A friend asked me to do this review and give my impressions of the book’s (Indian Country and its prequel, People’s Republic found in the links) fictional scenario and whether I thought the playing out of the events was realistic. I’ve never really done a book review before, so be kind, and I say that with all the sarcasm I can muster LOL. Flame on, this is just my semi educated opinion.
The Scenario
Hillary Rot-Damn Clinton wins the 2020 election and immediately starts to do what every one of us figured she would. This book begins in 2022 with the adventures of an Army Special Forces Captain named Kelly Turnbull. In 2022 he is running ops in Iraq, but then, mysteriously gets pulled from Army Command by a guy named “Clay” who works for what he calls an “Other Government Agency”.
U.S. Forces are being withdrawn from Iraq and Europe by Clinton and “Clay” wants Turnbull to help him finish up an operation in Iraq, then follow on by workin’ for him in the Continental US (Conus). “Clay” makes it clear that operations in Conus will be oriented towards protecting the U.S. Constitution and the Red’s (U.S.A.).
Fast forward to 2027. Elizabeth “I’m an Indian for College” Warren is President. The Nation is split into two countries. Blue (People’s Republic) and Red (USA). The primary story in this book takes place in Southern Indiana. The Northern Blue States are full of all the Commie laden crap you’d figure they would be. From the climate change requirements, to the PC BS, to the racial and “gender devoids” revenge being doled out by your typical “Disgruntled but now Empowered” minorities who now work in the government power structure.
Turnbull is given a mission to do what Special Forces does best, Unconventional Warfare. His job is to buy time and organize the locals to prove the Southern Indiana Area of Operation (AO) is not worth what it would cost the “Blues” to keep it. Thus begins the adventure in Jasper, Indiana where a Special Forces Officer has to organize, mentor and initially lead the seed of a resistance that grows into a force to be reckoned with.
I thought the book was well written and a story that not only is a realistic depiction of what unconventional warfare consists of and requires, from an organizational standpoint, but also gives people, who believe this will happen one day, a very basic understanding of the requirements necessary to make a resistance work.
I am a “Technical Details Nazi” when it comes to firearms and military facts in movies and books. To Kurt’s credit, there were only two minor thing I read that were wrong concerning firearms. I’m not sayin’ what they are, you can find them for yourself when you read it.
If you want a good read with a good, realistic story line, get a copy of this book. Hell, it’s only $4.99 on Kindle. There is a lot of “Apocalypse Porn” out there that is poorly organized, poorly researched and poorly written. This is not one of those books.
It is hard for me to put myself “In the event” of a book if the above requirements are not met. A good test for a book is when I am into the story enough to not only place myself there, but to come up with alternative courses of action (COA) to what takes place, and “war game” how it might have turned out differently in the book (and in the future) if only……………
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“…(Indian Country and its prequel, People’s Republic”
Just curious, as the above seems 180° from the book cover’s words at the top.
Which is the prequel to which?
Thanks for doing the review.
I loved all three of the books in the Kelly Turnbull series, though Indian Country was probably my favorite. Hopefully there will be another one from Kurt coming soon.
Someone might be interested in figuring out why Amazon app currently won’t allow purchase of Kindle edition.
Bought and read all three of Schlichter’s books when they came out. While not SF myself I have worked with them over the years and found Indian Country pretty good. It’s been long enough that I’d have to go back and look for the weapons errors. People’s Republic ( first published, second chronologically) was good as well. Wildfire was a bit of a stretch for me.
Schleicher writes well (I’m a big fan of his columns and non-fiction). I’d put him on a level with Matt Bracken, who really developed as an author as he went along.
I follow Kurt on Twitter to get a pulse of how normies become increasingly red-pilled. He did a stint in providing security in former Yugoslavia and during Rodney King riots. So he seems to know about how ugly it can get when civility breaks down. And he loves to call out the liberals who get entangled by the rules of their own making. He has some good columns trying to wake up those that have yet to see where we’re headed. On an almost daily basis he openly states on that platform to buy guns and ammo.