Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (better known under the name of Tom Clancy ) is an American novelist born with Baltimore in the Maryland (the United States of America) the April 12th 1947.

Its novels of fiction, of the kind Techno-thriller , are very documented technologically, and turn around the medium of the American information, more precisely the CIA (except for red Tempête ) on bottom of Cold war or Terrorisme.

He knew a renewal of popularity after the September 11th, 2001 for his description of a terrorist attack very resembling in Debt of honor and On order .

Biography

It is on April 12th, 1947 in Baltimore, with the Franklin Hospital Public garden which was born Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. After English studies in Loyola College completed in 1969, he becomes insurance broker, although interested since his more young age by the army. It is thus this passion which will amenèra it has to want to integrate the US Army, but, much to its regret, it will not be able to take part in the Guerre of Vietnam, her sight being considered to be too bad.

However, its passion for the military life pushes it to write a book, during its free times, inspired of the true story of the crew of a Russian frigate eager to pass to the West. Red October was born and gains an immediate success: it is documented so much and close to the reality which it is published by the Air and sea Academy. This first book will be worth to him the honors of the US president Ronald Reagan which will say of its work " it is the perfect novel! " ( On Ordre will be dedicated “to Ronald Wilson Reagan, fortieth President of the United States, the man which gained the war”, referring to the Cold war)

Thus begins the literary career from Tom Clancy who publishes two years after Red Tempête, a novel reporting a hypothetical war between the Soviet Union and NATO following a cruel lack of fossil energy in the USSR. Many novels will be followed from there which will supplement the series of the Jack Ryan, where one can follow the rise of a professor of naval history which will reach the station so much coveted of President of the United States. But the Master of the new kind which is the techno-thriller does not stop there and starts several series such as Net Forces, with the assistance of Steve Pieczenik, where one discovers an agency created by the US government the purpose of which is to make reign the order on Internet, or series COp Center, where, there still, we can follow venture of the chief of a secret government agency in responsibility of manage the terrorist crises.

Today, Tom Clancy is a richissime author, who does each one of his books a Best-seller. It is it should be noted that he was also cofounder of the company of video games Redstorm Entertainment (Creative of Splinter Cell, Rainbow Six…) resold since at the French company Ubisoft, and that he is owner of a team of Baseball (Baltimore Orioles) and of a team of American football (Minnesota Vikings).

NOTE: Tom Clancy had in October 2006 a cardiac incident which could have been of an extreme gravity, and which pushed it to write for its fans a remarkable report (more than 4000 words) in the forum of News alt.books.tom-clancy (the message, heading Note from TC, is dated December 13rd, 2006).

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