Red Storm Rising | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Red Storm - This is the plan for a mechanized attack into West Germany and the Low Countries. The major components are strategic surprise and the use of conventional weapons.

Nizhnevartovsk, R.S.F.S.R. - This is the location in Siberia of the oil refinery blown up by Muslims.

Norfolk, Virginia - This is where Toland works.

Crofton, Maryland - This is where Toland lives.

Ghostrider - This is the plane produced by Lockheed that is called Frisbee by the pilots. This is the plane flown by Colonel Douglas Ellington.

Moscow - This is the...
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