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Tom Clancy's Op-Center #12: War of Eagles.


TOM CLANCY'S OP-CENTER #12: WAR OF EAGLES. Jeff Rovin. 2005. Read by Michael Kramer. 9 cds. 11 hrs. Books on Tape. 1-4159-2088-5. $72.00. Vinyl; plot notes. SA

Clancy's Op-Center series is always exciting and this is one of the better ones. Budget-cutting changes are still occurring at the Op-Center. Commander Paul Hood is kicked upstairs and is named Special Envoy to the President. The first three-star woman army general replaces him. Enter General Mike Rogers Mike Rogers may refer to:
  • Mike D. Rogers (born 1958), U.S. Representative from Alabama
  • Mike J. Rogers (born 1963), U.S. Representative from Michigan
  • Mike Rogers (hockey player) (born 1954), NHL hockey player, Hartford Whalers, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers
, who makes his reappearance Re`ap`pear´ance   

n. 1. A second or new appearance; the act or state of appearing again.

Noun 1. reappearance - the event of something appearing again; "the reappearance of Halley's comet"
 as head of a private security firm. His company is about to launch a plutonium-fueled communications satellite communications satellite  artificial satellite that functions as part of a global radio-communications network. Echo 1, the first communications satellite, launched in 1960, was an instrumented inflatable sphere that passively reflected radio signals back to  in the People's Republic People's Republic
n.
A political organization founded and controlled by a national Communist party.
 of China. Unfortunately, all is not well within the Chinese government Ever since Republic of China founded in January 1st, 1912, China has had several regional and national governments. List
  • Chinese Soviet Republic
  • Provisional Government of the Republic of China
  • Reformed Government of the Republic of China
. Hardline Communists are squaring off against a militant faction whose members advocate a more aggressive stance. Destroying the communications satellite and invading Taiwan are their two immediate objectives. In a smash ending, Paul Hood, Mike Rogers and two members of the Op-Center team unite with the Chinese Prime Minister and save the day.

Kramer gives each character a specific voice that matches the personality needed for the role, from the no-nonsense three-star woman general to the soft-spoken but commanding Chinese prime minister. Prof. John E. Boyd, Jenkintown, PA
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Author:Boyd, John E.
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Date:Nov 1, 2005
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