal by the skin of their teeth. The ability to know exactly where to fight and how is an incredible story.
Does this book get that? Yes, some of it. But for a book that revolves around this, it gets suprisingly little. The U.S. submarine fleet sunk half the Japanese ships and basically isolated Japan from it's raw material sources. Yet it's not mentioned in this book.
Add to that no real mention of how the Navy learned to develop amphibious warfare and to combine that with strong carrier support. And what you are left with is another book that just goes through the main battles of the pacific war, with a bit more emphasis on the admirals in charge.
Nimitz and his admirals.......2001-01-09
Excellent detailed review of WW II in the Pacific with all the personalities and "backstabbing" of the commanders that went on.Much of the details were not released to the media at the time. Many of the leaders mentioned went on to become the Chief of Naval Operations later on. I had the privelege of calling on Nimitz and his wife in 1963 and he related the story of his ship grounding detailled in the book. This book was "released" in 1970. Why is it so late (2000) in being published? Would loved to have read it before meeting Nimitz and his son.Could have used more maps of some of the places being discussed.
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Real Hero.......2007-09-25
This is a wonderfully done work! The best account of the war in the Pacific I have read. The overblown accounts of MacArthur and Halsey over shadowed the real brains, the true hero of the victory. It depicts Nimitz as a strong, but caring man whose tactical and strategic skills are not widely known. It should be required reading for high school/college literature courses.
Great subject; less than stellar execution.......2007-02-26
E.B. Potter's Nimitz is an adequate depiction of the Navy's preeminent leader of WWII. Adequate, vice great, as Potter did not seem willing to criticize, although Nimitz was evidently a man who did provide few episodes worthy of criticism. He was loved by the troops, respected by his peers and immediate subordinates, and worked well with superiors (King, Knox, and Roosevelt) that demanded excellence in all of their subordinates. The reader may wonder why there are so few narratives dedicated to Nimitz during WWII, as compared to the plethora available depicting the wartime exploits of MacArthur, Marshall, Eisenhower, and Patton. It would appear that his quiet competence, as compared to the showmanship of some of the others, did not lend itself to a flashy best-seller, thus Potter is the only one who has attempted to tell his story.
Potter did a good job, but his personal friendship with Nimitz appears to have rendered him incapable of criticizing the man. While Nimitz did apparently have few faults, Potter did a disservice to the reader by failing to scrutinize some of Nimitz's faults, such as his apparent indecisive streak when it came to strategic decision-making (for instance deciding the correct avenue of approach to Japan, whether the Philippines, Taiwan, or the Bonins, especially in discussions with Roosevelt and MacArthur).
Also, as a practitioner, I felt that the lack of discussion of the specifics of operational planning and decision-making under Nimitz's command, missed an opportunity for comparison with the methods that the military uses, successfully or not, in today's formulation of strategy and operational construction.
Finally, I would have liked to have read a little bit more of the leadership philosophy that made Nimitz successful during his years at sea. The chapter on his command aboard AUGUSTA went a long ways toward scratching this itch, but what the Navy leader of today needs is a discussion, through framework or anecdote, of what made a successful career.
Despite my criticism, I have to say that Nimitz's life is one worth studying, and as discussed above, there are few choices of books dedicated to Nimitz's life, so I do recommend Potter's work. I would just like to see another biography written through a cynical twenty-first century eye, so that we can reap the benefit of a critical discussion of his mistakes, as well as his triumphs.
Useful war biography.......2006-12-17
Potter's biography of Chester Nimitz, CinCPac, is a good war biography. It can usefully be read in conjunction with Potter's volume on William Halsey, "Bull Halsey," and Thomas Buell's biography of the less flamboyant Raymond Spruance, "The Quiet Warrior."
The book is functionally--but surely not elegantly--written. It traces the life of Chester Nimitz from his childhood to Annapolis to his rise in the ranks of the Navy to World War II and beyond. Much detail is provided, including information on his family life.
