Rainbow Six

             1. The first novel I read was Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy. This book contained seven hundred and forty pages.
             2. Here is a summary of my novel:
             "The three rounds fired from his 9mm Heckler and Koch MP-5SD exploded into the armed figure's center mass with a sickening thud. His body slumped to the floor leaving a trail of blood smeared down the wall." This excerpt reflects the mood throughout Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six. Rainbow Six is a newly formed top-secret anti-terrorist unit under the control of ex-navy seal, John Clark. Alister Stanley is the Executive Commander of Rainbow, while Domingo Chavez (Ding) is in charge of the assault and mission planning elements. During the first six months of operation, Rainbow Six is called upon three times.
             The first incident, which requires their attention, occurs at a Swiss bank where terrorists have gained control of the bank and taken hostages. Disguised as a Swiss SWAT team, Rainbow effectively neutralizes the situation with only one hostage casualty. Not only is this their first combat trial, but also it offers them a chance to organize and correct problems in their planning. The second call to action for Rainbow takes place in Germany where an international trader is taken hostage in his mansion. More Rainbow elements, such as snipers, are introduced during this scenario. No hostages were killed; however, all the terrorists were neutralized. The final mission Rainbow is called upon to mediate is at a large amusement park in Spain. Thirty children had been taken hostage and were going to be killed unless the French government releases their leader, who earlier in the book, was found to be in a French maximum-security prison. The Rainbow team uses an electronic jamming devi!
             ce to scramble the terrorists cell phones, and then picks them off one by one. After the fighting, the only death involved a child in a wheelchair who was shot earlier as a threat to rep...

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