Biography of Tom Clancy

A broker at the White House

April 12, 1947
October 2, 2013
Tom Clancy was one of those writers who would delight any Publisher is prepared to publish his books. Because it would mean that this Publisher would become rich, as well as filthy rich has become, since her first novel this prolific author. Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. was born in Baltimore on April 12, 1947: insurance broker, early in his career pre-literary, stood quietly lying in armchairs of a quiet Office of Maryland while, between a paperwork and another, between the handling of a case and phone calls to some customers, he dealt with the texts consisting in his true passion: military history , the characteristics of weapons and naval strategy. In addition, of course, all that could in any way have a connection with this sort of thing (spy stories, military affairs and via listing). Between the shutters lowered and occasional handshakes from colleagues, the seemingly modest Tom had as many her good dream (secret) in the drawer, and precisely to write a novel, to capitalize on the enormous wealth of his skills that he had acquired. But until then had published only one article about the MX missile.
A small thing. Then, not too casually (considering the amount of material you consulted daily), read an article regarding the attempted defection of a Soviet submarine, and from that came the idea to write "the hunt for Red October". From that moment Tom Clancy became the undisputed Master of the so-called Techno Thrillers (a kind of contents very plausible and that the description of objects and weapons used are described in detail based on real knowledge).
Risen to international stardom, "the hunt for Red October", written in 1984, it became a global bestseller. The book at the beginning was released in paperback, but readers found that amazing yet so well detailed history was something absolutely new in the Thriller the novel had the distinguished United States approval of the then President Ronald Reagan who called it '' a perfect novel. " Also the President, in short, he fell into the trap Clancy, namely that sort of intellectual obsession that causes, once started, it is impossible to put the book on the nightstand without having finished the last line. One feature that finds himself perfectly in all subsequent books of Clancy, as evidenced by the avalanches copies sold.
At that first book was followed by others, all finished invariably topped the charts, together perhaps with other worthy cronies (like the novels by Ken Follett, Wilbur Smith, etc.). Among them we mention at least, in the big catalog of titles by the American writer, "Red Storm rising" (1986); "The Cardinal of the Kremlin" (1988); "Imminent danger", "debt of honor" (1994); "Executive power", "Politika" (1999). Today, after private conversations with Ronald Reagan, a lunch with the Staff of the White House, Tom Clancy is regularly consulted by the naval strategy and international experts from the CIA; The Chronicles are accredited as host always welcome in submarines, jet and a u.s. Navy ships; and finally, many of his books are even studied at the War College.
Although it has always stated that its amazing culture derives exclusively from public sources and that he had never gone beyond national security, recently admitted to being came into contact with what he himself calls "The Great Chain", which is a network of military, Government employees, officials of the Pentagon, Cia and entrepreneurs, from which to draw information. Extra elements that add the pepper the truthfulness to his stunning novels. Tom Clancy died on October 2, 2013.
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