1961: Sliding Toward Armageddon

by Donald J. Farinacci

‘When the lamb opened the first seal, I heard the first living creature say, “Come and see!” I looked, and there before me was a white horse. Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest...’ In April of 1961, a pair of covert CIA operatives interrupt a dead drop in Tehran, and make away with information intended for the Soviet Union’s international network of spies. The contents of the intercepted package are strange. Four envelopes with elaborate wax seals, enclosing four cryptic passages from the Bible’s book of Revelation. The members of a U.S. Army Intelligence team in Munich are convinced that the biblical references are the signal for a major Soviet offensive against the United States. As President John F. Kennedy trades threats and political jabs with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, U.S. intelligence agents play a lethal game of cat and mouse with the KGB. At stake are the future of West Berlin, and—quite possibly—the continued existence of the human race. The world’s nuclear superpowers are rushing toward what may be their final confrontation. The countdown to Armageddon is on…

Adult-content rating: This book contains content considered unsuitable for young readers 17 and under, and which may be offensive to some readers of all ages.

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First published February 8, 2013

About the author

My latest book is "THE DOUBLE-SIDED MAN", a thinking man's spy novel of the new Cold War. For more information see http://amzn.to/2frrCLo I am the winner of two national awards for "Truman and MacArthur, Adversaries for A Common Cause: Best Book on the Korean War, awarded by The Military Writers Society of America and Graceland University - Gold Star.
Best Book in the History Category, awarded by M.W.S.A. - Silver Star.
Have published seven books on political and military history. My latest book of non-fiction is "A House Divided -- The Story of Ike and McCarthy." Amazon.com; Createspace.com. RECENT IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT: In 2015 "A House Divided" was updated, revamped and republished by Navigator-Books of San Diego. The Amazon Reviews have been uniformly excellent--all 5 stars. see #DoubleSidedMan;;see also#StarWarsTrilogy