Black Seas

Iron Crucible, Book 4

By: T.K. Blackwood

Narrated by: Kyle Tait

The year is 1992. Europe is in flames. Scandinavia is under siege. Only Norway holds out against the Soviet war machine. And now the pride of the Soviet Navy, the Red Banner Northern Fleet, sallies out to finish the job.

With their armies facing annihilation, and World War III at a tipping point, the combined navies of NATO stand ready to receive their enemy. Europe's greatest naval battle since Jutland, the first carrier battle since World War II, is about to begin.

©2023 T.K. Blackwood (P)2024 Tantor

WWW3 in the north

Great action and character development. Flows quickly and smoothly yet still easy to follow the different plots as they converge into the end battle at sea.

slow start

It started out really slow but it picked up as l began listening to it.

Military Reality

If you are going to write military themed books the weapons and tactics need to be researched deeper and used in realistic way.

How to suck communist Russia off

I feel like this story jerked Russia off way too much. Their military, navy and army seem way too over powered and the whole economic situation seems too un realistic.

Naval action in this series

Good naval and air combat in the Norwegian Sea as the Soviet Fleet sallies forth.