Acts of War

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Acts of War
Author Jeff Rovin
Country United States
Language English
Series Tom Clancy's Op-Center
Genre(s) Techno-thriller, Spy novel
Publisher HarperCollins
Publication date March 1997
Media type Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages 492 pp
ISBN ISBN 0-00-225450-6
Preceded by Games of State
Followed by Balance of Power

Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Acts of War is a technothriller by Jeff Rovin

Contents

[edit] Plot introduction

The mobile Regional Operations Center (ROC) in Turkey investigates a dam blown up by Kurdish terrorists.

[edit] Characters in "Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Acts of War"

  • Mike Rodgers- General, in charge of ROC
  • Paul Hood
  • Lowell Coffey II- Attorney, 40, civilian assigned to ROC
  • Ibrahim al-Rashid- Syrian Kurd
  • Mahmoud al-Rashid- Syrian Kurd
  • Dr. Phil Katzen- Biophysicist, 33, cilivan assigned to ROC
  • Dr. Mary Rose Mohalley- Computer programmer, 29, civilian assigned to ROC

[edit] Major themes

  • The desire of the Kurdish people for an independent state. The novel implies that the Kurds from Syria, Turkey, and Iraq work together to force a war between the government of Turkey and Syria, with the eventual goal of being granted an individual territory.
  • Injustices suffered by the Kurds at the hands of the governments of the nations they live on.
  • Volitility of Middle-East region, both politcially and ideologically

[edit] Release details

The novel was released in 1997, prior to the attack on the World Trade Center towers and the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq.