Tom Clancy
Tom Clancy, born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1947, was the son of a mail carrier and a credit employee. He graduated from Loyola College in Baltimore in 1969. After marrying Wanda Thomas, an insurance agency manager, Clancy became an insurance agent. Later, in 1973, he joined the O.F. Bowen Agency in Owings, Maryland. He became an owner there in 1980. Although he was very interested in the military, his poor eyesight made him ineligible for a military career. However, he kept his interest and researched various aspects of the armed forces and military technology. In the late 1970's he formed ideas for several novels which were later written in the 1980's. Clancy wrote in his spare time, while still working to raise a family. In 1984 the Naval Institute Press, a noncommercial publisher, published his first novel, The Hunt for Red October. This book was noticed by President Reagan, who praised the book and helped boost it to bestseller lists. Clancy continued to use plots based on political issues of the world. All of his novels were on bestseller lists. Clear and Present Danger sold more copies than any other novel that was published in the 1980's. Clancy has been called the creator of the "techno-thriller" genre. H
One of Clancy's most popular books is Rainbow Six. This book starts with a prologue that introduces us to the main character, John Clark, an ex-Navy SEAL. Clark is the commander in charge of starting a new European anti-terrorist group called Rainbow Six. Rainbow Six is split into two teams: Team 1 and Team 2. They are based in Hereford, England, but any European country can call on them at any time. In the first 6 months of being in operation they are called on three times which seems unusual. The first incident happens in a Swiss bank where terrorists have taken control and have hostages. Team 2 successfully takes them out, losing only one hostage, who was killed before they arrived. Eventually, the most unimaginable terrorist act is attempted. Using the cooling system at the Olympics, the terrorists will launch a deadly virus. They are immunized against the virus, but within a few years, the rest of the Red Storm Rising follows the attempt of the Soviet Union to overtake the Atlantic Ocean. They wish to accomplish this because it would give them the ability to launch an offensive on the United States. It begins with the destruction of a Soviet oil refinery. The Russian army makes a push on Iraq to try to gain control of precious oil fields. They also attack Iceland, because it would allow them to reach fu
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Approximate Word count = 902
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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