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Armor At Fulda Gap: A Visual Novel of the War of Tomorrow
By: John L. Cook
Published: 1990

When Armor at Fulda Gap was published the world was undergoing great change as the Soviet Union was on the brink of collapse and the Cold War was winding down. Cooks novel invisions a time a few years in the future when hardliners have seized power in Moscow and decided to launch a strike against NATO forces starting World War III. Focasing on the first week of the war Cook tells the story of American forces trying to defend Central Germany from the Soviet invasion. Cook writes in a semi-documentry style treating his subject like history rather then fiction. Interesting for sci-fi junkies (Cook has both American and Soviet forces using near future weapons) as well as for military buffs, the book, though short may be too technical for the casual reader. Final verdict, Interesting but certainly not a essential reading in 2007.

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