Debt of Honor (Jack Ryan)
by Tom Clancy
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Author: Tom ClancyEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-08-01
ISBN: 0425147584
Number of pages: 1008
Publisher: Berkley
Book Reviews of Debt of Honor (Jack Ryan)
Book Review: A little bit unrealistic with the war with Japan....
Summary: 5 Stars
But still a great read. The book goes around a Japanese businessman with a lot of power and money. Now Jack comes back into the picture, two years off of retirement and now he is asked by President Durling to come back as his National Secutiry Advisor, Jack takes the offer and goes ahead with the plan. In Japan, businessmen who hate America for what it has done to their country rages them, and when a accident killing an American family thanks to their tires gives them more patrotic duty to their country, and the U.S. bans all of the tires made in Japan, so with this the businessmen decide to bring back imperilism by kidnapping the Prime Minister, and by ordering the invasion of American terrority in the Pacific gain by the U.S. in WW2. Now the U.S. is locked in a word battle with Japan with American citizens on these islands, they fear that they are in danger, and so comes in John and Ding Chavez, and they head to Japan and they attempt to rescue Koga from the men. So while the battle with Japan begins, Koga is rescued and he calls off the fighting with the U.S.
Now as things start to cool down, back home Vice President Ed Kealthy is resigning the Vice Presidency because of a sex scandal some years ago, and President Durling ask Jack to hold the seat of Vice President for only a year until President Durling's term is up, Jack takes the offer since him and Jack are good friends dating back to the secret operations in Columbia to fight the drug lords for killing three American operatives.
Back in Japan, Admiral Sato then flies a plane to America, while taking a break, he then stabs his co-pilot saying 'sorry my friend.' after stabbing him. No passengers are on board, and back in Washington Jack is beginning to be sworn in as Vice President with the Supreme Court, Congress is full, and everyone in the political game is there to see Jack take the oath.
Now as Jack is sworn in, President Durling is talking to Congress while Sato dives a plane into the chambers of Congress. Killing all of Congress, the Supreme Court judges, the President and the first lady along with his secret service agents assigned to President Durling. Now through the wreckage, while being Vice President for only a couple of minutes, Jack is now President Of The United States of America, and he has a huge disaster on his hands with most of Congress dead, the Supreme Court dead, and the President dead leaving Jack Patrick Ryan the most powerful man in the world.
This is definitely a GOOD book to read if you are a Clancy fan like myself. The book does talk a lot about the world financial market a lot, but hey this is Tom Clancy we are talking about, he has to know what he is talking about, and he is good at it.
What made me think twice about this ending, the plane crashing into a building especially like the WTC, did Usama Bin Laden read Debt Of Honor, and got the idea of crashing a plane into a building like 9/11 and in Debt Of Honor? We dont know, but a damn good ending, and kind of sad when you think about it. Great book, not just about the plane crashing, the whole story altogether.
Summary of Debt of Honor (Jack Ryan)
Razio Yamata is one of Japan's most influential industrialists, and part of a relatively small group of authority who wield tremendous authority in the Pacific Rim's economic powerhouse.
He has devised a plan to cripple the American greatness, humble the US military, and elevate Japan to a position of dominance on the world stage.
Yamata's motivation lies in his desire to pay off a Debt of Honor to his parents and to the country he feels is responsible for their deaths?America. All he needs is a catalyst to set his plan in motion.
When the faulty gas tank on one Tennessee family's car leads to their fiery death, an opportunistic U. S. congressman uses the occasion to rush a new trade law through the system. The law is designed to squeeze Japan economically. Instead, it provides Yamata with the leverage he needs to put his plan into action.
As Yamata's plan begins to unfold, it becomes clear to the world that someone is launching a fully-integrated operation against the United States. There's only one man to find out who the culprit is?Jack Ryan, the new President's National Security Advisor.
He has devised a plan to cripple the American greatness, humble the US military, and elevate Japan to a position of dominance on the world stage.
Yamata's motivation lies in his desire to pay off a Debt of Honor to his parents and to the country he feels is responsible for their deaths?America. All he needs is a catalyst to set his plan in motion.
When the faulty gas tank on one Tennessee family's car leads to their fiery death, an opportunistic U. S. congressman uses the occasion to rush a new trade law through the system. The law is designed to squeeze Japan economically. Instead, it provides Yamata with the leverage he needs to put his plan into action.
As Yamata's plan begins to unfold, it becomes clear to the world that someone is launching a fully-integrated operation against the United States. There's only one man to find out who the culprit is?Jack Ryan, the new President's National Security Advisor.
Razio Yamata is one of Japan's most influential industrialists, and part of a relatively small group of authority who wield tremendous authority in the Pacific Rim's economic powerhouse. He has devised a plan to cripple the American greatness, humble the U.S. military, and elevate Japan to a position of dominance on the world stage. Yamata's motivation lies in his desire to pay off a Debt of Honor to his parents and to the country he feels is responsible for their deaths: America. All he needs is a catalyst to set his plan in motion. When the faulty gas tank on one Tennessee family's car leads to their fiery death, an opportunistic U.S. congressman uses the occasion to rush a new trade law through the system. The law is designed to squeeze Japan economically. Instead, it provides Yamata with the leverage he needs to put his plan into action. As Yamata's plan begins to unfold, it becomes clear to the world that someone is launching a fully integrated operation against the United States. There's only one man to find out who the culprit is: Jack Ryan, the new president's National Security Advisor.
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