Clear and Present Danger - Tom Clancy

Advantages: Very in depth.
Disadvantages: 2d characters, slow plot

...with the book review: Clear and Present Danger is the fifth novel by Tom Clancy, a renown 'technothriller' author, and the sequel to 'Patriot Games'. Basically the brief plot (without giving away too much of the plot) is that the US government have finally lost their temper with the Columbian druglords, after the assasination of the American Ambassador and the visiting head of the FBI. Light Infantry (basically infantry without all the heavy equipment ...
...target specific airfields etc, planes carrying drugs are shot down instead of boarded, and drug dealers caught are interogated, then sent to court in front of a biased jury and judge and given a harsh sentence (i.e. death). The only catch is that the US government has done this without informing the public. If this were to get out into the open, they would get in deep ****.......Inevitably things go badly wrong! It is a surprisingly successful cautionary ... Read review

Advantages: Great action, description, technical data, storyline, political action
Disadvantages: Some small things a repetitive and annoying, a bit complicated

I have just re-read this book for about the 8th time - why? Well it's a great book! You definitely won't pick everything up on the first go unless you have a great deal of knowledge about both tactical infantry operations and also political happenings, as well as a fair amount of American Law. Here is the blurb from the back cover: "Colombian drug lords, tired of being harassed by US law enforcement agents, have assassinated the American Ambassador ...
...clear: leave us alone. But they have pushed too far. The decision is made to send undercover teams into Colombia. Back in the USA, men armed with the most sophisticated tools their country can devise prepare to take the fight to the enemy. But does anyone know who the real enemy is? Jack Ryan and CIA field officer John CLark must find the answer. They expect danger from without - yet the greatest danger of all may come from within..." The book, ... Read review

Advantages: Great Book
Disadvantages: Dont watch the film

Clear and present Danger is the bok that clancy really lays the ground work for the rest of the series introducing two of the key players Mr Clark and Domingo Chavez that go to star in the rest of his books on the CIA agent Jack Ryan. The story revolves around the Americans problems involving the Columbian drugs cartel and is possibly losely connected to there involvement in El Salvadour. A presidential advisor takes it upon himself to aid the president ...
...drugs problem at source of course things go wrong and the advisor washes his hands of it leaving Jack Ryan, John Clark and later Chavez to pick up the pieces. All in all a well told story with plenty of high tech chicanary that Clancy is so good at but with plenty of twists and turns along the way. ... Read review

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Clear and Present Danger is a novel based in a fictional U.S. where the U.S. government, in particular the CIA, are fed up with the columbian govternments inefectual war on drugs so they send in a Special forces unit to take out as many drug plant's as possible. The mission is botched at the last stage and they arestranded fora while. The book keeps you on the edge of your seat. It is not a book with complex literature but a good story which will ... Read review

Advantages: Thrilling action packed
Disadvantages: None

After playing Rainbow 6 the game I bought the book and read it, I completely enjoyed it. I was describing the book to my father and he told me about the Characters of Clark and Chavez that appear in some of the other works by Clancy, so off into the attic I went to find the books and I am annoyed that I have not read this book before as it is a most excellent book that finds you gripped with anticipation in whether they survive or not. This book ...
...trouble with drugs and so they decide to do something about it by sending some soldiers over to Columbia, they also do some other things but to find out about them you will need to read this book and I would advise you to read it as once you start you will not be able to put it down. In this book you see Jack Ryan who works for the CIA and also played important parts in other Clancy titles, make some very hard decisions about right and wrong. Also ... Read review