The maps of the various campaigns in the Pacific are extremely helpful to the reader. The book traces the kind of decisions that Nimitz had to make--from replacing Admiral Kimmell after the surprise attack on Pearly Harbor to assigning Raymond Spruance to carrier command at Midway to relieving Admiral Ghormley at Guadalcanal with Admiral Halsey, to working with the mercurial General Douglas MacArthur, to the climactic battles at Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
This is the kind of functional biography that provides great detail on combat strategy and tactics as well as on the person being studied.
A good volume if one wants to understand the role and importance of Chester Nimitz in World War II. Not an elegantly written book, but a good functional work.
The single most important man in U.S. Naval History.......2005-11-08
I bought this book at the Navy Exchange on a whim. Two pages into this book and I was hooked. After 20 years in the Navy after reading this book, I can see Nimitz's impact everywhere I look.
Most biographies are written by hero worshiping sychophants, or worse written by the subject of the biography whose recollection of events are always flattering. Potter tackles the single most important man in U.S. Naval history with appriciation, but not at the expense of his detachment.
You begin with the Admiral's family history, how his grand father came to America. You then follow his lack luster school performance that explodes into focused determination to pass the Naval Academy's entrance exams. Because the Admiral's claim to fame was his leadership during WW II, the lion's share of the book covers his assumption of command U.S. Forces Pacific and follows it through his presence at the signing of the Japanese surrender at Tokyo bay. However; the last few chapters covering his dedicated work to maintain the U.S. Navy as a seperate and powerful force is eye opening and gives the reader (especialy if your a sailor) a scare at how close the U.S. Navy came to being dismantled like it had been after every war.
The thing I took away from the book was as you look around the Navy, many officers are detail minded. The higher the rank, the more of a bean counter they become. I used to be disappointed that we no longer had officers like Perry or John Paul Jones, that they had all become accountant politicians. However; reading this book, I now see that men like Jones, Perry, and Halsey might win battles. It was the detail minded officers like Nimitz that win wars. It is very obvious that in today's Navy officers are trained in the shadow of Nimitz. Many of our ceremonies are now patterned after the way that Nimitz conducted ceremonies. The way we refuel, the submarine, the way we detail sailors, so much of the Navy was forged by Nimitz.
This book covers not only his triumphs but his defeats, his short commings. It deals honestly with the subject, with out elevating him to super human. You see a man. This book should be mandatory reading for every sailor on earth. I highly recommend this book!
Outstanding bio of an outstanding leader.......2005-06-23
Some WWII commanders. such as Patton, Ike or MacArthur, seem to have a new book written about them every year or so. For no particular reason, others, no less important, seem to be virtually ignored. Nimitz is one of these men, and it is fortunate that the one biography (as far as I can tell) written about him is quite excellent. Potter writes very well, did some outstanding research, and has an enormous love for his subject, letting Nimitz's natural charm, humor, professionalism, and common sense come through on every page. My only real complaint is that the author's near worship of his subject precludes any real discussion of the admiral's strategy, decisions, and mistakes. Some nice maps, footnotes, an excellent bibliography. Definitely one of those books worth purchasing and reading over and over.
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- Ok if looking for a short favorable biography
- A Superficial Biography of a Deep Man
- Superb Portrayal of Nimitz the Man and Admiral
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Chester W. Nimitz: Admiral of the Hills
Frank A. Driskill , and
Dede W. Casad
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Ok if looking for a short favorable biography.......2007-09-27
I suggest anyone serious about reading on Nimitz skip this and go to Potter's work. It appears to be primarily drawn from Potter... not sure what the author intended to accomplsih here. We could sure use a new Nimitz biography.
A Superficial Biography of a Deep Man.......2001-11-10
Driskill pays tribute to E.B. Potter's official biography of Admiral Nimitz in the credits section of his book. Unfortunately his shorter biography adds little of substance to Potter's. Potter shows his admiration for Nimitz by showing many small incidents of the man's humanity, tactical intelligence, and quiet perseverance that let the reader conclude on his own that Nimitz was a great man. Driskill tries to achieve the same goal in less space by glossing over details and just _telling_ readers that Nimitz was a great man. At several points he resorts to one of my pet peeves, narrative sentences ending in exclamation points. That is! Such a lame way! Of trying to make a story more dramatic! The best parts of Driskill's book are the passages where he talks about Nimitz's Texas boyhood and later visits to the state. There, he brings up vivid local detail that invokes the real Fredricksburg and surrounding Texas hill country. (The Museum of the Pacific War in Fredricksburg, built in the old Nimitz family hotel, is well worth a visit.) Driskill clearly had the best of intentions in writing this shorter account, but I'm afraid a reader would be better served by biting the bullet and launching into Potter's longer biography.
