Warpath 1: Tank Attack; Warpath 2: Deadly Skies
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Warpath 1: Tank Attack
Warpath 2: Deadly Skies
So here they come off the presses - 'Blunkett's books for boys'. Mind you those of us of a certain age will recognise the fore-runner of these works; I cut my reading teeth on Rockfist Rogan in the Wizard (or was it the Hotspur) and the illustrated War Picture Library and it would be nice to think that these books would play a similar part in developing a new set of readers. They are straightforward action stories with little characterisation but plenty of technical detail plus a 'tech-spec' section and other assorted stuff like kit-lists and flying instructions.
I suppose the politically correct response should be to throw one's hands up in horror and decry the glorification of war but boys do like this stuff. I just wish the author had found a little bit of space to deal with the suffering involved. Other titles in this 'Warpath' series are Behind Enemy Lines and Depth-Charge Danger.
