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Exploring Naval Warfare in ‘Sea Power’

Nov 24, 2024

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Cold War-Turns-Hot Games, Cold Waters, Computer and Video Games, Computer Games, Killerfish Games, MicroProse Software, Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age, Silent Service II, Triassic Games, Uncategorized

Gaming Chronicles: Naval Warfare and Strategic Simulations Greetings, Constant Readers! It’s the weekend, which for me is the only time during the week when I can devote some time for gaming. I haven’t played anything on this sunny but cool South Florida Sunday, and I haven’t decided if I want to do that later. But…
Book Review: ‘Red Storm Rising’

Aug 3, 2020

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Alex Diaz-Granados

in Book Reviews, Books, Larry Bond (author), Red Storm Rising, Red Storm Rising (1986 novel), Red Storm Rising (1988 game), Tom Clancy (author)

On August 7, 1986, G.P. Putnam’s Sons published Red Storm Rising, a novel by Tom Clancy. Set sometime in the late 1980s – Clancy and his uncredited co-author Larry Bond never specifically mention a year in the text – Red Storm Rising is a military thriller that, as in The Hunt for Red October, Clancy’s…