Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 448 pages
- Published by: Tyndale House Publishers July 11, 2003
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0842384189
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0842384186
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Book Dimensions:
8 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches
- Weighs: 10.4 ounces
Product Description
From the decks of U.S. Navy carriers patrolling the Mediterranean to Fort Benning, Georgia, and the dusty sands of the Turkish-Syrian border, this new suspense thriller runs side by side with the phenomenal series that has sold more than 50 million copies.
New characters and situations are added to those from the already explosive Left Behind series to raise the tension to a fever pitch. With technical accuracy from the same people who create best-selling military thrillers, this new series will satisfy the fans of the original Left Behind series who are looking for more.
Back Cover Copy
In a single cataclysmic moment, First Sergeant Samuel Adams "Goose" Gander finds himself center stage in the opening act of the Apocalypse. Goose and the men of the 75th Army Rangers fight to survive a massive attack on the Turkish-Syrian border. Battling his own failing faith, Goose prays for the lives of his men and the innocents who are caught in the rain of bullets and missiles.
Back home, Goose’s wife, Megan, fears for her husband and rebellious teenage son while she struggles to save another family. But her life is upended by an incredible, confusing, remarkable occurrence. She’s not alone.
Reader ReviewsI was really looking forward to this book. Im a big fan of the "Left Behind" series. I have really enjoyed seeing Messrs Lahaye and Jenkins write a story using the End Times as a backdrop. The only problem I had with that series was the authors' technical inaccuracies in the realm of weapons, avionics, logisitcs, etc. I thought this new "military thriller" would right some of those wrongs. That is not the case. Mr. Odom does seem to understand some of the basics of military hardware. He knows B52s are bombers and that M4s are a type of rifle. Beyond that, there are MAJOR flaws. First off, the structure of Army units and their deployment is just wrong. Any general who would put a lightly armed Ranger Battalion on the front line opposing a Syrian mechanized army would be fired. As would a company commander (Cal Remington here) who would send his senior non commissioned officer into harms way to do jobs meant for soldiers with 15-20 years less experience. There is more to a Ranger Headquarters than a Captain and a handful of computer technicians and Im positive they dont go into the field with hyper powerful (and sensitive) Cray computers! And the errors go on. Marine Sergeants do not co-pilot helicopters. First Sergeants dont give orders to officers. Servicemebers dont communicate with each other over radios using Police/CB Radio jargon. Soldiers dont get assigned directly out of basic training to the Ranger Battalions no matter how impressive their computer skills are. You cant take on tanks with sniper rifles and M203 Grenade Launchers and expect to succeed (let alone live). There's an interesting sub-plot with Megan Gander, First Sergeant Gander's wife who is a counselor trying to save an abused child while tending to her family. But even there the errors are rampant. There is no such thing as Ranger Military Police. Army bases are not called bases. They're called posts. And Army commanders deal very harshly with their subordinates who abuse family members. Its likely the father of the abused child in this book would be in jail or drummed out of the service long before the events in this book could happen. The only character I had no fault with was the Navy Chaplain who regains his faith just after the Rapture. Mr. Odom uses him effectively to put the religious matters in context. Also, his confrontation with a demon in the Pentagon is interesting. All in all, I consider this novel a failure......but I have hope for follow on books. The concept has lots of potential. I believe the series could be salvaged in two ways. First, the author could research the basics before writing the next novel. Simple things like knowing the lingo and rank structure would go a long way for folks like me who know better. The other option is to speed things up to the point in the original series where the US Armed forces would cease to exist. Im sure the good guys are going to take to the hills eventually. Why not cut to the chase? Well, thats enough for one night. I think I can sum this up in four wors. Better luck next time!
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