Silent Salvo

By Joe L. Gribble

Nancy Mitford once observed that some of the most bitter personal clashes of all time have been 'between the Manor and the Vicarage'. Owen Chadwick's Victorian Miniature paints a detailed cameo of nineteenth-century English rural life, in the extraordinary battle of wills between squire and parson in a Norfolk village. Both the evangelical clergyman and the squire, proudly conscious of his Huguenot ancestry, were passionate diarists, and their two journals open up a fascinating double perspective on the events which exposed their clash of personalities. The result is a narrative that is at once deeply informative about Victorian class distinctions, rural customs and festivities, and richly entertaining in a manner worthy of Trollope.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451409493
• ISBN13: 9780451409492
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Onyx Books
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A good techno thriller

This was my first read by this author and liked his style. The concept of a laser based platform to shoot down ballistic missles was interesting and so was his space plane. I thought some of his character development was great and some was weak, he should have brought more of them to life.I will read other titles and hope they are equal to or better than this one.

Laser Photons - Hit the Hot Spot

Joe Gribble's book is a must read book for those interested in military affairs or science adventure. Discussions on the laser technology were packed with realism depicting the closest thing we currently have that matches the technology of Star Trek or Star Wars. Joe has a very good feel for military personnel and battlefield operations. It does a great job of melding current and future technology to address some of today's hot geo-political issues. The technical discussions on the laser technology were easy to follow and simplified for the general population. In the prologue, the character development was short, however because of the way he sets you up, it got me more involved with the characters. The personal relationships with the mission and flight crew depicted the importance of what it takes to be a team and achieve true mission success. It seems like Joe had fun with this book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks!