The Last Jihad (Political Thrillers Series #1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Joel C. Rosenberg
Creator: Dick Hill
Publisher: Amazon Remainders Account
Category: Book
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Rating:  224 reviews
Sales Rank: 399729
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Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.5
ASIN: B000IOF2YM
Publication Date: November 26, 2002
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Product Description
Jon Bennett is a top Wall Street strategist turned senior White House advisor. But nothing has prepared him for the terror that he will face. Saddam Hussein dispatches his top hit men to assassinate the President of the United States. Iraqi terrorists spread carnage throughout London, Paris, and Riyadh . . . and the Butcher of Baghdad has a nuclear ace in his hand that he has not yet played.
Only a solid Arab-Isreali coalition against Iraq can keep the U.S.--and other Western nations--from certain devastation. And only Bennett and his beautiful partner, Erin McCoy, can make that happen. Their secret project--a billion-dollar oil deal off the coast of Gaza--could be the basis for an historic peace treaty and enormous wealth for every Isreali and Palestinian. But just before a treaty can be signed, Isreali commandos foil an Iraqi Scud missile launch, recovering a nuclear warhead and evidence that the next attack will level Washington, New York and Tel Aviv.
Now, the Isreali Prime Minister gives the American President an ultimatum: Melt down Baghdad within one hour . . . or Israel will do it herself. From Jerusalem, Bennett and McCoy must summon all their stealth and savvy to save themselves--and the world--from absolute destruction.
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 The last Jihad November 29, 2008
Refered to this book by a friend. The book is a thriller and gets you from the first page. It was confusing for a while because of the difference in the book and actual events. This goes away as you quickly get into the book and quit trying to make the little details fit. The story does an excellent job of presenting how people of faith(Christians) react to world events compared to one of the main characters who has no faith. the presentation is not over bearing or heavy handed. The people of faith are attractive and makes me proud of our faith.
 White hot . . . November 28, 2008
I read this one in two days, and the last 1/2 in a single sitting. Very rare for the slow reader that I am.
This political thriller was written shortly after 9-1-1, and released just prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. It is set in the near future (c2011?) and remains extremely timely.
The action screams from the pages from the opening event of an assassination attempt on the President, and doesn't let up. Rosenberg is a saavy political and military writer. He takes the action all over the world, from Colorado's mountains, to Saddam Hussein's Baghdad (he was alive when this was written), to Russian train stations, to the hills of Jerusalem. The plot basically involves Iraqi aggression, with nuclear overtones, against the west. The story is credible enough, and complex enough. Characterizations are OK, with less overstatement than I usually have to suffer in this type of a novel.
As I mentioned, this was written prior to the capture and execution of Saddam Hussein, but interestingly . . . substitute Iran for Iraq, and Achmedinijhad (sp) for Hussein, and you have an up-to-date "could happen" adventure thriller.
Rosenberg is Clancyesque in his use of current military/security procedure and technology, but not perfect. (I have some personal experience). Neither is the editing, and it reveals that this book was rushed to press. Examples: His description of the size and composition of a presidential motorcade was over the top (maybe in 2011, who knows). A Navy Seahawk helicopter is called a Skyhawk in one erroneous reference. I believe a .45 caliber ACP round is used in auto-pistols, NOT revolvers (.45 Colt round). And, Dirty Harry movies aside, NO modern plainclothes enforcement officer carries a .45 caliber six shot revolver (excess weight, bulk, limited capacity). This comment, by the way, concerns the same agent in the story that not only always carries night vision goggles in his luggage (maybe), but also packs a spare set (uh, no). You can't load half a dozen adults, including their equipment and a stretcher into the typical metro police helicopter and get the thing off the ground. Why when under urgent attack in the high tech "safe room" of a Jerusalem home, does the owner resort to calling the White House and waiting for a SEAL Team to arrive, when there are more than adequate response resources available within minutes from the Israeli authorities. There are more, but you get my drift.
Rosenberg also reasonably and only semi-subtley inserts a Christian salvation message in the story. I say "reasonably", as Islam is given equal time in the book, in terms of idealistic speeches. Fair enough.
So this was not perfect, but it was a super-engaging can't-put-down fun read that remains on target with what's going on in the world. I'll go 5 stars for that.
Great political thriller! You can't put it down. November 16, 2008
This book is almost unreal it's so real! The events Mr. Rosenberg writes about actually seem to come true shortly after he writes about them. It's hard to put down the book once you start reading.
Good first novel September 10, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Rosenberg's first novel is a pretty good thriller. His action scenes are fast paced and thrilling, even though he crowds in a lot of technical details about weapons. I read these scenes rapidly, eager to find out who would live and who would not.
He also includes a geopolitical story line, which tends to slow the book down. When the hero sits in a on a presidential cabinet meeting my attention began to wander. This part of the story was less interesting. It was also less believable.
The novel sustained my interest through to the end. The action slowed at times, but never stopped. The characters were believable enough. They were described in about as much depth as one would expect from an action novel. This first novel does not rise to the level of Tom Clancy, but it is a good start. I think Rosenberg compares favorably with authors like Vince Flynn.
Thrilling, scary! August 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was thrilling, scary, and almost phrophetic when it was written. I could hardly put it down, then read the rest of the series a quickly as I could! READ THESE!
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