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Red Phoenix by Bond, Larry; Larkin, Pat is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Violent riots formented by foreign agents are breaking out in South Korea. Seizing the opportunity, North Korea launches a lightning invasion, with heavy Soviet support, whose aim is to unite North and South under Communist rule. The second Korean War has begun and World War III may be imminent. From Publishers Weekly Bond, Tom Clancy's collaborator on Red Storm Rising , here makes his first--and impressive--independent contribution to the technothriller. "Red Phoenix" is the code name for the novel's catalyst: a North Korean invasion of the south. Bond establishes a credible scenario of megalomanic North Korean leadership taking advantage of disruptions caused by ill-advised U.S. economic sanctions against the Seoul government. He then proceeds to "refight" the first weeks of the Korean War, this time with things done right, resulting in a kind of conflict for which U.S. forces are ideally suited: a mid-intensity conventional war for limited objectives. South Korea's government and armed forces prove resolute and efficient. The U.S. President declares a national emergency. The implied contrasts to Vietnam hardly seem accidental. But the nature of the response to the attack combin
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Bond, Larry; Larkin, Pat
- Publisher
- Warner
- Published
- 1989
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 3.98 / 5 (52 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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