Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Six Best Special Forces Military Fiction Novels

By Enid Hinton


Experience at the war front makes it easy for authors to capture war scenes and scenarios more accurately and vividly. This explains why the best Special Forces military fiction novels are dominated by ex-soldiers. It applies in both fictional and non-fictional scenarios. Some of the best sellers in this category are listed below.

No Fortunate Son by Brad Taylor- It has been rated by New York Times as a best seller because of the manner in which it captures the plot and develops characters. Taylor retired from the army as a lieutenant colonel after twenty one years of service. He tells the story of how far the army leadership would go to rescue a soldier related to an important political figure inspired by a real scenario involving an apparently insignificant soldier.

Autumn Fire written by Tom Wither- the book came out of over twenty years spent in a shadowy intelligence world. The scenes recreated in this fictional story happened in real life and made it to news headlines. The defeat of al-Qaeda leads to the emergence of a new group under Aziz. Their target is to cripple the national electricity grid and attack nuclear installations. A unit is assigned to eliminate the leader in order to stop their activities. The drama lies in his pursuit.

Battle Come Down, a novel by Flower Charlie- this is a continuing series based on anti-terrorism war. The hero is trained as an extremist but defects to join the soldiers. He has a wife who supports him at times and turns against him at others. Despite all the violence that reigns around the world, the author seeks to show how love is the ultimate conqueror.

Days of Rage penned by Taylor Brad- Taylor has managed to create insane heroics on which the heart thumping action is based. It also is very adventurous and satisfying to the mind. Weapons of mass destruction are in the hands of Boko Haram in their caves in Nigeria. This pits the Russian and American governments on opposite ends. The special unit tasked with disarming the extremists is now being hunted. It is an interesting quagmire waiting for the reader.

Sand and Fire by Tom Young- reading through the novel feels like watching a situation unfold on newscast. It is about a chemical attack that is carried out on several international sites. The jihadists have marines as hostages and threaten to kill one every day. It is a battle with time as diplomats and soldiers struggle to find a resolution.

Secret Assault written by Helin Don- this novel captures the intrigues of the Vietnamese war. The My Lai massacre remained a secret until a soldier sent a letter to his congressional representative. This provides the details that ranks within the army have tried vehemently to conceal. The author captures the division that Vietnamese war caused in America.

There are numerous novels on special forces and intelligence but the degree of accuracy distinguishes the knowledge of authors. It is not only the typos that matters but also the ability to capture action within the system. Ex-military men have produced some of the most exciting thrillers for readers in this category.




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