Team Yankee: A Novel of World War III

Team Yankee follows a group of approx 100 US Army soldiers in tanks and other vehicles as they fight in the bigger plot set by the other book.

Lacking glamour it emphasises that war is not pleasant but incredibly wasteful and tiring, which strikes a note. A good 'lets see what we could have won sketch' especially for the residents of Birmingham. Even better when read after the 'Third World War' book.


Get under the skin of a World War III team commander   May 19, 2001
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In Team Yankee, Harold Coyle lets you follow a combined teams commander in Central Europe during World War III, the book covers amongst others: The changes in personality that war creates in a man, and how different this will come out. He also tells you about the fears the relatives of a fighting soldier feels during the period of not knowing. Harold Coyle has a very thourough knowledge of the inner workings of the armed forces, which makes the book an excellent choice for others trying to figure out what war is all about.


Boom bang-a-bang   February 22, 2000
Mr. A. Pomeroy (Wiltshire, England)
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A classic early 'techno-thriller' that spawned a fondly-remembered computer game, 'Team Yankee' is the tale of an M1 tank platoon fighting its way through eastern Europe in the opening fortnight of WWIII. That's it - they drive and fight and drive and fight, for fourteen days.

The approach is both honest (we learn nothing about the outside world) and slightly unsatisfying - the book lacks the political depth of a Tom Clancy novel, and the resolutely realistic tone lacks the pulpy thrills of Larry Bond. In fact it's not so much a 'thriller', as a 'mockumentary'.

Two further points that will strike you as you read the book:- 1. The Russians. They're hopeless. 2. Birmingham. Ulp.