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Op Center: Acts of War
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Plot Summary of Op Center: Acts of War
"One of Op-Center's ideas finally comes to fruition: the Regional Op-Center. While on trials in Turkey, the crew is witness to an attack on a Turkish dam, which turns out to be the first step in a carefully planned plot by Kurdish rebels. And in a shocking, swift moment, the ROC crew finds themselves hostages...with seemingly no way out...An action-packed thrill ride, true to the from of this series..."
Jacob Hurt, Resident Scholar

"Arab terrosits attack a nearby border check-point. The result is military and political tension. After the terrorists attack a dam using a helicpoter, the Amercian special forces are called in to put an end to it. "
Matt Parker, Resident Scholar

"A group of terrorists destroy a dam in Turkey, threatening the water supply of their homeland. It's the first step in a plan: force all-out war in the Middle East. This will draw elite troops out of the capital of Damascus, leaving the Syrian president unprotected- and an easy target for assassination.

What the terrorists don't know is that a new Regional Op-Center is now on-line in Greece. A mobile version of the permanent crisis management facility, the ROC is a cutting-edge surveillance and information media. And its team can see exactly what the Syrian rebels are trying to do.

But the terrorists are more resourceful than anyone thinks. They also have ways of obtaining classified information. And the Regional Op-Center -the United States' newest weapon."

Selman Ercan, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Op Center: Acts of War
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 26.7%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 33.3%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - stopping a saboteur/spy - kidnap/rescue
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Special Forces
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here? - generic terrorists

Main Character
Gender - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - Arab terrorists
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Mid-Atlantic states
Europe Yes
European country: - Turkey
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Arabia
Africa Yes
Part of Africa: - Arabic Africa

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 8 or more
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - military technology
Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets - exploded into bits
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