Superb Portrayal of Nimitz the Man and Admiral.......2000-05-30
Chester Nimitz, remembered most for his victories at Midway and the Central Pacific, is portrayed in a commendable fashion in this well-written and well-researched book. Beginning from his birth, the book discusses the development of the Admiral and the formation of his ideologies and ideals as he rose through the ranks to the top of the naval hierarchy, all of which is indispensable for the student who truly wishes to understand the command of the United States in the WWII Pacific Theatre. The portrayal of the admiral in both a personal and professional military light is superb, and one cannot help but be captivated by the truths presented in this book about the commander who has long been overshadowed by MacArthur despite the fact that Nimitz himself may deserve more credit for the American victory than his flambuoyant counterpart in the army. The relationship described in the book between these two is especially admirable, and Driskill does quite a job demonstrating how the Pacific Campaign was actually commanded.
I would highly recommend this book for anyone interested in WWII reading or modern naval history as this book doesn't present Nimitz as a ficticious hero of the seas like Nelson or Jones, but rather as a modern hero in the modernizing navy who held in his disciplined character the key to allied victory in the Pacific.
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The Nimitz Class.......2007-02-19
As a middle school teacher and having naval expertise, I would recommend this book for those kids in middle school who have some interest in such ships. A short book about that class ship, only, very little info about the planes or specific ship of that class. Book talks about certain spaces on the ship, but not of engineering, few photos on planes, and talks about some of the people responsibilities. But short for 30 page book with pictures, a picture book.
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- Really Boring Supermilitaristic
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- Great Book
- Super story for submarine fans
- Excellent and exciting read!
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Nimitz Class
Patrick Robinson
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At least one Amazon.com customer has found several errors of naval rank and military history in the first few pages of Patrick Robinson's blockbuster about a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier suddenly vaporized by a terrorist submarine. But if you're a plain, old-fashioned thrill seeker like me, you'll probably zip right past them as you try to keep up with the Tom Clancy-like explosion of technical trivia and plot twists. This is one of those books you pick up right after X-Files, planning to read for an hour before bed. Next thing you know it's 5 a.m., you've still got 50 pages to go--and you keep on reading.
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The most powerful warship in the world, the nuclear-powered U.S. Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier is seen as impregnable. But when the USS Thomas Jefferson suddenly disappears at sea, the Pentagon is stunned. There are no survivors, and all signs point to a tragic nuclear accident.
While the world stands in shock, reports suggest that it was no accident. A rogue submarine armed with nuclear warheads may be on the loose. Where did it come from? How could it get within striking distance of the Thomas Jefferson? Worse yet, where is it now and could it strike again? The tension mounts, and a deadly chase begins.
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The U.S.S. Thomas Jefferson is one of the most powerful warships in the world. A nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, it is believed to be impregnable. But when the Thomas Jefferson suddenly disappears at sea, the Pentagon is stunned. There was no warning. No apparent attack. And no survivors. All signs point to a nuclear accident. But subsequent reports suggest that a rogue submarine, armed with nuclear warheads, may be on the loose. Where did it come from? How could it get within striking distance of the Thomas Jefferson? Worse yet, where is it now? The deadly chase begins.
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Really Boring Supermilitaristic.......2007-10-16
This is a book for right-wing people who never met a military person who didn't cause them to think, "What a man!!" (There aren't that many military women in this book.) And people who think that the US military goes all over the world making it safe for us and others. And people who think it's fine to talk about shutting down a newspaper that prints things disagreeable to the military. One might wonder why someone like me kept listening to this book. I can only answer that I was promised excitement and many twists and turns. But there were hardly any of these. I skipped many tracks and followed the story just fine. And exciting??? The protagonist can't drink a cup of coffee without your having to hear how it tasted. If you think this is exciting, have at it.
