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Carrier #5
Maelstrom
A Soviet invasion force obliterates Finland, occupies Norway, threatens Sweden and all of Europe. The U.S. president authorizes DEFCON 2. But short of nukes, can the outnumbered Carrier Battle Group Fourteen mount an effective response?
It's up to Tombstone Magruder to keep pace. He and his team must fly wingtip-to-wingtip with the threat of a total war looming.
"A high-tech thriller as explosive as today's headlines." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)
- GenresWarMilitary Fiction
Mass Market Paperback
First published April 1, 1993
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January 17, 2013
#5 in the Carrier series. This naval air power series entry is an immediate sequel to Flame-Out (1992). The early entries in this 23 book series maintained good continuity and exciting military sequences.
Carrier series - A Soviet invasion force strikes through Finland, occupying Norway ... threatening Sweden. The European land mass is vulnerable--and the U.S. President authorizes DEFCON 2. Outnumbered, Carrier Battle Group Fourteen struggles to keep up in conventional-weapons combat. Commander "Tombstone" Magruder flies wingtip-to-wingtip with the threat of total war
Carrier series - A Soviet invasion force strikes through Finland, occupying Norway ... threatening Sweden. The European land mass is vulnerable--and the U.S. President authorizes DEFCON 2. Outnumbered, Carrier Battle Group Fourteen struggles to keep up in conventional-weapons combat. Commander "Tombstone" Magruder flies wingtip-to-wingtip with the threat of total war
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