vintagegeekculture:One of the most bizarre military books ever written for nerdy History Channel lov
vintagegeekculture:One of the most bizarre military books ever written for nerdy History Channel loving Dads, this one is about an Israeli mercenary tank officer, with nuclear powered tanks with laser gatlings, working for the US government to pacify rebellious Texans, who have kidnapped the president of the United States. Along the way, he meets American Indians on horseback with the Volkswagen logo painted on their chests, battle Cubans trying to invade Texas in a Reverse Bay of Pigs, a sexy female Israeli tank commander who is our hero’s ex, and the finale is a tank blitzkrieg to dismantle the Texas Air Force and rescue the president. I’ve always liked techno-war novels, but they derive their immersion from believability. Even though this was a pulp paperback that came and went, I can’t help but feel that it represents an alternate path for these kinds of stories to go, for techno-war novels that are absolutely farfetched situations that push things as far as they can go being weird, with Indian cavalry, laser tanks, and a revival of saber combat. -- source link