KawiZX900 0 #1 November 20, 2002 pick up anything by Richard Marcinko, he created seal team six, his series is engrossing Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #2 November 20, 2002 Quote his series is engrossing He's a bit full of himself though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chachi 0 #3 November 20, 2002 I read them all, towards the end, I believe ALPHA /GOLD or something like that it got repetitive. ~Chachi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #4 November 20, 2002 Quote He's a bit full of himself though. And the stars are a bit full of hydrogen...[edit] They were pretty good books, though. Still, after the third or fourth it started to get boring.witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,111 #5 November 20, 2002 >pick up anything by Richard Marcinko, >he created seal team six, his series is engrossing Sort of an asshole in person, though (not like that's a bad thing.) An old friend of mine, Denny, was on the team with him, and he tells some amazing stories after a few beers. (he was Snake in the books.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #6 November 20, 2002 QuoteSort of an asshole in person, though (not like that's a bad thing.) An old friend of mine, Denny, was on the team with him, and he tells some amazing stories after a few beers. (he was Snake in the books.) what was his line? "I'm totally EEO. I treat everybody alike: just like shit."witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #7 November 20, 2002 The problem I have with Marchinko's stuff is that you really only get one point of view. Clancy novels are -epic- to say the least and show the story from quite a few different angles.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #8 November 20, 2002 I liked the most recent one, but the one before that was just a little too preoccupied with "japanese sausage". That light gun thing in the one where the airliner is crashed into, ahem, the capitol, was pretty James Bondish and cool. Marcinko seems to relish the violence he engaged in in his books, while Clancy seems more rational about the need for violence to solve some problems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #9 November 21, 2002 Having meet the man several times and talked with him. He is indeed very outspoken and quite an ass..and he knows it, he actually uses it to provoke responses. He was inovative in his time but now he is just another has been telling war stories that get bigger and bigger as he gets older. His ideas where cutting edge at the time and for some extent have influenced how some things are done today but most people in the community think he's a joke, just ask any SEAL what they think about him. Last time I saw him he was talking about his being a tactical advisor for a computer video game and getting a toy doll of himself made. He also has a small radio show on the AM dial somewhere that he broadcasts from his house. He has started to believe his own lies to some extent so one has to take what he says and reduce it by 95% to get the real deal."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #10 November 21, 2002 I only liked the first book the rest of um are too matt helm ish . I have his half hour video show about red cell its good for what it is. Clancey paints a broader picture but I enjoy his non fiction works better also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #11 November 21, 2002 Quote I liked the most recent one, but the one before that was just a little too preoccupied with "japanese sausage". Definately need to check out the most recent, it takes Jack Ryan back to pre Cardinal in the Kremiln days and post Patriot Games. Book is called Red Rabbit and is one of the fastest Clancy novels yet, from teh beginning it is fast paced, no more half the book before it picks up I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #12 November 21, 2002 Quote The problem I have with Marchinko's stuff is that you really only get one point of view. Clancy novels are -epic- to say the least and show the story from quite a few different angles. _______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #13 November 21, 2002 QuoteI liked the most recent one, but the one before that was just a little too preoccupied with "japanese sausage". That light gun thing in the one where the airliner is crashed into, ahem, the capitol, was pretty James Bondish and cool. I have not been able to make good progress with "The Bear and the Dragon" but I love Clancy. If anyone is looking to any other alternatives I strongly recommend anything by Robert Ludlum, especially his older stuff like: "The Bourne Identity" and "The Rhinemann Exchange" (<< That's my favorite, very, very chilling) and "The Osterman Weekend"So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #14 November 21, 2002 The Bear and the Dragon is very slow in the beginning, but trust me, it will pick up and pick up greatly I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #15 November 21, 2002 After Green Team, each book seemed the same... Read "Force Recon Diaries, 1969" that's a hell of a read too.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #16 November 21, 2002 Quotepick up anything by Richard Marcinko, he created seal team six, his series is engrossing "Rogue Warrior" was a great read, but I'd like to get other people's opinions about his court martial. He made it seem very much like the Navy was just out to get him. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'd like to know if there was more to it. I haven't read any of his fiction. Years ago (93-94) , G.Gordon Liddy called Marcinko a liar. I'm not certain if this was in relation to his court martial. I gave up on Clancy after "Executive Orders". It's still sitting on my shelf waiting to be read. Perhaps it is my reading tastes have changed."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
