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The Med (Dan Lenson #1)
by
David Poyer
A powerful and fast-moving tale of the Navy-Marine Corps team in action, on a dangerous mission in the volatile Eastern Mediterranean.
Cloaked by the mists of dawn, Task Force 61-- carrying tanks, aircraft, and over 5000 Marines-- steams toward Syria with deadly intent. Their mission: rescue 100 hostages from a terrorist stronghold-- alive.
With realism seldom seen in milita...more
Cloaked by the mists of dawn, Task Force 61-- carrying tanks, aircraft, and over 5000 Marines-- steams toward Syria with deadly intent. Their mission: rescue 100 hostages from a terrorist stronghold-- alive.
With realism seldom seen in milita...more
Hardcover, 519 pages
Published
April 1988
by St. Martin's Press
(first published 1988)
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I don't read military thrillers anymore. After 20 years serving in the Navy, I've outgrown military novels. I mention this one because when i read it, I was stationed aboard a brand new amphibious assault ship called the Wasp. The character in this novel, Dan Lenson, is a newly minted staff officer serving with an amphibious group commander aboard the Guam. As both myself and the character were serving in the Gator Navy, we had a lot in common. The most intersting character of note, however, is...more
"A powerful and fast-moving tale of the Navy-Marine Corps team in action, on a dangerous mission in the volatile Eastern Mediterranean.
Cloaked by the mists of dawn, Task Force 61--carrying tanks, aircraft, and over 5000 Marines--steams toward Syria with deadly intent. Their mission: rescue 100 hostages from a terrorist stronghold--alive."
My expectations for this book were high, and I was a little disappointed. First of all this is not written like the first book in a series. There is A lot of mi...more
Cloaked by the mists of dawn, Task Force 61--carrying tanks, aircraft, and over 5000 Marines--steams toward Syria with deadly intent. Their mission: rescue 100 hostages from a terrorist stronghold--alive."
My expectations for this book were high, and I was a little disappointed. First of all this is not written like the first book in a series. There is A lot of mi...more
Awesome reading. I thought the book must have been real old. It took me back in time. It reminded me of the first 3 years of my Navy career. This goes back to the time that sailors, E-5 and above, could sport beards, and the ships in the story were real and are no longer in commission. Some of the ships have been sold to foreign navies, and others now serve as barrier reefs. During my time aboard ships, I never knew what went on on the flag bridge. Now I know.
This book is by now very dated, but was a very enjoyable read. I'm a big fan of the US Navy during the 600-ship eriod in the early 1980's. The Med focuses on my favorite aspect of that period, all the oddball old ships that were kept in service to keep numbers up.
In a day when everything the navy has is either Aegis, a supercarrier, a modern gator or a sub and essentially invincible, this book focuses on a time where a task group has to overcome severe material limitations to complete an ad hoc...more
In a day when everything the navy has is either Aegis, a supercarrier, a modern gator or a sub and essentially invincible, this book focuses on a time where a task group has to overcome severe material limitations to complete an ad hoc...more
Beginning of a series, it really helps if the reader has a good working knowledge of navy terms and equipment.
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Slow starter. Actually got bored with it and put it aside to read another book. However, it picked up and was much better at the end. All in all, a good read.
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DAVID CHARLES POYER was born in DuBois, PA in 1949. He grew up in Brockway, Emlenton, and Bradford, in western Pennsylvania, and graduated from Bradford Area High School in 1967. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1971, and later received a master's degree from George Washington University.
Poyer's active and reserve naval service included sea duty in the Atlantic, Mediterran...more
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