**STARRED** Review for RED TIDE from Kirkus excerpted here! "A bloody conflict erupts in the waters of the western Pacific. China seeks dominion over the South China Sea, and Americans must push back... Although the story is not part of a Tom Clancy series, it’s very much in that style. Indeed, Woodward has written for the Clancy franchise. There are spectacular battle scenes that will give fans of the genre heart palpitations. Plenty of excitement for fans of military fiction." ON SALE 23 SEPTEMBER!
Thank you, Bob. The MSS honeytrapper targeted the CEO of a TSMC-like foundry in Red Tide to manipulate global chip supply.
Turns out I was just one tick off the value chain...
Big thanks to @MPWauthor for doing a Q&A on his forthcoming book TOM CLANCY THE COLDEST WAR. Out November 24th, we get to see Woodward move up the chain of command and triumph as master strategist. A Ryanverse must read! https://t.co/oOYdaKxWLq #TheCampusFiles#Ryanverse
THE ATTACHÉ: An injured combat Marine takes a temporary embassy desk job in Istanbul, only to uncover a clandestine Russian network. The cover for @MPWauthor’s major 2027 thriller series has arrived. Read the full intel breakdown on #TheCampusFiles https://t.co/zkSTMza7LV
After a career confronting Russian intelligence, I can attest that the most important weapon against an authoritarian system isn't always technology or military power.
👉Sometimes it's a single individual with the courage to say “no,” and their ACCESS to information that makes a difference.
🔸I was on the @bbcworldservice today to discuss a new documentary out from the BBC called “The Shadowmen.”
It is about a Ukrainian agent, a Russian national, who took tremendous risks to help their cause.
There’s a similar report out from the @WSJ this weekend on a Russian officer who defected to Ukraine, risking his life and in the process killing scores of his comrades to counter what he believes is an unjust war.
⚠️These people remind us that Russia is more than Putin, his military, and his security services—and that even in the darkest hours, there are Russians prepared to risk everything for a different future.
🔸I highly recommend the BBC documentary: “The ShadowMen.” I was privileged to be one of the advanced viewers and assisted the BBC in analyzing intel aspects of this documentary. And I was honored to be interviewed this morning on the BBC World Radio on it.
🚨As I said in my BBC radio appearance this morning: "we celebrate soldiers on the battlefield and rightfully so, but there are also heroes in the shadows...some whose names we never know, taking incredible risks without recognition."
🔸I will let you all make up your mind: is the agent genuine or was he a Russian double agent; vetting and validation always difficult challenges with such cases.
There are many such cases the Ukrainian services are running, Russians inside Russia taking incredible risk. As I also said to the BBC: the Ukrainians are on the forefront of both technological and intelligence innovation in their fight for their very survival.
🔸Chapter 10 of my book: “Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks” is on the Ukraine War and the Russian and other intelligence tactics used in this struggle, hope you also check it out…
👇Watch (or listen) to the great work of the @BBCNews, kudos to @garnsey_monica and their team (audio pod here, video below):
https://t.co/Me6UZr5fpW
The countdown begins! We are four months out from the release of my next Gray Man novel, Dark Union, and I can’t wait for you all to read this newest addition to the series!
Can't recommend this one enough. THE COLDEST WAR is a return to the grand geopolitical set pieces that make Jack Ryan books so good. Full review coming soon.