Post 9/11 Howler.......2007-06-11
Nimitz Class is so bad it's funny. It's like a fairy tale or cartoon, with the Red State conservative supermen-- always handsome, brilliant, with piercing blue eyes, and much given to remarks about the "goddamn towel heads"-- strutting around the stage being manly and admirable. You get hilarious combinations like dashing naval officers who are also MIT Ph.D.'s in physics, who are also cowboys, who are also 'American royalty' who love opera and know their wines, whose mother lives on a cattle ranch but went to Wellesley...and on and on. It get pretty silly.
But the real howlers come from comparing the book with the reality of the Bush Presidency and the disaster he has fashioned post 9/11. The President is depicted as a man from the Southwest, who was a brilliant success at Harvard Law. Well-- LOL!-- mediocrity at Yale, undistinguished at Harvard Business School, but anyway you can tell it's supposed to be Bush.The best line is where someone says that the best thing about a Republican White House is that it's so crowded with competent, erudite people. LOL!!!!
All I can say is, Brownie you're doing a heck of a job. I mean Robinson.
My dad was a WWII submariner in the Pacific and spent thirty years in Naval Intel. I'm sorry he's gone...he'd laugh himself silly with this absurd book.
Great Book.......2007-03-09
I enjoyed reading the book. It was hard to put down, you were constantly trying to figure out what was going to happen next. The book makes you want to go out and buy the next one in the series.
Super story for submarine fans.......2006-05-18
That was one of the best books I have read on modern submarine warfare and the story was also very good. The elimination of a US supercarrier by a single nuclear-tipped torpedo was presented in an exciting way, as was the hunting of the renegade submarine that followed. The episode of the British sub passing through the Bosporus Straights was absolutely marvellous and I wish Robinson had devoted some more pages to the hunting of the enemy sub, instead of discovering it by chance.
Excellent and exciting read!.......2005-07-29
This book was an excellent read. Undoubtedly the best of Robinson's works to date. He develops the story intelligently, carefully and with a lot of suspense, which contrasts somewhat with popular submarine novels from other authors, who tend to drown the story in techno-details and over-imaginative plots, and a lot of explosions! Through the story, we travel to some fascinating locations and meet well-developed and diverse characters. I particularly enjoyed the playful banter between Morgan and Rankin, although Morgan's is somewhat overdone in places. I heartily recommend this book to anybody What's more, the sequel, Kilo Class, is just as entertaining!
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Nothing unique except maybe the author's writing style.......2006-10-16
The book is interesting however you relay must like description to last through this. The author Patrick Robinson spends a lot more time on detail than he does story. He loves lots of dialog and still has time to describe expressions.
The primes and the technology are not new but it is accurate. And the scenario is not surprise ether as this has been accounted for in numerous History Channel programs. Basically a diesel submarine lays in wait for the aircraft carrier to pass and nukes it. The mystery is who and why. The speculation is mostly based on real facts and history.
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Refuelilng and Complex Overhaul of the Uss Nimitz (CVN 68): Lessons for the Future
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Improving the planning and execution of the refuleing and complex overhaul of the Navy's nuclear aircraft carriers.
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- Wits and dimwits for Nimitz
- Important Unit History: JICPOA
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Spies for Nimitz: Joint Military Intelligence in the Pacific War
Jeffrey M. Moore
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Foreword by Brig. Gen. Mike Ennis, USMC. In this book Jeffrey Moore profiles the history and select operations of America's first effective, all source, joint military intelligence agency. Known as JICPOA for Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Areas, the agency's nearly two thousand specialists are credited with giving Admiral Nimitz the intelligence he needed to win the Pacific War. Moore explains how JICPOA evolved and reveals some new facts about the war as he assesses the impact of intelligence on eight amphibious campaigns in the islands of the Central Pacific. He also demonstrates timeless intelligence lessons, faulty versus effective intelligence techniques, and intelligence-operational planning integration--subjects that continue to be pertinent to today's military operations, including the war on terror.
