The Story of Tom Clancy

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  • The Story of Tom Clancy's... Tom Clancy
    I thought given the amount of time I’ve invested into Tom Clancy’s work over the years, including some of his books, and the many video games that have been inspired by his work… it was about time that I talked about the man himself.
    I know this video won’t be for everyone… in fact this information is something that I had compiled together quite some time ago. But I saw it as more of a personal piece, and decided to hold back from completion and upload.
    But... as I’ve been informed recently… there are a number of people who like to see me complete some of these personal projects and interests… so here it is!
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  • @C-M-E
    @C-M-E 2 ปีที่แล้ว +469

    One of my all time favorite 'stories' you hear about Tom Clancy was how often he was interviewed by the Secret Service and federal agencies about the content of his novels. That's an accolade that comes with some bragging rights when your fictional theories bare such weight that real world entities get nervous.

    • @Unpug
      @Unpug 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That is absolutely amazing. He really was an exceptional author and man.

    • @paul9478
      @paul9478 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Let me tell u all how it was.
      Hello Tom its Nikolay....
      Hi Nicky boy how are u ...
      great man and u?
      im fine .
      listen man im in this new training compound and thats the only reason why u did not hear from me for so long , anyway what i want to tell u is that soon i will be transfered to this new sub called red october or november .
      dude that sub is dope man it has nuke and shit.
      wait, wait man slow down tell me more about sub i think i already have an idea for my new book.

    • @Lanse1984
      @Lanse1984 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All of his stuff is based on actual events

    • @C-M-E
      @C-M-E 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Lanse1984 Kind of. He did an incredible job researching his novels, but also got a lot of 'scoops' from 'friends in the biz' kind of thing. Being able to look at the absolute random piles of information and stitch together the bare threads into a masterclass woven rug was his gift, kind of like the first person to point at the stars from a campfire and then design the Michelangelo when the next best person was making arrows, belts and spoons.

    • @MATTNMEMPHIS
      @MATTNMEMPHIS 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The way he went into detail was like nothing I ever read before. In Sum of All Fears when the nuke went off, that was like half a chapter on the process of the nuke going off and how it failed to go super critical at the last microsecond. Awesome.

  • @mshersh00
    @mshersh00 2 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    Even though Tom Clancy is no longer with us. His legacy still lives on in books, movies and video games
    RIP Tom Clancy 1947-2013

    • @BilisiFunfun
      @BilisiFunfun 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      *laughs in Siege muppet skins*

    • @Fedrix1409
      @Fedrix1409 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Celebrates with SC remake, and (possibly) GRPO

    • @ChienahMk2
      @ChienahMk2 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      breakpoint is really fun

  • @rjbobadilla2812
    @rjbobadilla2812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I always enjoy reading his novels, especially the jack ryan/john clark timeline

  • @migo5205
    @migo5205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I love his books, red all of them, some multiple times! Travelling as teenager, i always had a Clancy book with me. I even remember the moments when i dived into the plots and all the details. Only the Metro and Stalker series could come close to my fascination for Clancy literature 🤩

  • @StraightOutThaGudda4U
    @StraightOutThaGudda4U 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I really appreciate the fact you gave this legend his flowers, he's such a legend and written great books that'll live on, you're a legend too for doing this video mate!

  • @AmericanBoy-si9zg
    @AmericanBoy-si9zg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    It was a fantastic idea to cover the man himself. I've always loved his work when introduced to Splinter Cell Chaos Theory. I may even start reading his first novel when I finish a book series I'm currently on.

  • @omegalegion1769
    @omegalegion1769 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Its amazing how one person can go into one field then excel in another. Sure he started with insurance but he insurance his own universe just by being tactical in his own way. It hurt when I heard that he was gone but he lives on through his books

  • @elenamiissvanguard4851
    @elenamiissvanguard4851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I read Tom Clancy for the first time in high school and devoured every book. I would have liked to have meet him.

  • @repaidfir3918
    @repaidfir3918 2 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    I am genuinely delighted that you decided to cover Mr Clancy and his background and I reckon you’ve done an excellent job.
    And in regards to your passion projects, I think it’s well worth seeing the projects through as it’s always an incredible experience seeing someone speak about something they are passionate about.

