Command Strike

Outstanding Book. Mack walks among the enemy with complete ease. He executes the heads of the 5 families and then puts the blame on Eritrea. This gets 9 stars because or Sally Palmer. How Many times is Mack gonna have to pull the Ranger Girls fat out of the fire. Annoying. That being said great book. Looking forward to finishing the Don Pendleton era books.

The next day after Savage Fire excuse me doesn't the Big Guy have to sleep? Actually, that mission into the Marinello palace had served several important purposes. "The one that got away" at Pittsfield was of as much concern to Bolan as it could possibly be to Eritrea. "Peter," whoever he was, could mean big trouble for Bolan's closest friend and ally, little Leo Turrin, who had been living the double life as undercover cop and Mafia big shot for quite a bit longer than Bolan's war had been in progress. The Pittsfield thing had gone okay, with Leo actually stronger in the mob than ever before—but "Peter" could possibly undo it all. Bolan had to plug that hole, with any means available, and the tip to Eritrea represented but one avenue of attack into the problem. Bolan had also wanted personal contact with Billy Gino. He'd accomplished that, and hopefully he'd started something building in Gino's mind which would help the Executioner somewhere downstream in this command strike. This is the title that crosses all the t's and dots all of the i's where all of the questions of the Marinello-Matilda empire saga are finally answered. Who is Peter and what was his relationship to the Talifero Brothers? What is the structure of the Aces within the Mob and how are they controlled? Superb title yet again where the Big Guy again takes on the persona of a black Ace and manipulates things around until he has them where he wants them and delivers the final punch which smashes the Marinello-Matilda empire and the New York council to pieces which cannot even be picked up. If you have read enough of the previous titles to have an understanding of the power structure of the Mob then this title coupled with the previous one are a must read for you. You WILL enjoy this one. HIGHLY recommended.

Pendleton carried the story over very well ... next day (i think) ... from "Savage Fire." Command Strike was a 9+ in my mind, and it just missed getting a perfect 10. Bolan accomplished a lot in #s 28-29. ** SPOILER ALERT ** He ridded the scene of Augie, saved Leo, handed Hal a trophy, and greatly disenfranchised the NYC mob scene. In truly Pendleton fashion, he laid out a story where Bolan takes on a big-shot, Ace persona as "Omega". In doing so, he literally pits several factions of the Mafia against one another all driving to the same point: their own self-defeat. Coming out of 28, he set-up Eritrea and in 29 takes him down. This was a very entertaining book, high of intrigue and action, and one with a remarkable secret laid out toward the end. Bringing the Talifero brothers into the story after the wars against them in the past was icing on the cake. Pendleton truly created greating writing and stories in these Mafia wars, and Command Strike was one of the best.

Well, well, well..............what should I say? A climatic book was my initial thoughs with Mack Bolan on target for the big one, the total wipeout of the NY bosses with a added flavor of the head of the Aces. I always love Bolan´s Ace persona who can fool the stupid Mafia boys left and right which makes me wonder HOW stupid can they really be. The real twist was the head of the Aces, the many behind the curtains controling the field and the bosses. Funny that finally Bolan found out there was actually something called the head of Aces. It would have been a real kicker for Barney Matilda to be able to ecape Bolan´s fire and surface again later on to make his Mafia war from that point a bit harder which he both saw his face and knows his MO as the Black Ace. Bolan´s blitz was short yet effective and it always amazes me how well he can fool the Mafia boys double crossing everyone and making them tremble with fear and worries and then cutting them down one by one. I just can see him fly through the window and cutting down all the NY bosses on one sweep. Just picture moment for sure......They were sweept away for good in one swift moment....Bolan style!!! An end of Bolan´s first installment of his war against the Mafia but overall a good book yet it could have been a bit better from a certain point of view. (Iceland – 2011)

This one was one of those build up to the action installments that worked very well. Bolan goes undercover again to good effect and the early action is merely summarized as he begins to weave a huge double-cross. This sets up one of the most decisive action sequences I've read in the series. Devastating to those who need devastating. Not to be missed. I agree with earlier reviewers that this does seem like the end of the war. Mack pulls off a major operation here. Having not read the remaining Pendletons yet, I can't imagine how Mack could do more. But I'm looking forward to finding out.

After having read Satans Sabbath and then this, well really I think this should have been then end of the Mafia Wars, you really get the feeling this is like the last in a series - I mean he wipes out the main bosses ( of New York ) and then confronts the Head of the Aces, and that ties up a whole bunch of the story, this one had a real feeling of closure on the first 28 other books - I kinda got the feeling like this was the end ( starting in on number 30 now, it kinda feels weird ) Overall this was one of the best of the series to date - This is where I liked the "role camo" I really bought it in this one. And anything that even mentions the Talifero brothers is cool, they were my favs. This one has it all, Leo working his charm and walking that thin line, Hal kicking butt and Bolan blitzing and double crossing every mobster in sight. He really does them in , in Bolan fashion, preys on their weakness and goes in for the Kill . Hands down , one of the best ever , Yeah, check it out !

Another great one from Pendleton, I was pleased at how well this one went. I heard that Mike Newton and Steve Mertz got there start working with Pendleton on this one. Great stuff.

The end to the trilogy which effectively saw the knockout of the Black Aces and the power that La Commissione wielded, it was one of the most interesting books that I've ever read; especially with Barney Matilda being exposed as Peter, the power behind the throne. Another well-done book.

Bolan is working against the New York mafia families from the inside. Lots of intrigue and a formidable enemy in this one. Leo and Hal are on hand as well as a lady from a previous adventure. It's a bit light on gun-play though with only one real hellfire Bolan scene. A fire mission against a family palace is followed by the Executioner's work to pit the New York families against each other. There is some decent action here and a showdown with the big enemy is pretty exciting. Honestly, I don't know exactly why I enjoyed this story so much. It just seemed to click in its pacing, plot and action. It feels like 7 stars worth of enjoyment to me so that's what I'm rating it.

Not too bad. Bolan wipes out the bosses of the Five Families and the Black Aces along with their leader as well as crushing the Cosa di tuttu cosa, all in one book. This one did tie up a lot of loose ends from other books, and it didn't feel as rushed as some of the previous entries.

This was probably my favorite (besided the first one) in the mafia series. A classic!

AWEWSOME! BOLAN'S GUTSY SLAUGHTER OF THE FIVE FAMILIES TOP BOSSES MADE ME WANT TO SALUTE HIM IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE. THIS CHANGED EVERYTHING FROM HERE ON IN MORE POSITIVELY FOR HIM. FINALLY THERE WERE LESS GOOD GUY CASULTIES AND THE MAFIA REALLY STARTED TO WEAKEN UNDER THIS WARRIOR. HE SURE CAN SHAKE THE FOUNDATIONS WHEN HE WANTS TO. AS CRAZY AS THIS SOUNDS, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT BILLY GINO DIDN'T GET WASTED. FOR A MAFIA GUY, I THOUGHT HE WAS KIND OF COOL.

A so-so book.