Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I am torn, There parts of the book I really like – especially the quote from our Founding Fathers at the beginning of each chapter.
However, the military fact checking is abysmal. I know it is fiction, but the entire series loses credibility when the author discusses anything about the military. I know I am nit picking, but as a 22 year US Army Airborne Ranger Retiree, I have a hard time getting past the inaccuracies. Stinger missiles are anti-aircraft missiles. They produce shrapnel to take down aircraft. We didnt use them against anything but aircraft for a variety of reasons. He doesnt mention a more likely anti-armor weapon like an AT-4, MAAWS (Carl Gustav), TOW or a Javelin. Or a shaped charge by taking the C4 out of a claymore. His description of squad level tactics is accurate but the organizational structure of squads and platoons and companies is not. I will also tell you that there are units in the military that are 95% Patriot and some that are on not.
Also, I find it humorous that many apocalypse books that paint DHS as some sinister organization capable of doing military operations. I am here to tell you that DHS is so incompetent, that it could never happen. There are elements that have law enforcement roles, but LE is not the military. Understanding of breaching operations they can do. But they are not trained or equipped to coordinate an attack with heavy weapons.
I agree that we are headed down the path of a split country in the future. Ayn Rand, the author of Atlas Shrugged classified people as producers versus moochers, looters or parasites. It would be great to develop a character along the parasite mode other than Howe.
There is a great deal of thought provoking content in this series. Some things I never thought of. And I commend the author for pushing to get these topics out into public discourse. I absolutely love the way author translates the Constitutional elements into the book about the way it should be.
Just my two cents, Keep up the good work and God Bless America!