
The Rods and the Axe
Carrera, Book 6
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Narrated by:
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James Fouhey
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By:
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Tom Kratman
Tarawa. Iwo. Normandy. Names that shine in the military history of two worlds, places where brave men stormed ashore and fought their way to victory no matter the odds. But then there are other names: Marathon. Malta. Gallipoli.
Balboa’s Patricio Carrera has driven the Tauran Union from his adopted country, driven them out with appalling loss and worse humiliation.That’s not enough though. To finally finish his enemies, Carrera needs to draw them back for a more telling defeat.
He cannot take the battle to them because, beyond some long-range bombardment capability, he cannot reach them.
But when they return, they don’t plan to come alone; they insist on having someone else do most of the bleeding for them.
Carrera understands this. And that’s why he’s provoked the Zhong Guo mercilessly, infuriating their ruling Empress. He needs the Zhong in the war, to buck up the Taurans to continue the war to its bitterest end.
But to get to Carrera, the Zhong must take the Isla Real, the strongest island fortress on two worlds. In the process, they’ll learn why Marines never forget those other names....Gallipoli…Malta…Marathon.
Carrera’s enemies are about to learn why the expression "blood-stained water" is not just a literary allusion.
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My favorite part of this series has been the change in the antagonist characters. Many of them are changing due to their own involvement with the war against Balboa, and as often as not, the stripping away of some of their cherished illusions is leaving better people behind. Not really good people, but...better. I'm interested to see if this continues, or they choose to put their heads back in the proverbial sand.
The story continues
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A Killer Series Installment Number 6
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Great storytelling
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Great book!
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For all the bad that I just mentioned above it's still a good book with some definite parts that are good enjoyment. We saw a few characters only mentioned in the past return briefly such as the Chinese former prostitute, the wheelchair bond legionary with the downs kids troop, and the one warrant pilot character that has been around since book one. Their was some more of the cat and mouse submarines warfare in this book which was very enjoyable. Overall the good portions were very good but had some definite puff in between which slowed down the story. If you've read this far into the series you'll more than likely enjoy this book.
More the same, next phase of the war
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series just ends here
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