What is Red Storm Rising about?

Red Storm Rising depicts a future Third World War, chiefly between the United States and the Soviet Union. It follows the “future war” genre first popularized by the 1871 novella The Battle of Dorking by George Tomkyns Chesney as well as the science fiction novel The War in the Air (1908) by H.G. Wells.

Is Red Storm Rising a series?

Synopsis: From the author of the Jack Ryan series comes an electrifying #1 New York Times bestseller—a standalone military thriller that envisions World War 3… A chillingly authentic vision of modern war, Red Storm Rising is as powerful as it is ambitious….Red Storm Rising: A Suspense Thriller.

Red Storm Rising: A Suspense Thriller
Audience: General/trade

How accurate is Red Storm Rising?

It’s not 100% accurate, with Bond and Clancy making some alterations to the scenario to stop the thing turning into a nuke-fest; e.g., the Soviets deciding not to use chemical weapons, which NATO would have interpreted as a license to go nuclear; and also having the Soviets place their boomers in their territorial seas …

When did Tom Clancy write Red Storm Rising?

1986
Red Storm Rising is a 1986 techno-thriller novel by Tom Clancy and Larry Bond about a Third World War in Europe between NATO and Warsaw Pact forces, set around the mid-1980s.

How long does it take to read Red Storm Rising?

12 hours and 5 minutes
The average reader will spend 12 hours and 5 minutes reading this book at 250 WPM (words per minute).

What is the best Tom Clancy book to start with?

Our #1 Recommendation for Book by Tom Clancy

  • #1. Patriot Games (1987)
  • #2. Red Rabbit (2002)
  • #3. The Hunt for Red October (1984)
  • #4. The Cardinal of the Kremlin (1988)
  • #5. Clear and Present Danger (1989)
  • #6. The Sum of All Fears (1991)
  • #7. Debt of Honor (1994)
  • #8. Executive Orders (1996)

When was Red Storm Rising published?

August 7, 1986Red Storm Rising / Originally published

What is Tom Clancy’s most popular book?

Tom Clancy: The top five novels

  • The Hunt for Red October (1984)
  • Clear and Present Danger (1989)
  • Debt of Honor (1994)
  • Rainbow Six (1998)
  • The Bear and the Dragon (2000)

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