  • @rob5984
    @rob5984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I read "The Hunt for Red October" way back in the mid 80s before Clancy became a bestselling author and loved it. I bought and read every other Tom Clancy book for many years, but towards the end they definitely didn't have the complex and interweaving plot lines that his early books had. The Bear and the Dragon was a great example of this. But he certainly left a legacy and I still enjoy re-reading some of my favourties. Thanks for posting!

  • @TheMadHatty
    @TheMadHatty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    LOVE THIS!!!!!!! Since I've been a huge fan of him and his novels I love being able to hear his background!!!

  • @MATTNMEMPHIS
    @MATTNMEMPHIS 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Remember playing Rainbow Six for hours on end, most of those hrs involved the planning. Probably the most difficult levels were the intel grabs or planting a bug where you could not shoot anyone and could not get caught. Those damn levels were absolutely nerve racking. I would even have nightmares about them.

  • @Crimsonium
    @Crimsonium 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks fro this video. I’ve been a fan of Tom Clancy minors and games since the beginning. Hunt for Red October is one of my top ten movies of all-time. I wish everyone at Ubisoft involved in TC games would read, watch, and research on the man and books as sometimes I feel, especially with the latest announcements, they some making the decisions are clueless as what the TC name stands for. The core original R6 and GR games were stamples in the genre.

  • @BatsHarp-ve9uv
    @BatsHarp-ve9uv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for leaving behind something great, that me and my entire family enjoys. We will miss you Tom

  • @RecklessOne11
    @RecklessOne11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for using the Division music! Love those games. I've read so many of Clancy's books over the years. Without Remorse is still a personal fav.

  • @stealthynaxo
    @stealthynaxo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Good man. I learned english thanks to his books and the games of course. Blesd this man.

  • @etch4587
    @etch4587 2 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    God bless the man. May he rest easy knowing the legacy he left behind, not just in the world of literature but in film and video games.

    • @darren8608
      @darren8608 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      forgive me, but in my opinion with the way ubisoft slaps his name on anything he must be doing Olympic level cartwheels in his grave

    • @oldchannel3320
      @oldchannel3320 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Did u play division 2..... he would be rolling in his grave man

    • @etch4587
      @etch4587 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@darren8608 Of course, but I was more saying to for the older entries in the franchases. Not the more modern stuff that is being put out now.

    • @etch4587
      @etch4587 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@oldchannel3320 I played Division 2 for about 30 minutes and said it wasn't for me. I understand the modern games forgo alot of what made older games with his name great but the name it's self is still on those games.
      I would love it if Ubisoft went back to it's older game phlisophy but they have other prioities now sadly.

    • @Ren_Shahanshah
      @Ren_Shahanshah 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Frontline

  • @Savitar-ys2kb
    @Savitar-ys2kb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    two years ago, a kind old man passed away in my building. Couple days later his daughter called me saying that she wants to talk to me. I've never met her and I didn't know the old man personally but I was always kind to him. I guess he saw something in me, idrk but his daughter said that his father wanted me to take as many books as I want. I was like sure cause I like reading at the time. Bros, i kid you not, this man had a lot of books, like a lot. When I was looking at the books he had I found two books that were interesting. I saw Tom Clancy Executive Order and Rainbow 6. I was like, hey I know that name, its from the games I used to play. I took Executive orders but let a friend of mine take R6 because........idk. From then on i stop reading but when I got more into the lore of the Division so I bought both New York Collapse and Broken Dawn. I finished NYC but not BD but now once I'm done taking down BK I will move on to Executive orders. :) Thank you Tom Clancy.

  • @alexmccullough3866
    @alexmccullough3866 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m glad you did post this cause me and a buddy at work were just talking about him and I was like I’m watching a history of him when I get home lol

  • @DEATHREAPER42
    @DEATHREAPER42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Been waiting for someone to do a story on Tom Clancy. I am glad it was you.

  • @Leichtskorpion
    @Leichtskorpion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    FANTASTIC Video, yes more these, I love history and knowledge is power! Great work!

  • @agentneatnick3262
    @agentneatnick3262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really enjoy his books. Just finished this book. Cross Kingdom, The Shiva-Gate Conspiracy, written by Reece McKnight. It is action packed and a true page turner. Highly detailed you will be hooked. The book can be found on Amazon and Lulu.

