DEAD FALL: 5 Fast Facts

DEAD FALL: 5 Fast Facts

October 16, 2023

1. Number Six Penal Colony Scot Harvath is fighting a division of The Wagner Group called the Ravens in DEAD FALL.  Many of the members of this brutal group of mercenaries were pulled from Russia’s notorious penal colony Number Six. Built along the border with Kazakhstan, the prison dates back to the 1700’s. Every criminal at Number Six is considered...

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Rising Tiger Fast Facts

Rising Tiger Fast Facts

October 24, 2022

1. Ladakh Scouts The dramatic opening scene in RISING TIGER unfolds as Chinese soldiers launch a surprise attack on Indian troops in the Galwan Valley, where Ladakh Scouts rush into the fight. Known as “Snow Warriors,” or “Snow Tigers,” these soldiers are among the Indian Army’s most fearsome and decorated regiments.They specialize in mountain warfare and their primary charge is...

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5 Fast Facts: Black Ice

5 Fast Facts: Black Ice

September 28, 2021

Polar Security Cutter Program Scot Harvath discovers China’s plans for their first nuclear icebreaker (Russia’s fleet is already atomic-powered), as he delves in to understand what these two countries might be up to together in BLACK ICE. Lagging far behind both China and Russia in terms of Arctic presence, and hence, influence, with a woefully weak fleet of two aging...

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5 Fast Facts: NEAR DARK

5 Fast Facts: NEAR DARK

September 30, 2020

Jeger Troop A turning point in the life of Sølvi Kolstad, Scot Harvath’s ally in NEAR DARK, came when she was invited to join Norway’s all-female Special Forces pilot program that would come to be known known as Jeger Troop. Named after the Norwegian word for huntress, Jeger Troop was set up in 2014, when the war in Afghanistan created...

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5 Fast Facts: BACKLASH

5 Fast Facts: BACKLASH

September 24, 2019

Wagner Group In BACKLASH, “Wagner” refers to a former Spetsnaz commander and his namesake private military corporation employed by the Russian president to carry out a specific mission.  The Wagner Group, in real life, was formed following the collapse of the Soviet Union and its leader is said to be close to President Putin. Reports suggest that its 3,000 to...

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