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Under secret orders from the president, U.S. Army Major Zeus Murphy sabotages a Chinese invasion fleet on the eve of its assault against Vietnam. But Murphy and fellow officer Win Christian are trapped behind enemy lines after Christian's erratic behavior gives them away.Back in America, President Chester Greene fails to convince Congress or the Pentagon that the Chinese invasion of Vietnam is the first step in a plan to rule Asia - and eventually go to war with the United States.After Murphy and Christian dodge a Chinese armored division and return to Vietnam, Zeus proposes a plan to blunt the tank attack. His commanding officer orders him to stand down. Murphy disobeys to help the Vietnamese woman he loves; Christian goes with him to prove he's not a coward. Within hours, the men are staring down the barrels of Chinese battle tanks at the border. The countdown to all-out war begins...In Larry Bond's Red Dragon Rising: Shock of War, New York Times bestselling authors Larry Bond and Jim DeFelice imagine a horrifying near-future."The techno-thriller has a new ace and his name is Larry Bond." - Tom Clancy, bestselling author of Without Remorse
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Publisher's Weekly Review
Bond and DeFelice ratchet up the action in their third Red Dragon Rising novel (after 2010's Edge of War) about a potential near-future war between China and the United States. China, having suffered a series of natural calamities, has attacked Vietnam, intending to roll over first that country then the rest of Indochina. All that stands between China and victory are a few American Navy ships and a small group of Army advisers, among them Maj. Zeus Murphy, who has led a guerrilla operation against the Chinese naval fleet anchored off Hainan Island to prevent an attack on Vietnam by sea. Meanwhile, U.S. president Chester Greene is attempting to get Congress to back the Vietnamese, and the Chinese have instituted a public relations campaign to thwart Greene's efforts. Readers will root for Murphy as he comes up with a number of large-scale, MacGyver-like plans to enable the Vietnamese army to stand up to the Chinese colossus. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
Edge of War, 2010, etc.) about a drought-stricken, starving and desperate China's efforts to secure food supplies by invading lush Vietnam. The United States, meanwhile, has its own problems. Gas costs over $14 per gallon, while the recession and housing crises are still in full swing. However, when China marches to war, U.S. President George Greene defies Congress and determines to aid Vietnam to ensure world stability. Oh the irony. Environmental scientist Josh MacArthur witnessed the Chinese attack and a subsequent massacre and even has footage of the event. But thanks to Chinese counter-propaganda and a lukewarm media reaction, Congress shrugs. Oh the double irony. CIA officer Mara Duncan, who helped Josh escape and evade assassins, now sidelined in Washington and given a desk job, analyzes some curious features of the Vietnamese defenses. As a typhoon approaches, a U.S. destroyer patrols off the Vietnamese coast in an effort to prevent Chinese troops from landing. And, in a top secret op, Majors Win Christian and Zeus Murphy join the Vietnamese defenders while Greene schemes to smuggle missiles into Vietnam to counter the Chinese battle tanks. Despite all this, only the timidity of the Chinese commanders prevents sudden and complete disaster. Is it credible? Well, sort of, though one can't help wondering why China didn't use its gazillions in hoarded U.S. debt to buy food, or how Vietnam managed to accumulate enough rice to feed a billion Chinese. However, the headlong pace, crackling action and splendid heroics more than compensate. Crank up the La-Z-Boy, lean back and enjoy.]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
The third novel in Bond and DeFelice's Red Dragon Rising series suffers from middle-book syndrome. Josh MacArthur testifies to the UN about the horrible events he witnessed after China invaded Vietnam. The president of the U.S. wants Congress to act, but not enough legislators believe that China is a real threat to America. Meanwhile, working on secret orders, two American soldiers, Zeus Murphy and Win Christian, find themselves trapped behind Chinese lines. The narrative jumps between on-the-ground action as Murphy and Christian try to shoot their way out of China and the political build-up to World War III. The pages fly by at a furious pace, but the story ends abruptly, almost like a television serial. This one will definitely appeal to military fiction aficionados, though really only those familiar with the series, since the majority of the novel is incomprehensible without knowledge of the two books that precede it.--Ayers, Jeff Copyright 2010 Booklist