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I suspect it fits a niche in the psyche of all who find gung-ho war fiction enjoyable, myself included. He borders on these themes in his other works, just not as explicitly as "hey guys, I just found Bin Laden's head." I did not find those aspects out of character in his writing and if you did not get any thrill value from them you may notice his other works similarly tainted. There are scenes in each of them, even my favorite (of his books) Council Wars series, I believe a good editor would have helped him mellow or extend with sophistication rather his blunt "swing for the fences" with Robert E. Howard-like zeal.
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