Harold coyle team yankee

For 45 years after world war ii, east and west stood on the. After graduating from the virginia military institute in 1974, coyle served for 14 years in the u. Team yankee has 6 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Code of honour by coyle, harold paperback book the fast free shipping.

Armed with a vmi education and seventeen years of active duty in the us army, the author set out to write a military thriller about a possible european, natowarsaw pact conventional conflict. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Team yankee book by harold coyle 6 available editions. He graduated from the virginia military institute in 1974, spent fourteen years on active duty with the u. This revised and updated edition of the classic cold war novel team yankee reminds us once again might have occurred had the united states and its allies taken on the russians in europe, had cooler geopolitical heads not prevailed.

The game was published by empire interactive entertainment for all releases. See all books authored by harold coyle, including team yankee, and the ten thousand, and more on. Below is a list of harold coyles books in order of when they were originally released. He graduated from the virginia military institute in 1974 and spent seventeen years on active duty with the u. Coyle has set the bar way above the rest that i have read. Coyle received, permission from british author and retired general sir john hackett to set team yankee within the scenario created in hacketts two speculative fiction books the third world war. An excerpt from team yankee harold coyle s novel of world war iii. I usually like my history dry and full of actual facts, and not filled in with extras. Harold coyle is an american author of historical, speculative fiction and war novels including team yankee, a new york times bestseller. Coyle is not just a writer of a single genre but he is having a very good name in the genre of the historical fiction and in the speculative fiction as well. To coincide with the release of the game, harold has revised the novel and is republishing it. Its also a standalone game being released by battlefront. A game of modern tank battles based on the book team yankee by harold coyle.

Team yankee is a speculative fiction novel written in 1987 by harold coyle, then a major in the united states army, whose subject is the actions of a companysized armor unit of the united states army in the world war iii scenario as depicted by general sir. A novel of world war iii kindle edition by coyle, harold. Based upon harold coyles landmark novel team yankee, in which the cold war got very hot and spilled over to war. In 1987 team yankee, a novel by harold coyle set in the world of sir john hacketts the third world war of 1985, became successful in hardcover. Being a former soldier, harold coyle knows what being a soldier is about. Beth fleisher, my editor at berkley, is married to top comics figure chris claremont. Harold coyles team yankee, the graphic novel book, 1989. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading team yankee. Harold is also one of the veterans of the gulf war. The ten thousand represents harold coyle at his visionary and apocalyptic. Team yankee is a tank simulationstrategy game based on the novel by harold coyle. Team yankee, the new york times bestseller by harold coyle, presents a glimpse of what it would have been like for the soldiers who would have had to meet the relentless onslaught of soviet and warsaw pact divisions. Berkley books bought the paperback rights and teamed with first comics to bring out a graphic novel to support the paperback release.

It was definitely one of those books i didnt want to put down once i started it. You probably already know team yankee was inspired by a signed copy of the novel team yankee sent to battlefront by its author, harold coyle, an avid wargamer. An excerpt from team yankee harold coyles novel of world war iii. Therefore, the book might be a little gung ho for some peoples tastes. First published in 1987, this revised and updated release unveils to a new generation of readers what might have happened had the main forces of the united states and russia engaged in full confrontational warfare in europethis revised and updated editi. With four consecutive new york times bestselling novels of epic war, team yankee, sword point, bright star, and trial by fire, he is a master of the supercharged merging of global conflicts, strategy, politics, and probable world events. Coyle the historical fiction genre is not one that i am well versed in. However, there are a few historical fiction books that have really had a grip on me, and that i still reread from time to time. This former new york times bestseller by harold coyle, now revised and expanded, presents a glimpse of what it would have been like for the allied soldiers who would have had to meet a relentless onslaught of soviet and warsaw pact divisions. Team yankee, the new york times best seller by harold coyle, presents a glimpse of what it would have been like for the soldiers who would have had to meet the relentless onslaught of soviet and warsaw pact divisions. The book looks at a hypothetical third world war as laid out by sir john hacket in his book the third world war. I am an avid reader of alternate history novels and harold w. Coyle born february 16, 1952 is an american writer and author of historical, speculative fiction and war novels including team yankee, a new york times bestseller.

Team yankee by coyle, harold 0671852930 the fast free shipping. He quite successfully accomplished that mission with team yankee, in flying colors. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Phil interviewed harold coyle, author of the novel team yankee via skype apologies for the video quality about the inspirations for the novel and. Team yankee posits a conflict that never happened, but which very well might have, and for which both sides prepared for decades.

A realistic depiction of world war iii combat follows captain sean bannion and the tank soldiers of team yankee as they battle the russian invasion force, from hill. Team yankee is a technothriller novel written in 1987 by harold coyle, then a major in the united states army, whose subject is the actions of a companysized armor unit of the united states army in the world war iii scenario as depicted by general sir john hackett in his novel, the third world war. Here is handson experience leading a modern tank company into battle. Dec 12, 2015 phil interviewed harold coyle, author of the novel team yankee via skype apologies for the video quality about the inspirations for the novel and the game, and about the experience of commanding. Harold coyle lot of 2 paperback books team yankee more. A novel of world war iii by harold coyle hardcover mint condition. Team yankee was developed by oxford digital enterprises atari st and amiga versions, and the assembly line pc version. He is best remembered for writing down one of the new york times bestseller novel titled team yankee, which he has written based on his experiences during the time of the war. Aug 01, 1987 team yankee is a speculative fiction novel written in 1987 by harold coyle, then a major in the united states army, whose subject is the actions of a companysized armor unit of the united states army in the world war iii scenario as depicted by general sir john hackett in his novel, the third world war. Team yankee is a 1987 military science fiction novel by harold coyle.

The game was published by empire interactive entertainment for all releases gameplay. Team yankee is a book written by harold coyle in 1987 about a fictitious soviet attack into germany from the viewpoint of captain bannon commanding team yankee, an armourheavy combat team in the us army. Team yankee, the new york times bestseller by harold coyle, presents a glimpse of what it would have been like for the soldiers who would have had to meet the relentless onslaught of. Harold coyles team yankee is along the same vein of other fantastic what if wwiii really happened titles, such as ralph peters red army, kenneth mackseys first clash and steven zalogas red thrust. A wargamers needful things a technothriller like no other book. This former new york times bestseller by harold coyle, now revised and expanded, presents a glimpse of what it would have been like for the allied soldiers who would have had to meet a relentless onslaught of soviet. After an incident in the strait of hormuz between an american destroyer and a soviet cruiser, the. This helped author harold to get noticed by many prominent authors and publishing companies. Harold coyle became a published author in 1987 with the novel team yankee. It is not meant to be a blueprint for history, but a plausible outcome for what might have been. Harold coyle books list of books by author harold coyle. How would the opening days of world war iii played out. The idea for the game began a few years ago when harold, a flames of war player, sent battlefront a autographed copy of team yankee. Team yankee presents the expertise that the modern tank company commander needs in easy.

In this the author succeeds wonderfully, and actually makes you care about team yankee and its soldiers. Using the geopolitical and military scenarios described by general sir john hackett, former northag commander and author of world war three. Based upon harold coyle s landmark novel team yankee, in which the cold war got very hot and spilled over to war. Harold coyle has established himself as one of americas finest suspense novelists. Author harold began his writing career in the year 1987 with the publication of his debut novel titled team yankee.