For this unprecedented look at the little-known but groundbreaking organization, Moore draws on interviews with key personnel and internal documents. He supports his analysis of JICPOA's strengths and weaknesses, its successes and failures, with more than forty maps, charts, and illustrations. With a foreword by the head of Marine Corps intelligence, the book makes an excellent addition to World War II history and professional collections. Intelligence experts and operations planners will find its lessons useful and insightful. Readers with an interest in real-life thrillers will find it a fascinating study of basic intelligence work. 45 illustrations. 6 x 9 inches.
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Wits and dimwits for Nimitz.......2005-07-20
3 successful and 3 unsuccessful intelligence operations for the six island assaults under Nimitz in the WWII Pacific campaign sum up the report of this author. Very interesting to those of us who lived throught those WWII days (even if only by way of news reports of the island assault campaigns). Highly detailed stuff which is easily skimmed when the data gets oppressive. The pre WWII military disvaluation of intelligence accounts for the unsuccessful operations. Thus,this book makes it clear why the CIA and DIA became important arms of the US aa a result of WWII experience.
Important Unit History: JICPOA.......2004-08-05
This book is essentially a history of the Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Areas (JICPOA) and the support it provided to the Central Pacific Campaign. I found the front matter and first chapter quite invigorating in the analysis of how Joint Intel was conducted and how JICPOA was created and organized. The essentials of Intel remain unchanged since WW II and the lessons in this book are both profound and obvious. The bulk of this book (after chapter 1) are analyses of the major invasions of in the Central Pacific as well as the proposed invasion of Japan. While this information doesn't make for very captivating reading it provides a new and very valuble reference for anyone interested in these operations. The author tapped a great deal of new primary source material in the form of official records and reports providing a sound foundation for this important book. My only criticism is that he conducted only a handful of interviews with WW II veterans at a time when this irreplacable resource is quickly passing away.
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- Nothing unique except maybe the author's writing style
- unfinished yet overdone.
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Nothing unique except maybe the author's writing style.......2007-09-30
The book is interesting however you relay must like description to last through this. The author Patrick Robinson spends a lot more time on detail than he does story. He loves lots of dialog and still has time to describe expressions.
The primes and the technology are not new but it is accurate. And the scenario is not surprise ether as this has been accounted for in numerous History Channel programs. Basically a diesel submarine lays in wait for the aircraft carrier to pass and nukes it. The mystery is who and why. The speculation is mostly based on real facts and history.
The Final Countdown (Widescreen Edition)
unfinished yet overdone........2007-07-01
What destroyed America's newest aircraft carrier, a Nimitz-class ship bristling with high-tech and weapons? When one of the USN's flagships disappears in a nuclear explosion, the official explanation points to a catastrophic nuclear accident. Higher-placed Naval officials nurse a more sinister explanation - nuclear terrorism masterminded by an ace submariner using a rogue crew. USN Commander Bill Baldridge pieces together clues that reveal the mastermind's complex identity, and may lead to his apprehension.
Cool, huh? This was Pat Robinson's first novel, so it has the benefit of not having the example of his prior books, and their myriad realism flaws, technical faults, logic gaps, almost insultingly bad dialog, compulsive use of irrelevant (and often incorrect) technical data and overall right-wing bombast. That said, NC wastes little time establishing these very serious errors on its own merits. Robinson goes through the motions creating as realistic a depiction of carrier aviation as you could expect from some low-grade flight sim (accept that such sims don't typically come with African-American characters who speak as if they walked off some 1930's movie) before the carrier gets turned into radioactive dust on the sea. Robinson then proposes his rogue-submarine idea, but never explains how such a sub managed to elude detection designed to screen such targets. Real carriers come with ASW aircraft, sensors and weapons, but in Robinson' story, there is no task which cannot be placed on the back of a sub. Robinson comes up with some nifty plot ideas to identify just who the villain is - unfortunately he comes up with several such ideas, none becoming interesting or plausible before the gears are shifted and a new direction is taken. Finally, NC sets the pattern for other Robinson thrillers in that it has real ending - it's like PR got tired of his own story.
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