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* AluminumChristmasTrees: There is in fact a GRU cyber espionage group nicknamed "Fancy Bear".
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* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler: Pascal's love for Africa has him decide against going on the evacuation flight out of Djibouti. This leads to him getting]]
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* {{Omniglot}}: Pascal is able to speak 8 languages, a trait useful in his position as diplomatic staff and DGSE agent.
* [[ReassignedToAntarctica Reassigned to Djibouti]]: Pascal considers his career to be at a dead end given his current posting.
* ResignedToTheCall: [[spoiler: Paulina's bravery gets her an officer rank in the Polish Land Forces, which she joins more out of duty than willing choice.]]
* [[ReassignedToAntarctica Reassigned to Djibouti]]: Pascal considers his career to be at a dead end given his current posting.
* ResignedToTheCall: [[spoiler: Paulina's bravery gets her an officer rank in the Polish Land Forces, which she joins more out of duty than willing choice.]]
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Paulina becomes this over the course of the novel.
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* LeanAndMean: Sabanayev is the tall and thin contrast to the stout Lazar.
* MilitaryMaverick: This tendency of Tom Grant leads him [[spoiler: to ignore an attempted command from NATO HQ to stay within Poland and invade neutral Belarus to pursue Russian forces.]]
* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler: As the European component of Red Metal turns into a NATO invasion of Belarus, Sabanayev foists the failures on his subordinates.]]
* MilitaryMaverick: This tendency of Tom Grant leads him [[spoiler: to ignore an attempted command from NATO HQ to stay within Poland and invade neutral Belarus to pursue Russian forces.]]
* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler: As the European component of Red Metal turns into a NATO invasion of Belarus, Sabanayev foists the failures on his subordinates.]]
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* YouAreInCommandNow: Tom Grant finds himself in command of the 37th Armored Regiment when the Russians attack.
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** Commander Diana {{DelVecchio}} captains the submarine USS ''John Warner'' (SSN-785) and is noted to have memorized the birthdays of all of her crew, as well as the names of all of their wives.
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* BrokenPedestal: Borbikov's idolization of Lazar is tarnished by the latter's caution, [[spoiler: culminating in an attempt to shoot the general when he refuses to launch nuclear shells at the Americans.]]
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Griggs risks his career in trying to bring attention to Russia's impending attack.
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* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Conolly's frequent absences from home are touched upon in the novel.
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** Commander Diana DelVecchio captains the submarine USS ''John Warner'' (SSN-785) and is noted to have memorized the birthdays of all of her crew, as well as the names of all of their wives.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Some criticisms voiced about Operation Red Metal come back to haunt the Russians later.
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* TokenRomance: [[spoiler: Played straight with Shank and Paulina at first after they fight off a Russian attack, then mercilessly [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] when Shank dies in a Spetsnaz ambush.]]
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* WarIsHell: Most convincingly demonstrated in the damage wreaked on Poland and Germany during pitched battles between NATO and Russia.
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* BadVibrations: Polish militia and NATO forces often feel the approaching Russian armor.
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* CombatPragmatist: The Polish JW GROM and Territorial Defence Force dress entirely in civilian cloths when preparing the ambush for the Russians in Wrocław, which is technically illegal under the Geneva Conventions, but the Poles are more concerned about achieving the element of surprise.
** Slightly subverted in that the Spetsnaz recon teams see right through it, but don't expect serious resistance.
** Slightly subverted in that the Spetsnaz recon teams see right through it, but don't expect serious resistance.
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* CoolTrain: The Russians build 3 trains dubbed "Red Blizzard (1-3)" to support their invasion of Europe. In addition to a [[TheWarRoom command center]], each of the trains carry [[HiddenSupplies supplies]], [[TankGoodness vehicles]], troops, fuel, and AntiAir weaponry to ensure control of the battlespace.
* CombatPragmatist: The Polish JW GROM and Territorial Defence Force dress entirely in civilian cloths when preparing the ambush for the Russians in Wrocław, which is technically illegal under the Geneva Conventions, but the Poles are more concerned about achieving the element of surprise.
** Slightly subverted in that the Spetsnaz recon teams see right through it, but don't expect serious resistance.
* CombatPragmatist: The Polish JW GROM and Territorial Defence Force dress entirely in civilian cloths when preparing the ambush for the Russians in Wrocław, which is technically illegal under the Geneva Conventions, but the Poles are more concerned about achieving the element of surprise.
** Slightly subverted in that the Spetsnaz recon teams see right through it, but don't expect serious resistance.
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* DelayingAction: Much of the resistance against numerically- and qualitatively-superior Russian armor thrusts consist of these.
