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by: Scott Malensek
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781589392816
ISBN: 1589392817
Label: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Manufacturer: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 712
Publication Date: 2002-10
Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Sales Rank: 958322
Studio: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Editorial Review:
Book Description:
The undeniable history of mankind clearly shows us that human conflict has far from passed. In places like Kuwait, Rwanda, Bosnia and Kosovo, the 20th Century ended brutally. Given the trends of modern conflict, the economic separation of peoples, the rise in religious affiliated terrorism, and the social hatreds that remain between races, tomorrow's wars can only be more violent than those of the past.
The X-MAS War is really an anthology of four books: Black Rain For Christmas, The Secret War In South Asia, Sixth Fleet Under, and The Sugar-Sweet Smell of Fear. All four have overlapping storylines. They're tales are all told through the use of news reports, traditional narratives, diary entries, and letters home. Each book is a complete story by itself, but together they give a brand new perspective to the unique aspects of 21st Century warfare!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Ok Maybe I Overexagerated
In a previous review of this book, my words were perhaps ill-choosen and put down in the heat of the moment. I basically picked apart and trashed Scott Malensk's book without full justification seeing how I am not a published author. (Not yet anyhow) While I will not change my rating of the book I do retract the majority of things said in the review. Until I have the time to write a more appropriate review let me just leave it at this: I did not enjoy the book, it was not what I expected, but I do ... Read More
Rating: - Worth the money
I was very interested in reading this book and I am glad I purchased it. It is an anthology of various books written by Mr. Malensek and once I started reading it, I couldnt put it down.
The war (or I should say wars) takes place between 2010 - 2011. Most of the story is told by diary entries or news releases, with some narrative in between. I served in the military 12 years and I can honestly say the author knows what he is talking about and I like how he doesn't include some gee-whiz ... Read More
Rating:  - MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
At first this read seemed quite overwhelming to me, but slowly I began to read the many stories that were presented, and I was impressed.
An anthology of four books, the author overlaps storylines, using letters from soldiers, news reports, and stories to bring the reader into the world of the soldier and the world of war.
This is an excellent work, portraying the heart of the soldier in each word read, as the author writes to bring you, the reader, an understanding of human conflict ... Read More
Rating: - A long read, but WELL worth it
I read one of Malensek's other books, and when I heard that he had combined his collection into this one, I saw it as a good way to read some of his other works too. The X-MAS War is one of the biggest works of fiction that I've read, but its unique short story, diary entry, and news story structure kept it from seeming endless. Actually, it was very hard to put down at some points. The combination of several different books did make for some confusion because of all the storylines, but by the end of the ... Read More
Rating: - Unimaginitive plot, poor writing
Well, the premise was OK. Fledgling CIA agent bumbles his way to fame.
Mr Malensek's writing, on the other hand, is fraught with misspellings (it's instead of its, beauracracy instead of bureaucracy, to instead of too) and some obvious intervention by his editor: references to the task force of Marines always included the very politically correct phrase "men and women." Since the novel is set in 2010, there may indeed be women in USMC infantry, but no women characters are mentioned.
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