  • @slippior4586
    @slippior4586 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Honestly, if I could work for him when he was alive, that would be my dream career

  • @sniperwolf9788
    @sniperwolf9788 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good job on this man. Two 👍👍 up. Also your division videos are on point, always enjoy those.

  • @lukedaniel2892
    @lukedaniel2892 ปีที่แล้ว

    loved watching this, I'm a huge fan of his work, the movies, and the many game series that have spun from his work.

  • @jacobhill3302
    @jacobhill3302 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was a weird kid. I remember being on restriction (from tv, friends etc.) and curling up with Red Storm Rising and falling in love with reading novels. I was probably 13 so this was 1996ish. Thanks Tom!

  • @ZomBSnatcher4671
    @ZomBSnatcher4671 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for finishing and uploading this personal project. I learned a lot

  • @nexusducky5735
    @nexusducky5735 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    When i first read a Ton Clancy book I loved it, then I few years later I starting play Tom Clancy games the game i first game i played was division and i still play it to this day, and Keep up the great work, you always make my day when you upload thank you.

  • @gr4y_m4n
    @gr4y_m4n 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have read some of his books including Hunt for Red October. His legacy lives on with the continuation of his series.

  • @supersavagegodgaming6888
    @supersavagegodgaming6888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The man is a legend May he rest in peace

  • @NotSereyus
    @NotSereyus ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Outstanding piece. Excellent cinematography, ideal summary of the man. Well done.

  • @Funkyzombieboi
    @Funkyzombieboi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This was really well done mate. I love it when I get the notification that you've uploaded a new clip.

  • @SaifulIslam-dl1mm
    @SaifulIslam-dl1mm หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very informative. I was searching him after playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon. I saw Jack Ryan movie also. Now, I want to buy his books. It is sad to know that he is no more. Respect from Bangladesh.

  • @JerichoYeet
    @JerichoYeet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ah, the man himself who introduce me to the world of war and terrorist novels.

  • @Casomyro1983
    @Casomyro1983 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Tom Clancy would be turning pirouettes in the grave if he would know what Ubisoft is doing with this license.

  • @twistedswed
    @twistedswed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Luv this, keep them coming 👍🏻

  • @Owyss
    @Owyss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    We need a Tom Clancy's Tom Clancy game. It doesn't have to be an action shooter but of another genre.

    • @Aristocratic13
      @Aristocratic13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What? Lmao like the Sims or GTA?

    • @b1battledroid963
      @b1battledroid963 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What do you mean?

    • @camila_costa12
      @camila_costa12 ปีที่แล้ว

      Splinter cell is not an action shooter game.

    • @williamcase426
      @williamcase426 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Maybe you have to create a military franchise and manage details and contracts and stuff

  • @johnlewis8156
    @johnlewis8156 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad you finished this!

  • @tonyogar6936
    @tonyogar6936 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fascinating piece as always....

  • @j.a.eaglestarsmart1005
    @j.a.eaglestarsmart1005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very nice video and tribute to Tom Clancy. Thank you.

  • @OlliePete
    @OlliePete ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've always associated Tom Clancy with one of my favourite PlayStation games - Splinter Cell.
    Eventhough I've read books by Lee Child, Andy McNab, Chris Ryan, I've never picked up a Tom Clancy book but....
    Thanks to this video I'm going to do just that. Thanks

  • @lordeddy05
    @lordeddy05 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Now this is Awesome!

  • @beef-jerky
    @beef-jerky 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is one of the best videos you've posted.

    • @NGN
      @NGN  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Naww, thank you!

  • @andrem6334
    @andrem6334 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video. Always wanted to know more about the author especially since I am big fan of his books

  • @indjerassovski6993
    @indjerassovski6993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you very much for this story.

  • @Stone_on_Nat_Sec
    @Stone_on_Nat_Sec ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoyed your video. I hope someone writes his biography someday. His genius is truly missed.

  • @SocialAutism
    @SocialAutism 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a child, Tom Clancy was my favorite author. As an adult, he's still among my favorite authors.

  • @aaranchristopher
    @aaranchristopher 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That 1st quote thoo you showed starts failing when TH-cam came around into being

  • @josephananiasgavin5153
    @josephananiasgavin5153 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Full of suspense, political thrillers and espionage, Tom Clancy's stories are among them and the legacy continues. May he rest in peace.🙏🏻👍

  • @jaredbills72
    @jaredbills72 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I need to read his novels. I've played the games and watched some of the Jack Ryan series.
    It's interesting that his eyesight was so poor that it prevented him from entering the military....then he marries an eye surgeon.

