World War 1990: Operation Arctic Storm

World War 1990 #1

by William Stroock

In a different 1990… The Soviet/Warsaw Pact offensive against NATO almost succeeded save for a last ditch defense by NATO forces in the epic Battle of the Weser River. But with the communist advance halted tough decisions lie ahead for NATO. Prime Minister Thatcher and Chancellor Kohl want to counterattack, while the Bush Administration worries about the effects of further war. As NATO deliberates, the United States and Royal Navies gather in the North Sea for a massive offensive against Soviet occupied Norway. In the Soviet Union the Politburo is split between the hawks and doves, and contemplates the unthinkable nuclear option. Its two minutes to midnight in Operation Arctic Storm.

Genres: War, Fiction

251 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 31, 2015

Reviews

[Bruce Sandmeyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Story

I really enjoyed the book. World War III alternative history is always thought provoking. I have to point out that the author left important units out of the Alaska defense: the 6th Infantry Division (Light) based at Fort Richardson and Fort Wainright. Also the Alaska Army National Guard had the 207th Infantry Group. Elemendorf Air Force Base had an air wing that would have responded immediately to any Soviet attack. That's about the biggest issue. Very Enjoyable story.

[Dave McGhee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Frustratingly bad

I'd been humming and ahing about reading this book. I wasn't keen on the start. I'd read the starting chapters several times. No build up as to why and the use of real actors of the tme was silly. The author seems to think he can interpret the actions of government leaders. Then came part II. The attack on Nome was more fantastical than the bible. Being 20 miles from Russia, Alaska would not have been left undefended. Then comes the part where he really lost my attention. Mr P. and his son Shawn. Wondering why he's called Mr P? Steve Pomreke and his son Shawn are well known gold dredgers from Nome and are a central part in Ice Gold Divers on Discovery. Then there's the standard bad grammar, spurious words and character name mix-ups that are prevalent in Kindle unlimited ebooks. I read around 8 books a month. I wish I could afford to pay for that amount.

[creig speed · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first volume starts off well enough

This true to life story with the scenarios changed is a clever approach to take. We are all familiar with the people in the top echelons of their countries government. Making the characters in the book often displaying the real to life personalities of these historical people is another clever way to approach the story. We will see how well the story progresses in the coming volumes.

[Chance · Rating 3 out of 5]

ohhh Alaska the miners fight

Stick to bases of what they would’ve done if war had broken out do the authour lack internal-monologue of what the chacthers thought, but the lack of descriptive details for each chacther was a major upside even do the read can just look up there pictures from the web still thouse little things matter.

[simon jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good account of what could have been

A good read had me hooked from the first page enjoyed the inclusion of real world historical characters rather than flimsy substitute s looking forward to the next in the series

[Bowen Greenwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Almost Clancy

This is really fun to read! Mr Strook is not yet Tom Clancy, but in Arctic Storm you can see the potential. If you enjoyed Team Yankee, Arc Light, or of course Red Storm Rising, you’re going to have fun reading this book.

[Mike Glaser · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, while this was the first book in the series, later books were added that precede this one. Not the end of the world but important to know if you are reading the series. A good read that is tough to put down. I recommend reading the whole series.

[Allen Kuhns · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed

I enjoyed reading this book in the World War1990 Series and will be downloading Book # 2, Operation Eastern Storm, after completing this review.

[Ifor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, but.

Although I quite liked this book, I felt there were one or two odd bits, which didn’t really add to the story. Might be just me, give it a go

[D M Chambers · Rating 4 out of 5]

stereotypes can be fun.

Very good for a long journey, it’s simple multiple stories structure is easy to jump back into. But it will never get taught at Yale.!

[William McLoughlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5. Instead of letting the wall fall and losing its grasp upon the Warsaw Pact, the Soviet Union invades West Germany. After impressive initial gains against two American Corps in the Fulda Gap and the British Army of the Rhein on the North German Plain, they are finally stopped by the allied forces and pushed back across the inter-German border. All of that takes place, unfortunately, before the action of this first in a seven-novel series. The Soviets expand the conflict, invading Norway and Alaska and sortie a huge fleet into the Atlantic. Despite widespread desires to stop fighting in Central Europe, Margaret Thatcher and Helmut Kohl see this as an opportunity to press the advance. Their reasoning is to avoid fighting this fight again in the future. But, what will the Soviets do in response? Throw tactical and/or strategic nukes? The story continues to address aspects of the war in subsequent volumes.

[Jeffrey Young · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting

Not the greatest by any means. Interesting use of the historical players from the early 1990s. Not a great deal of technical detail like in Harold Coyle and Clancy. Average to slightly above

[Witek · Rating 2 out of 5]

An interesting idea, but the execution lacked detail and depth to really enchant me.