From the first chapter to the last this was a terrific read. I couldn't put it down, couldn't stop until the last word. My adrenalin was high throughout, coursing through my veins bringing my nerves to a fever pitch. Like I stood amidst the action myself, I flinched with every passing bullet, my muscles twitched as I tried to roll away from a burning Stryker, my eyes searched off the page for the grenade thrown too close. I'm gloriously cheered by a successful operation, but I am so tired, like I just slogged through the mud and the blood with the heroes in the fight. I was one with Edge, tied to his waist with bullets whining overhead and shrapnel flying.

Amazing, intense action so thoroughly described it was truly possible to imagine myself in the midst. Realistic and terrifying, I couldn't put it down.

Written so it reads Like a movie,spellbinding, characters are outstanding, don't want to stop reading, this writer is amazing,thank you for writing this book.

One of the best intensifies so far. Reckoning battle was very well written and the problems working with allied troops was shown in very realistic. Cannot wait to get to the next book in series.

These are quick-read stories. If you are looking for Tom Clancy, these are not as in-depth as his novels. In fact, they read almost like a first draft of a Clancy novel. The characters are not well fleshed out but the storyline held my interest. The battle scenes are quite gruesome. I've read two of Mr. Ryan's novels and his antagonists seem to be a little overblown but not impossible. As Mr. Ryan acquires more writing experience, his stories will gel into something more substantial and I look forward to reading his works as he does so. Do you want to fight the Russians in Poland using today's order of battle, equipment, and training? Then this is the novel for you.

The only weakness in this book is the tactics employed by the CAV. The deployment of the mortars, the lack of security, ADA readiness, and just the unCAV like assembly area were well bogus.
The action was well written which made up for a lot. BTW, the current CAV TO&E sucks. Should be Brads and M1A2e3's with each Squadron having a 8 Gun Battery of M109's. But that is another story.