Review: Great Read, Lousy Editing
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 3, 2012
My kingdom for an editor.  This must be what our author is saying.  I'm into my second of the 4 series titles and can't put it down.  I've grown to "know" the characters and feel that with just a bit of suspension of belief that this could actually happen.  The author seems to know his military facts up to a point though I must point out that an F-4 is NOT a Falcon but a Phantom.  And, being from this area, I know that the Army Post in Anniston, Alabama was closed by BRAC about 10 years ago but there is a huge equipment repair depot there now.  This means there couldn't have been a boatload of Army troops and their equipment in combat ready condition ready to roll.  I would give this 5 stars if not for the really tragic editing and the occasional slip up in the military terminology.  I'm discussing the Kindle edition and there are so many instances of words being left out that should be there and a few instances where you wonder why the Huey is in North Carolina when it's supposed to be moving the President around; and then is shows up at Andrews to do just that.  I know, nit picking, but I do wonder if all of the missing words can be found in the printed versions of these books.  After all of this carping, overlook the problems and read this series.  Your brain will plug in the missing words anyway.  Great read and it gives us something to consider with China, Inc, making all of our "stuff".