tom
clancy
Seventeen years ago Tom Clancy was an obscure Maryland insurance
broker with a passion for naval history and only a letter to the
editor and a brief article on the MX missile to his credit. Years
before he had been an English major at Baltimores Loyola College
and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The
Hunt for Red Octoberthe story of a Russian submarine captain who
defects to the United Statessold briskly as a result of rave reviews,
then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President
Reagan pronounced it the perfect yarn and non-put-downable.
Since then Clancy has established himself as an undisputed master
at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting,
and razor-sharp suspense.
Clancys next novel, Red Storm Rising, took on U.S./Soviet tension
by providing a realistic modern war scenario arising from a conventional
Soviet attack on NATO. Other bestsellers followed: Patriot Games
dealt with terrorism; Cardinal of the Kremlin focused on spies,
secrets and the strategic defense initiative; Clear and Present
Danger asked what if there was a real war on drugs; The Sum of
All Fears centered around post-Cold War attempts to rekindle U.S./Soviet
animosity; Without Remorse took on the rising U.S. drug trade
and Vietnam War era POWs; and Debt of Honor explored the hazards
of American/Japanese economic competition, the vulnerability of
Americas financial system, and the dangers of military downsizing.
In light of recent events, Debt of Honor demonstrated once and
for all Clancys cutting-edge prescience in predicting future
events. The novel ends with a suicide attack against the U.S.
Capitol Building by a terrorist flying a 747 out of Dulles airport.
Clancys uninterrupted string of best sellers continued with
Executive Orders, which combined the threat of biological and
conventional terrorism with the instability of the Persian Gulf
region; Rainbow Six, which explored the dual threats posed by
former Soviet intelligence operatives willing to sell themselves
to the highest bidder, and genetically engineering bio weapons;
and, most recently, The Bear and The Dragon, which posited a limited
war between China, the U.S. and Russia.
Clancys nonfiction works include Submarine, Armored Cav, Fighter
Wing, Marine, and Airbornea series of guided tours of Americas
warfighting assets. He has also written three books in an extraordinary
nonfiction series that looks deep into the art of war through
the eyes of Americas outstanding military commanders. Into The
Storm: A Study in Command, written with armor and infantry General
Fred Franks Jr., and Every Man a Tiger, written with Air Force
General Chuck Horner, won unanimous praise for their detailed
exploration of traditional war-fighting from the ground and from
the air. The third book in the Commanders series, Shadow Warriors:
Inside the Special Forces, written with General Carl Stiner, former
commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, tells the story
of the soldiers whose training, resourcefulness, and creativity
make them capable of jobs that few other soldiers can handle,
in situations where traditional arms and movement dont apply.
Writer-Filmography
Rainbow Six (2006) (announced) (novel)
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005) (VG) (idea)
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (2004) (VG) (idea)
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield (2003) (VG) (scenarios)
Splinter Cell (2002) (VG)
Sum of All Fears, The (2002) (novel)
Ghost Recon (2001) (VG) (idea)
NetForce (1999) (TV) (story)
OP Center (1995) (TV) (story)
Clear and Present Danger (1994) (novel)
Patriot Games (1992) (novel)
Hunt for Red October, The (1990) (novel The Hunt for Red October)
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