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DEFCON One
- Letto da: Keith Szarabajka
- Durata: 10 ore e 14 min
- Categorie: Poliziesco, thriller e suspense, Thriller e suspense
Sintesi dell'editore
DEFCON: DefenseReadiness Condition
DEFCON Five: normal peacetime activities
DEFCON Four: increase intelligence watch and increase security
DEFCON Three: forces on standby, awaiting further orders
DEFCON Two: forces ready for combat
DEFCON One: forces deployed for combat
In this explosive best seller, the United States and the Soviet Union are poised on the brink of Armageddon. Glasnost has failed, Russia is economically desperate, and Gorbachev's successor has launched the first strike in what may become World War III. Only one man knows the full extent of the impending horror - a CIA operative trapped in the Kremlin.
Written by a former Marine Corps pilot, DEFCON One is a blistering scenario of men and war - exciting, tense, and frighteningly real.
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Generale5 out of 5 stars
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Lettura5 out of 5 stars
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Storia5 out of 5 stars
- Davida
- 14/11/2020
You have to look deeper at this one...
It takes a while to get used to the narrator and the story. But in the end, this is a must read if you want insight into human behavior and the tenuous nature of our existence. It takes one person to change humanity. Even though this book was written in 1989 the message is relevant, and the action will keep you listening. It can make you think if you let it.
7 people found this helpful
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Generale1 out of 5 stars
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Lettura1 out of 5 stars
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Storia5 out of 5 stars
- Luke
- 05/08/2015
The reader is so bad!
The reader's breathing is so loud it wreaked the book for me. Gave up on chapter 3.
11 people found this helpful
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Generale4 out of 5 stars
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Lettura5 out of 5 stars
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Storia4 out of 5 stars
- Thorsten
- 20/01/2019
Narrator
It's really amazing what a great narrator can do with a book. Keith is that narrator. I think if Keith had narrated the other Joe Weber books they would have had better reviews
4 people found this helpful
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Generale2 out of 5 stars
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Lettura3 out of 5 stars
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Storia2 out of 5 stars
- Mark
- 26/07/2014
Defcon One
I wanted to enjoy this book, I even finished it though I couldn't explain why.
The basic premise, that the Soviet Union elected to embark on a nuclear strike rather than concede the cold war I thought had some potential. Unfortunately a good idea isn't enough.
This is really not good writing, actually the more you think about it, the worse you have to admit the writing is.
The characters, well character is probably too strong a word, the dialog, best not mentioned, even the plot execution was pretty disjointed.
Sometimes a gifted narrator can rescue some pretty average story telling, this is not one of those times. This narrator may work for some pretty specific books but here, he was as bad as the book and at least in this case, two negatives most definitely didn't make a positive.
If you do find yourself part way through the book and are hoping it gets better, um, it doesn't.
I had always thought I could happily read some pretty trashy ridiculous light books, it seems I have limits.
8 people found this helpful
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Generale3 out of 5 stars
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Lettura2 out of 5 stars
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Storia3 out of 5 stars
- Kathy Miller
- 18/01/2021
To much detail
I love Tom Clancy books even though they can get a little too detailed but this book was just too much. Or it could be the fact the narrator was literally just reading. Not good character voices or acting.
3 people found this helpful
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Generale2 out of 5 stars
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Lettura1 out of 5 stars
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Storia3 out of 5 stars
- Kim
- 16/01/2021
The breathing!!
The narrator is breathing like he is running a marathon. I can't listen to it anymore!
3 people found this helpful
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Generale3 out of 5 stars
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Lettura1 out of 5 stars
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Storia3 out of 5 stars
- I am. I AM.
- 13/02/2021
Horrible Narrator
The gruff voice led to poor narration. It was impossible to follow the characters as there was Very Little difference in all of the characters voices.Simply Not a Good Voice for multiple characters,to many Marlboros
1 person found this helpful
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Generale1 out of 5 stars
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Lettura1 out of 5 stars
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Storia1 out of 5 stars
- Steve
- 03/02/2021
Narrator killed this for me
I could not listed to this book past chapter three. The narrator sounds like he is on a respirator and is very distracting.
1 person found this helpful
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Generale2 out of 5 stars
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Lettura4 out of 5 stars
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Storia2 out of 5 stars
- Newfish
- 27/01/2021
Doesn’t Make Sense
Let’s bring the US to the brink of war so awe can attempt a surprise nuclear attack.
How about just surprising the US with a nuclear attack.
1 person found this helpful
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Generale4 out of 5 stars
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Lettura1 out of 5 stars
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Storia3 out of 5 stars
- Jim
- 21/01/2021
Breathing Takes Away from Book
Reader was very districting with labored breathing as he was reading. Lots of action, top to bottom, but the reader cancelled a lot of the potential enjoyment. Maybe the mic was too close. I’ll try another of Weber’s book to see if it is the same.
1 person found this helpful
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Generale5 out of 5 stars
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Lettura5 out of 5 stars
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Storia5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 05/07/2019
gripping and continuous
loved it. a true thriller. you wont regret the read it's a really cliff hanger