European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 read proof they a october by Bruce Reid the Baltimore evening Sun a hitching his books As if they were Bim. Bles. An adoring crowd of soldiers and i workers at Aberdeen proving ground j in Maryland welcomed author Tom a Clancy As he preached his gospel of american military  a Best Selling author of military thrillers delivered his Sermon to an audience of about 500 believers this past week bashing the soviets and iraqis and praising the american weaponry1 showcased in operation desert storm. A is no to it Nice to be on the winning team a he said a hell in a not surprised by All  his unabashed political conservatism played Well. Dung the Reagan Era he joked a we started treating people in the military As though they were americans a Clancy spoke for about 40 minutes at the pro ing ground s Post theater which recently showed Quot Hunt for red october a the movie made from his Fust bestseller. He also autographed copies of his books including plenty of a red october Quot then was briefed on tanks and other weapons some of which he was allowed to drive and fire on lest ranges a this is like one of the dream jobs in  Clancy said to the soldiers and civilians who work on the test ranges and in weapons dab a oratories. Quot you guv s get to play with tanks until they break. You Guys get paid for this right Quot maj. Gen. George h. Akin the proving grounds commander introduced Clancy a a Thea Schwarzkopf of All military  Akin and others praised Clancy for his acc uni Ca knowledge of military hardware and tactics. A a he a looked at As pro military someone who understands the military Quot Akin said., when one member of the audience asked How. He gained his insiders knowledge of sophistical cd weaponry. Clancy joked a Wyo ii re not cleared a for  a a v a ,. A. A. A a a a. A hot Selling scribe Tom Clancy tells service members a Isnit it pice to be on the winning team a by reviews persian horse by Mare Iverson r Gijon is Iverson is a san Diego based lieutenant commander in the Navy. Reserves. He used to be a naval. A officer stationed in the persian Gulf. In his first Book he capitalizes on knowing his Way around a frigate. Better than name by Ltd. A a a a a techno thriller w Riters do. A when Iverson was in the Gulf. Saddam Hussein was practically an ally. Officially the United states was a a Neutral in the eight year Iran Iraq War. But the Ayaton lavas the enemy in those Days. Most americans secretly sided with Saddam w to attacked one of our ships said oops and got away with it. Those were the Days. Anyway. Iverson s Book makes the iranians tie bad Guys and does no to even i mention the iraqis. A. At first that May seem to Date the Book. But Iverson was wise., to write about what he knows the enemy he faced in the Gulf and a ship familiar to him confining his Story to these things gives it a special feel and , Quot a a a there Are first time authorial a missteps awkwardness w Ith the. Love interest for example. But Many of. The characters including villains arc drawn with More complexity than a sonic better known writers would have Given  a a a a a a a. Howard Dicus. United pres International eyes of prey by John Sandford . Putnam a sons $13.95. Eyes of prey is every bit As v. A spectacular is its predecessors a Quot \ a rules of prey and Shadow prey. Lucas Davenport is Back looking for the killer of a Dodoro a wife. A  murderer described a. A alternately As a gnome Ora troll kills in a Way that includes the grizzly mutilation of his victims eyes. Then he kills again and Davenport who still rues the Day he ruined the. Relationship with a former Lover is. Shaken from his depression by the appearance of a new serial killer. Bit by1 bit Davenport finds himself drawn film his own problems and into the slayings which really done to seem so random or clueless after All. The puppet killer he finds is controlled by a horrifying obsessed puppet master who kills himself a for the sheer enjoyment of watching. This is a first rate thriller. A Kathleen Ostrander United press International books available or soon available at stars an stripes  june 16, 1991