Line of Control (Tom Clancy's Op-Center, Book 8) by Tom Clancy, Steve Pieczenik, Jeff Rovin
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Book Reviews of Line of Control (Tom Clancy's Op-Center, Book 8)
Book Review: A Line Over-reached
Summary: 1 Stars
Tom Clancy is clearly overreaching in this incoherent and rambling book set in Kashmir. The sheer implausibility of the plot and the lack of understanding about the basic ground reality of Kashmir unfortunately touch upon a number of distressing issues. The complexity of ethnic and religious issues in Kashmir taken in conjunction with South Asia's emerging prominence in issues of global security and commerce could have provided Mr. Clancy with enough material which he could have exploited. Regrettably the book oversimplifies most of this rich historical and contemporary framework. Post the cold war; Mr. Clancy is clearly out of his comfort zone. The book fails on many other yardsticks as well. Mr. Clancy's forte in his different books had been his ability to focus on the minutiae of different aspects of the military. Here he gets basics wrong. Most of the equipment and hardware of the Indian Air Force, unit designations, and procedures seem erroneous. Most importantly the book very simply put is not a good read.Book Review: Tom Clancy is being "used"
Summary: 1 Stars
I can write a better one if Tom Clancy gives me the go ahead! Dumb scenario and dumb plot. I bought it because of the misleading backplane (something about an "Islamic Clergy" in Pakistan arousing anti-India sentiments and OP-Center sending in "striker" to fix that.)
The author loses the plot and sends "striker" to map Pakistani Nuclear deployment instead and thereafter they are redirected to protect a Pakistani terrorist team that is running from a division of misguided Indian Infranty Division ordered by a lunatic Indian Defence minister who wants to trigger, according to the author the following scenarios: India and Pakistan nuking each other to hell, Somehow China takes this opportunity to nuke both India and Taiwan to hell. US nukes China to hell because of what it just did to Taiwan and **nuclear fallout** in Japan. And Russia just nukes everyone anyway considering it has a stockpile to use up that is reaching an expiration date..
Book Review: Unlikely Scenario for a Nuclear strike by India.
Summary: 1 Stars
Pakistan is the one most suited for the Role that is played by India in this book. The situation of the destruction of a Hindu Temple leading to a nuclear strike by Secular India on Islamic Pakistan is unlikely. Hindu's have for centuries watched more than 1500 of their temples being destroyed by Muslim Invadors and have done nothing about it, not because they are cowards but because their religion does not ask them to be bloodthirsty and does not promise them Eternal life in Paradise with Virgins and Fresh Water for killing People of other faiths. The Hindu leaders and politicians know about this and are unlikely to base a nuclear strike based on reaction from their population. It is only in Pakistan an Islamic nation that such a reaction or frenzy can be provoked using such measures. Another point to mention is that the 1 billion residents of India are not just Hindus. More than 15% of them are Muslims.Book Review: Extremely Biased
Summary: 1 Stars
The author apparently has no idea about the conflict in Kashmir. He labels the freedom fighters as "terrorists." Perhaps he doesnt realize that India has over 600,000 troops in Kashmir. The Indian occupiers have unleashed a wave of brutality which has cost 80,000 lives. They rape, torture, and plunder at will. Perhaps it was easy for Jeff Rovin to jump on the bandwagon of anti Islamic hysteria and as usual label muslims who are fighting for freedom from India as terrorists. Would he call American Revolutionaries who fought against British occupation "terrorists" or is this word reserved for muslims.Book Review: Extremely Biased
Summary: 1 Stars
The author apparently has no idea about the conflict in Kashmir. He labels the freedom fighters as "terrorists." Perhaps he doesnt realize that India has over 600,000 troops in Kashmir. The Indian occupiers have unleashed a wave of brutality which has cost 80,000 lives. They rape, torture, and plunder at will. Perhaps it was easy for Jeff Rovin to jump on the bandwagon of anti Islamic hysteria and as usual label muslims who are fighting for freedom from India as terrorists. Would he call American Revolutionaries who fought against British occupation "terrorists" or is this word reserved for muslims.