  • @luiscosta9186
    @luiscosta9186 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    played Ghost Recon in the 2000's. That was some experience!

  • @ryankuniyoshi96825
    @ryankuniyoshi96825 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ah. A man of legend.

  • @michaelgrasa3656
    @michaelgrasa3656 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don’t like watching hour docs so your 10 minute one was well done.

  • @akm_la7038
    @akm_la7038 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:22 I searched the name for this game after reading a bit from the book I found at my faculty office. After watching a few videos about that game, i watch this

  • @Formula1875
    @Formula1875 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    About time!

  • @Hansie_
    @Hansie_ ปีที่แล้ว

    1:21 Jack Ryan’s wife is an eye surgeon as well, that’s pretty cool

  • @windyhawthorn7387
    @windyhawthorn7387 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I first read a Tom Clancy book when I was a child and thought this guy can write.

  • @ghostviking7521
    @ghostviking7521 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This MAN is a LEGEND. And fucking poopisoft is ruining his reputation.

  • @raylopez99
    @raylopez99 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another author who gets into detail in military matters, and teases out a story rather than having a Hollywood "Jason Bourne" type running battle, is Frederick Forsyth. Another author outside the military genre who does meticulous research in the medical field, and was remarkably ahead of his time, really prophetic almost, is author and doctor Michael Crichton. I actually don't read fiction much, but a very good book, that was published just before Putin's invasion but describes the Russians perfectly (even presaging the superiority of US weapons) and quite well written (it does not have a Clancy type hero, in fact, all the characters are flawed anti-heroes, don't read this book if you don't like this sort of plot) is Undermoney by Jay Newman (Jan 2022).

    • @williamcase426
      @williamcase426 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good recommendations

  • @christianmanka3884
    @christianmanka3884 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my favorite writers of all time.

  • @williamcase426
    @williamcase426 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tom Clancy is my hero

  • @WolfK418
    @WolfK418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video.

  • @spudwifi5042
    @spudwifi5042 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Na bro this was great!!!. I'm wondering though who wrote the Division, what's his story?

  • @nathanike5944
    @nathanike5944 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Tom Clancy’s “Rainbow 6 siege” has been my favorite game since the day I played it. I didn’t know there was so much history, and and a great story writer behind it all! Great video. And hope to see Clancy in the after life.

  • @SgtGigawattz
    @SgtGigawattz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    And then in recent years, Ubisoft dragged Tom Clancy's name through the blood, mud, and cu-

  • @ltsmum3316
    @ltsmum3316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Now he's rolling in his grave. Rainbow Six Siege has taken a very fantasy sci-fi left turn .

  • @ayvzu
    @ayvzu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you sir for creating rb6

  • @stephanematis
    @stephanematis 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    As much as his famous novels entertained, I very much preferred his "Commanders books", especially "Into the Storm".

  • @FredPickett
    @FredPickett ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the best.

  • @thedysfunctionalbiographer3314
    @thedysfunctionalbiographer3314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ever thought of doing lore videos of TC books?

  • @KB-im2dj
    @KB-im2dj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I hope somebody will make a movie based on his career

  • @ChienahMk2
    @ChienahMk2 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Tom Clancys Ghost recon breakpoint that's a fun game a good game to be playing first military game I ever played I play that game more than call of duty no offense Tom Clancy Ghost recon breakpoint it can be more done in that game they should do more DLCs for that game the developers need to work together and hard because I came up with a lot of ideas like wow the game is really fun and awesome it can be more done in that game the map is awesome

  • @mitrimon
    @mitrimon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This man would have shot Ubisoft’s CEO by now if he saw what they are doing to rainbow six right now with the newer operators in siege basically turning the game into sci-fi, and R6 Extraction being a sci-fi barely tactical shooter

  • @energi25
    @energi25 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you

  • @justanotherf2ppotatogamer61
    @justanotherf2ppotatogamer61 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video will boom

  • @pyeitme508
    @pyeitme508 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow 😳

  • @apiwichteralapsuwan2660
    @apiwichteralapsuwan2660 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish for him to be able to live and see his success

  • @hilmiarkan
    @hilmiarkan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    when you playing too much r6s and start wondering “who is tom clancy?”

