Catherine Ralston

Aloha from Hawaii, I ENJOYED 'Act of Defiance'. I think this book was the closest to the original Tom Clancy books. You did a great job!! As a military dependent, my dad was in submarines for nearly 40 years. While I am familiar with most of the terms of military jargon, some of the acronyms were either unknown, or technology has taken over, using newer items, thus changing the names of submarine personnel, equipment, and other pertinent details to the story. In your next book( toward which I am looking forward), would it be possible to include a glossary of nautical/military terms? I did a pretty good job of figuring them out, but many civilians/people are NOT FAMILIAR WITH MILITARY TERMS,ESPECIALLY SPECIAL TERMS RELATIVE TO SPECIFIC DESIGNATIONS; i.e., submarines, aviation, JSOC, intelligence, etc. This would not take any excitement away from the story line,but would clarify certain details more clearly, thus improving the readers' understanding of the story. Just a suggestion. Mahalo Nui, Catherine Ralston