Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Acts of War

This article is about Tom Clancy's Op-Center:Acts of War. For the comic book, see Jedi Council: Acts of War. For other uses, see Acts of war (disambiguation).
Op-Center: Acts of War
AuthorJeff Rovin
LanguageEnglish
SeriesTom Clancy's Op-Center
GenreTechno-thriller, Spy novel
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
March 1997
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages492 pp
ISBN0-00-225450-6
OCLC43221182
Preceded byGames of State 
Followed byBalance of Power 

Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Acts of War is a technothriller by Jeff Rovin.[1][2][3]

Plot introduction

The mobile Regional Operations Center (ROC) in Turkey investigates a dam blown up by Kurdish militants. The ROC is later taken hostage by the Kurdish militants who blew the dam.

Characters in Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Acts of War

  • Mike Rodgers- General, in charge of ROC
  • Paul Hood
  • Lowell Coffey II- Attorney, 40, civilian assigned to ROC
  • Ibrahim al-Rashid- Syrian Kurd
  • Mahmoud al-Rashid- Syrian Kurd
  • Dr. Phil Katzen- Biophysicist, 33, cilivan assigned to ROC
  • Dr. Mary Rose Mohalley- Computer programmer, 29, civilian assigned to ROC

Major themes

  • The desire of the Kurdish people for an independent state. The novel implies that the Kurds from Syria, Turkey, and Iraq work together to force a war between the government of Turkey and Syria, with the eventual goal of being granted an individual territory.
  • Injustices suffered by the Kurds at the hands of the governments of the nations they live in.
  • Volatility of Middle-East region, both politically and ideologically

Release details

The novel was released in 1997, prior to the attack on the World Trade Center towers and the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, but after the establishment of an Iraqi Kurdistan in Iraq from the aftermath of the Gulf War.

References

  1. ^ Morris, Ted (1997-04-17). "Strikes save the day: Act of war averted in newest 'Op-Center'". The Marion Star. Marion. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-08-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Hess, Bobbie (1997-03-18). "Tom Clancy's Op-Center - Acts of War". San Francisco Examiner. p. B3.
  3. ^ "Acts of War by Tom Clancy". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2024-08-06.


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