The specialist he had consulted privately in Boston during his last visit there had left him in no doubt of that.He folded the paper. Much of the basic story is the same, though details vary.Interesting read, especially when you compare and contrast it to the movie, "Doctor Strangelove", which was based on this novel. There was no need for anyone to ask Sergeant Garcia to break out two Thermos jugs of coffee. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations This is the book that "Dr. Strangelove" the classic Stanley Kubrik anti-nuclear film was based on. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. So that's fun. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Also thought the intro had interesting and useful content about the author. The single men were unanimous in thinking it a great idea.Alabama Angel's crew were all single, and they were the youngest crew on the wing, with an average age of only twenty-three. The mission was a happy one. cannot help everyone during a natural disaster, flu pandemic, or bioterrorist attack, so individuals must be able to help themselves. This book was an intriguing product of its times: a book from the time before mutually assured destruction was a reality and when a "winnable" nuclear war was a theoretical possibility. Great book. Right away." I've read them both, and can tell you that Red Alert had absolutely NONE of the humor of the film. Strangelove. The mayor-with Detectives Zach Jordan and Kylie MacDonald of the elite NYPD Red task force providing security–is on hand to applaud the … A horrified earthling called 911. "My red line's still out, General," he said. They were all approximately two hours flying time from a Russian target of prime importance.As the bomber approached the X point the crew began to brighten up. Peter George's best known work is deadly serious in tone and a Cold War thriller with a difference. Can't remember the other error right now. I liked this story, there was one plot point that stretched my credulity to breaking point but apart from that I enjoyed it. That was his problem. Earlier in the mission he would not have invited comment; earlier, the crew would not have made it. I recently saw the dr Strangelove film and decided to read the book. I've put this book up as I just watched the amazing film by Stanely Kubrick called "Dr Strangelove or how i learnt to stop worrying and learned to love the bomb" . Life in SAC was pretty good, all right.So now they were almost at the X point, and once again nothing had happened. "I went back and forth between a 3-star rating and a 4-star and finally settled on 3 when I asked myself if I would ever recommend this book to anyone else and the answer was, "Eh, not really.
In a few minutes they'd be having coffee. Will you be prepared? It was a personal letter from the commander. I'd really only recommend it to film geeks.Rather impressed and certainly surprised...especially since I expected a bit more dark humor, based on the treatment the book received in "Dr. They had been briefed to turn at the X, but even if their briefing had been to carry on in to the attack, they would have turned. It kept me on the edge of my seat, and really made me consider the magnitude of consequences for nuclear weapons.Written in 1958 this is a great thriller that captures the post sputnik fears of the free world. Il se rapproche énormément, dans le fond comme dans la forme, des "techno-thrillers" qui feront la gloire de Tom Clancy 30 à 40 ans plus tard. It's not great - the writing is a bit stilted, shifting from academic to preachy at times. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books.
Well, everything except for Dr. Strangelove himself.