Red Metal

ByMark Greaney & LtCol H. Ripley Rawlings IV, USMC

Release Date: 2019-07-16
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers

Score: 4.5

4.5

From 1,513 Ratings

Description

A Russian military strike against Europe could change the balance of power in the West. A stunningly realistic view of modern warfare from a battlefield commander and the New York Times bestselling author of The Gray Man.

The Russian bear has awakened. Their tanks race across Poland crushing all opposition on a headlong dash for the heart of Germany. Satellite killing missiles blind American forces while Spetznatz teams destroy Allied communications relays. It's all part of a master plan to confuse and defeat America and her allies.

Ranged against the Russian attack are a Marine lieutenant colonel pulled out of a cushy job at the Pentagon and thrown into the fray, a French Special Forces captain and his intelligence operative father, a young Polish female partisan fighter, an A-10 Warthog pilot, and the captain of an American tank platoon who, along with a German sergeant, struggle to keep a small group of American and German tanks in the fight.

Operation Red Metal is a nightmare scenario made real but could it just be the first move on the Russian chessboard?

Reviews

Too great!
5
By joey he fat
Had not read one of his books I didn’t like
Great read!
4
By ARM 1965
Excellent book, although a bit long due to too many details.
Red Medal
5
By Squidney3799
Great book. First part too much detail. The number and serial data of equip was too much. The last part came together as a novel and was more readable.
Wow!
5
By Bosquedoc
What a story. Reminds me a lot of Red Storm Rising with all the updated modern weapons. Very long and intricate battle descriptions on land sea and air. Thoroughly enjoyable! A marathon read thar was hard to put down.
How close we are to WWIII
5
By Read alot Kelley
Action packed and moving tale of a plausible military conflict started by Russia that engulfs many military powers, evaluates the state of their armies and their weapons.
Red Metal
5
By baszabo
Hard to put down!
Great read. Hold on to your Tank seat.
5
By Ricky/DeeDee
A lot going on in 6 days.
Red Metal Mark Greaney
5
By Wet again
Russia launches a war in Europe and Africa. A host of extremely brave and courageous men and women from all sides emerge. Heartbreak, death, victory. A stupendous read!!! My highest recommendation!!
Excellent story, great reading.
5
By NotDef
Truly a gripping plot line and multilayered story. Bit of a shorthand inclusion of Asia, but it will certainly lead into a future book. Interesting characters and enough knowledge and jargon without being overstuffed. Tactical elements were extraordinary. I’ve read a hundred books of this genre, and this is certainly at the top area of the stack.
Not up to Greaney standards
2
By Gary43
Pretty poor offering from MG though I suspect he just lent his name to the book. For too much use of nomenclature for the military equipment — who cares the name of the engine in a Russian armored vehicle and how much horsepower? Continual use of nomenclature totally unnecessary and distracting. Author discusses use of F-35 and F/A-18 operating from the amphibious ship USS Boxer — inaccurate. While F-35 can operate from Boxer, the F/A-18 cannot. It needs a catapult and arresting gear to fly on/off Boxer. Boxer is not configured with either catapults or arresting gear.