Robert Toland

A mid-level analyst at the National Security Agency, active reservist, and communications expert. It's Toland who notes the execution of four Russian generals as something noteworthy though his superiors discount the information. It's also Toland who knows that the Russians are pushing for war and ensuring the support of Russian people by urging retaliation for those killed at the Kremlin. Toland continues to evaluate the information from Russia and becomes a major part of the team analyzing tactics, information, and data during the war.

Toland happens to be on hand after the capture of the Russian officer off the coast of Iceland. Toland encourages the officer's confidence by saying that he really has no information that could possibly be of any use. He then points out that they - the men who are soldiers of the wars - simply obey orders and never even know why wars...