Ghost Force (novel)
Code Name Viper (English original title Ghost Force) is the ninth novel by Patrick Robinson, which can be qualified as a submarine or high-tech thriller.
Summary
In Russia increase domestic difficulties, since Siberia is always greater independence tendencies. The Russian government is trying to undermine these tendencies by assassinations of influential Siberian people. However, parallel also wants to secure additional sources of crude oil Moscow. Therefore, the plan matures the oil fields around the British Falkland Islands to secure, but a British- American oil consortium is already on site. But the Russian leadership allied with the Argentine military to be able to secure the sources of crude oil in the hope after an Argentine victory.
Shortly thereafter, Argentina occupied the second time the Falkland Islands, which Britain suffers losses of 150 soldiers. Great Britain is sending its fleet expected, since it is the islands and its oil fields does not want to snatch. The fleet, led by the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is ready to reconquer the island group, but then the unbelievable happens!
The Argentinians can the fighting began two modern destroyers of the Daring class - HMS Daring and HMS Dauntless - sink and a Type 42 destroyer - HMS Gloucester - heavy damage, making this fall. Russia provides nearly the same time military assistance by the Russian nuclear submarine K -157 Viper the British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sunk with its entire crew. Want to escape the Russian nuclear submarine undetected. Without air cover through their own aircraft, the British fleet suffers more heavy losses. Through the Argentine air attacks are another three frigates of the Duke class - HMS Portland, HMS St Albans and HMS Iron Duke - sunk. At the landing beach, HMS Albion and a landing ship RFA Largs Bay Class Bay sink, and also the now landed ground troops are badly hit. The highest-ranking surviving naval officer and the general of the landing troops to surrender. HMS Ocean has to be handed over to the Argentine armed forces.
The landed British troops to be flown to the UK. Only a small group of SAS commandos is still on the islands.
The Argentine government assigns the new drilling rights in the sense of national interest to Russia, thus the British-American consortium has to vacate his position. Clairaudient the American government starts a commando operation. The Argentine forces on the islands to suffer painful losses and the last British SAS soldiers should be brought back.
The SAS soldiers and American SEALs destroy two operations in an Argentine air base and sink into a naval base in the Falkland Islands four warships.
After another operation on Tierra del Fuego, the Argentine government relents. The Anglo- American oil consortium receives back its drilling rights and the UK has the islands Argentina people within the next two years passed.
Importance
The author also takes a look back at the events of 1982 and weaves a few well-known anecdotes. The book originally appeared in 2006, thus exactly right for 2007 following the 25th anniversary of the Falklands war.
Like all novels by Patrick Robinson is shown a situation in the future. In this scenario, a new invasion of the Falkland Islands 30 years after the invasion of 1982.
Deviation of the German edition of the original
Through the Strategy Paper Delivering Security in a Changing World, HMS Grafton was sold. Their place in the German edition is therefore also taken from the HMS Portland. Some other changes in this strategy have been partially changed, but also overlooked.
Information
The book was published on 26 May, 2008 German edition by Heyne Verlag 480 pages and 3 maps under ISBN 3,453,018,672th The English edition Ghost Force was released in June 2006, William Heinemann under ISBN 0,434,013,137th
- Literary work
- Literature ( English )
- Literature ( 21st century)
- Thriller ( literature)