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  • Prelude to World War III

  • The Rise of the Islamic Republic and the Rebirth of America
  • By: James Rosone, Miranda Watson
  • Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
  • Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (85 ratings)
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Summary

In the not-too-distant future, the United States loses its status as a world Superpower. With the military cut to a barebones level and American leaders focused solely on the nation's internal struggles, the door will open for new powers to emerge on the world stage. In the wake of this power vacuum, China and Russia begin to flex their military muscles and expand their dominance in the world. They have the most up-to-date technological innovations ready for battle: railguns, unmanned drone tank vehicles, exoskeleton suits, and cyber warfare. 

Setting the Stage: The border of India and Pakistan has long been one of the planet's most precarious ticking time bombs waiting to explode, and when a scheme to agitate the tensions in that region is successful, it paves the way for powerful men to begin consolidating authority and start building an Islamic Caliphate. Extremists move from random attacks of violence to plots to take control of positions of political influence. America's usual ally against aggression, Europe, is weakened by economic decline; the U.S is facing this new threat without backup. 

In these hazardous times, America will need strong guidance. Henry Stein, a new kind of leader, builds a new political party to lead the charge to bring the country back from the brink. His unconventional style is just what the U.S. needs in order to deal with the changing world balance of power and a worldwide Great Depression. As conflicts near and far began to plague the planet, will President Stein be able to prevent a third world war?

©2015 Joshua Steinhauer (P)2017 Joshua Steinhauer

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really quite good

My review may contain some spoilers

If you're interested in economy, geopolitics and the military on a grand scale, you may love this. I've been looking for a book on Medieval economy during war, with how limited everything was and how a decisive defeat could cripple your ability to continue fighting with your army shattered. I stumbled across this which seems to be the modern equivalent.

The only things that I didn't like so much about this book is that I'd hoped it would be a fairly neutral stance, the rebirth of America made me think of a Third Reich style party taking over the US, but it seems to be a party that mix a lot of left and right wing policies into their own, which seem to have no problem getting their agenda passed congress. I may have missed an important point, but I even understand that a book about a policy being thrown back and forth by the senate wouldn't be too thrilling.

The story takes the usual the European and US West (Good) vs the Russian, Chinese and Islamic East (Evil), but aside from that, the depth the book goes into is really amazing!
Definitely gonna give book two a shot!

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EPIC

This is a top drawer book. Even stronger then Tom Clancys Red Storm.
The book is a true masterpiece.

It feels so real all the way

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what a load of crap

what a total load of nonsense genuinely. got about two hours in and thought this is absolute rubbish

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Great holiday read

Super easy to listen to whilst sat next to the pool 😀 Highly recommended- looking forward to book 2

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Brilliant

Gripping couldn’t stop listening
Can’t wait to get stuck into book 2
Again very good book

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A intresting What if

Another Gem from a great writing team.
I love details of the world this book is set and twist and turns of the story I was hooked right away and plan to read book 1 to 4 in one go

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Jolting

I enjoyed this opening and look forward to hearing more. There is a bit of beating of the same drum compared to their other work. Well worth a listen.

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Really Enjoyable

The build up is detailed and believable. Can’t wait for the next book which I have waiting.

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Gripping but slow to start

Book was slow to start but once the action gets going it leaves you wanting more.

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A good listen

At times the dialogue was a bit stilted, almost forced. The narrator will improve with experience and the strength of the story so far should give him the experience, because I will be listening to all of the books in this series.

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