  • @sarkawtsarkawt9546
    @sarkawtsarkawt9546 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a legend...

  • @snakebite4891
    @snakebite4891 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    AWESOME CHEERS

  • @markgordon8775
    @markgordon8775 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mate need to email ubisoft, you need to be involved in where this game goes, your research and knowledge is amazing. You ever thought of writing?

  • @Waferdicing
    @Waferdicing ปีที่แล้ว

    💗

  • @Shamnolya
    @Shamnolya 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    RIP Sir !

  • @citadelnate9418
    @citadelnate9418 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thx

  • @Sam-Fisher
    @Sam-Fisher 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ❤💚❤

  • @moxty2795
    @moxty2795 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tom Clancy's: Tom Clancy's Revenge

  • @crisschan2463
    @crisschan2463 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    tom clancy ascended to become the energy source of ubisoft for their NFT by spinning on his own grave
    "ill see my self out"

  • @drewkim6389
    @drewkim6389 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    At 7:33, what did NGN mean when he said '. . . some were turned into video games, that were so realistic at the time, that the military licensed them for training. ' ?

  • @MrBadBoyob
    @MrBadBoyob 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I hope The Studios and Ubisoft watch this, and wake up and start to Bring His name back to the core of his routes = they stop F.K around and bring their Games Up to the standard his name is. do that and they have a Gold mine. because what they have shown us all last few years is a cluster F. and Peoples sitting in positions making decisions They have 0 clues what they are doing.

  • @danstarr9895
    @danstarr9895 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A fan boi.

  • @caiolimacaldas
    @caiolimacaldas ปีที่แล้ว

    What if Tom Clancy create the G.i. Punk and Spy Punk ?

  • @jbk19xx57
    @jbk19xx57 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A genius.

  • @agentreece8140
    @agentreece8140 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Personally I like hunt for the red October what is your favorite tom Clancy novel? (If any)

    • @NGN
      @NGN  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine too. I read it YEARS ago.
      Hard to get past the nostalgia of that one

  • @walterheartwellwhite9217
    @walterheartwellwhite9217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tom Clany's Story

  • @masterchief3989
    @masterchief3989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can anyone post the song used in the background in the first half of the video? Link will also do.
    Thanks!

    • @NGN
      @NGN  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Feels" - Patrick Patrikios
      Available on the TH-cam free to use Audio Library

    • @masterchief3989
      @masterchief3989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@NGN thanks a lot man!
      Though I also wanna thank you for the amazing lore content, I'm a big fan of the Division series, and the lore is the only thing that helps me to keep playing the game.

    • @NGN
      @NGN  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@masterchief3989 no worries mate, I'm glad to be in a position to be able to share this stuff with others 😊

  • @Yourdad-ty2ki
    @Yourdad-ty2ki ปีที่แล้ว +1

    GRAW 2 best game ever and I understand your opinion might be different its just me i spent more of my child hood in that game than in the gta shoe store

  • @bytheway1031
    @bytheway1031 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🎂Tom Clancy 04-12-2022 📖

  • @MtnDolittle
    @MtnDolittle ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6:05 amogus

  • @BeardifulBill
    @BeardifulBill 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love his works. I just wish Ubisoft would stop using his name on their video games.

  • @redkommie80
    @redkommie80 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This interesting look into the author Tom Clancy has rekindled some interest in his writing. I am going to start again where it began. The Hunt for Red October. Thanks NGN.
    I know that to some, Clancy represents a... begotten Regan-ish style of looking at things. The US military is strong and perfect, the soviets deadly and scheming, yet set back in ability. Some have problems with his works, and views, but you can not deny he did his research. (So it is clear, I Don't share these negative views on him. Beyond his works I knew nothing about him, but enjoyed his literature.)
    Interestingly to me, this reminds me of a military sci-fi writer named David Weber. Whose books are also well researched, if set in the future (mostly). He has been actually recognized by the US navy with how he has portrayed naval forces in the future, and also used current and former naval officers and those that work in that field to craft his novels. Check out the books about Honor Harrington (yes he was going for Horatio Hornblower as a sort of inspiration) novels. Technical, huge political movements, and spanning years. (Might have commented about this before. But I do enjoy the books and hope to introduce them to others)