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Plot Summary of Chains of Command
"After the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia finds itself a wayward country, many of whose members long for the old times. Hard-line communists come to power, and Ukraine and Moldova are threatened. Russia will use any means at its disposal to force these republics into submission...
Enter Daren Mace, a pilot all too familiar with the reality and horror of nuclear war, and Rebecca Furness, the military's first female combat pilot. Together, they help the beleagured republics fight back...and are ultimately sent on a mission, the type of which still haunts Mace... and would change the face of warfare forever...An excellent tale of war, romance, freedom, and revenge, brought to the reader by one of the best..."

Jacob Hurt, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Chains of Command
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Plot
How difficult to spot villain? - Very obvious
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - deposing an evil leader - preventing bomb/biohazard/disaster
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Air Force - Special Forces
Specific to - near future war
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - pilot, airforce
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - Russians

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Mid-Atlantic states
Europe Yes
European country: - Turkey - Eastern Europe - Russia
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Russia
Water? Yes
Water: - warship
Air? Yes
Air: - warplane
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - hundreds or more
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - military technology
Unusual forms of death - dropped from large heights - radiation - exploded into bits
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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