Marine Force One: Strike Vector
 David Alexander
 (Sr. Staff Reviewer - D. H. BROWN)
 2002 Berkley Books
  ISBN: 0425183076
Amazon's price is: $6.99

In the desert of Iraq, extremist forces have gathered materials to create a new weapon of devastation.

Using an overland black-market route that stretches from Germany to Iraq, a group of extremists have put together a hybrid nuclear warhead that can be fired from artillery.

Major David Saxon & his warriors of Marine Force One must plunge into the heart of enemy territory to cut the terrorists' supply line.

Senior Staff Reviewer D. H. BROWN writes:

This book came to me from the author, not my usual fare. Because of my life's experiences I was somewhat hesitant to get into it. When I did, I found that David Alexander had written a very good & absorbing work of military fiction.

Very fast-paced with all of the military bells & whistles ringing & screaming. The action is absorbing, & I felt that it captured the esprit de corps of America's modern military professionals.

However, there were several continuity errors. The manuscript had been written pre-9/11 & not updated. The author's conceived relationship of competitiveness between the US & Russia was contrived, & smacked of a Cold War mentality that no longer exists in the real world.

Glad that I read it? Yes! Would I be willing to read another of this author's books? Yes. Now that I have read it, can I recommend it as a buy? Yes -- even with its flaws.

More from David Alexander: Shadow Down; Special Ops; Marine Force One.
(08/18/02)

D. H. Brown
A RebeccasReads.Com Sr. Staff Reviewer

Reviewer's Bio:
D. H. BROWN is the author of the critically acclaimed HONOR DUE and the Citizens Warrior Series. The son of missionary parents and with the help his Uncle Sam, he has touched base in more than 40 countries.  In 1986 he produced the independent children's film Lessie's Rainbow.  During the late 80s and early 90s, he wrote the book Common Sense and delivered the seminars of the same name for the Community Action Network of Seattle (CAN).  While doing his early Vietnam recovery work, he counseled Veterans and spoke widely to men's groups in Washington state, and was a founder of The Lodge of the Wolf.

D. H. BROWN has worked as a  Logistics and Weapons Specialist in Viet Nam;  day laborer; Director of Security;  Armored Car Driver; Police Officer;  Professional Hunting Guide;  Trapper;  Dog Sledder; Homesteader;  Truck Driver;  General Contractor;  Minister;  Editor; Writer;  Speaker;  Restaurateur;  Movie Producer;  Antique Restoration Specialist;  Personal Care Worker;  PC Repair Specialist; Computer Instructor;  Webmaster and Web Designer. "I write about what I know."

He lives deep in the Pacific Northwest rainforest with his wife, author and editor Rebecca and Buddy Dog, working on his next book.Editor; Writer; Speaker; Restaurateur; Antique Restoration Specialist; Personal Care Worker; PC Repair Specialist; Computer Instructor, Webmaster and Web Designer among others.
“Always Learning” He says.