Declared Hostile

Flip Wilson Series, Book 2

De: Capt. Kevin P. Miller USN (Ret.)

Narrado por: Corey M. Snow

Wilson shot a glance over his right shoulder at San Ramon. In addition to the blinking of anti-aircraft artillery guns, he could see clouds of smoke on the field from the numerous Slash hits. Breathing through his mouth, he concentrated on getting fast and maintaining a slight climb. Bright fireballs of AAA shot by him in groups of three and four, orderly trails from low to high. His body was tense, ready for impact. He felt and heard the thud behind, on his right. Terrified, he twisted his body in the ejection seat to see what he could, pushing his helmet and goggles with his left hand to see over his wing. Through the narrow field of view of the goggles, he sensed flickering behind him. He then felt the airplane yaw right. Both were signs he had lost thrust on the right side. Sonofabitch!

©2016 Kevin P. Miller (P)2017 Tantor

Great story written by a retired Navy aviator who’s been there and back.

I love the professional perspective. I admire those who serve to protect. I also appreciate the female professionalism of women in the Navy. Love the SAR personnel. Thank you

Better than the first book.

Not the best book I've ever read, but it's still pretty good. The characters are still kind of dry. The story line is flat and predictable. The best thing about this book is the military detail and the flight jargon. The author knows his stuff and makes the flight portions of the book believable. The other parts aren't bad but aren't the best.

Kevin Miller Scores Again!

Miller does a masterful job adding virtue into his stories without ever sounding preachy. It's always a delight hearing our main protagonist; Wilson and the squadron get together they struggle through military life because it feels authentic. Miller (a former fighter pilot) knows what military life is really like in terms of gender relations, diversity, leadership(good/bad). The flying sequences are fun and exciting while being very nicely detailed for someone who loves aviation. My only complaint is the portrayal of the Venezuelan drug cartels is a little on the silly side, but this keeps the story from getting too dark making it accessible to young adults.

Twists

Started slow. But boy, did it pick up and keep you wanting to listen more.

Good not great like Raven 1

Feminist activist ruins squadron mates for her personal agenda? Could that actually happen? Don’t know, but as a former company commander and Battalion commander prospect, I know what the United States Army would have done to a betrayer of a fellow soldier, and fellow member of the officer corps exhibiting that behavior- and a Silver Star would not be the result… Maybe the mud and the ever present sand in our eyes, our weapons and our … Once a Soldier/Once a Marine communications gear, give Army Soldiers and US Marines a particular point of view we eat the same dirt often on each other’s flank and we deride each others service mercilessly, but we know… WE KNOW!

Declared Hostile - fantastic.

Declared Hostile was even better than Raven One! Colorful characters, well developed. Put me on the edge of my seat a lot. Combat scenes made me feel like I was in the cockpit!

Great follow up to Raven One. You should read this book.

Authenticity

Narrator exhibited unfamiliarity with naval and aviation jargon and usage. Common naval words and abbreviations were mispronounced.

A Second gripping read from Kevin Miller

Plenty of excitement for those who love naval/military fiction. This book, like the first in the series, is filled with exciting combat scenes, along with the everyday personalities in ships and squadrons that cross over into how military personnel perform under the stress of adversity. This adds a level of reality that is not found in many books of this genre.
The narration is also excellent, and I recall none of the "annoying" mispronunciations of ships and/or locations in this audiobook.

Awesome story!

Amazing story!!

Narrator could have been coached on military jargon better. Broke immersion everytime he spelled out an acronym instead of saying it.

Wonderful detail about flying

Loved the reality , as an airline pilot and a young man that worked the flight deck I found the book captivating